Politics
Harlem Renaissance
Scopes Monkey Trial
Important People and Culture
Prohibition
100
scandal that involved members of Harding's Cabinet accepting bribes in exchange for the sale of oil rich land
What is Teapot Dome Scandal?
100
Famous jazz artist who brought Black music to the attention of the American mainstream
Who is Louis Armstrong?
100
Darwin's theory that people evolved from a common ancestor
What is evolution?
100
first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, in his plane the Spirit of St. Louis
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
100
group that profited from selling illegal liquor during Prohibition and contributed to increased violence
What is organized crime?
200
Harding's policy that focused on US domestic issues and the economy
What is "The Return to Normalcy"?
200
movement of 2 million African Americans out of the South and into the West, Midwest and Northeast United States to escape racism and seek better jobs
What is the Great Migration?/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/42/96/42964a6d-02b7-465e-a4f5-6a650bbc83fb/sep2016_c02_migration.jpg)
200
religious belief that God created the world and all living and non living things
What is creationism?
200
women who defied societal expectations, wore short skits, had short hair, had increased independence
What are flappers?
200
illegal bars or saloons where smuggled liquor was sold
What is a speakeasy?
300
political and economic policy that involves the people controlling the means of production
What is communism?
300
Black Nationalist who supported the "Back to Africa" movement; did not believe that white and Black Americans could co-exist; promoted cultural pride
Who is Marcus Garvey?
300
the teacher who intentionally broke the Butler Act, prohibiting the teaching of evolution in Tennessee public schools
Who is John Scopes?
300
area in New York City where music producers and songwriters created some of the most popular music of the decade
What is Tin Pan Alley?
300
individuals who smuggled illegal liquor
What are bootleggers?
400
US Justice Department hunted down suspected communists and anarchists in these raids
What is the Palmer Raids?
400
celebration of African American arts and culture; first time Black art is recognized by a white audience
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
400
Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools
What is the Butler Act?
400
"buy now, pay later", increased American's ability to afford household items (washing machine, car, kitchen appliances)
What is buying on credit/installment plans?
400
reasons why the US supported prohibition (hint: related to WW1)
What are: conserving grain for war food supply and maintaining a sober workforce?
500
US Attorney General responsible for the mass arrests and deportations of suspected communists and anarchists after bomb threats were sent to prominent Americans
Who is A. Mitchell Palmer?
500
African American poet and writer, famous for writing about the Great Migration and Black experience in America
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
The Scopes Trial was a debate over these 2 ideas:
What are Traditionalism and Modernism?
500
inventor of the assembly line and first mass produced automobile
Who is Henry Ford?
500
amendment that banned the sale, manufacturing and distribution of alcohol
What is the 18th amendment?