The Boom

What was the ban of alcoholic beverages in the United States called? 

• Emancipation
• Abolition
• Prohibition
• Temperance

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A woman dressed in this fashion during the 1920s was known by what term?

• bootlegger
• flapper
• suffragette
• hoofer

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In 1927, which famous aviator made the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean? 

• Amelia Earhart
• John Glenn
• Charles Lindburgh
• John Scopes

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What was the name of this popular automobile that was mass produced and affordable, thanks to the assembly line? 

• Oldsmobile
• Chrysler 500
• Model F
• Model T

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

This item was one every family wanted in their household during the 1920s? 

• radio
• electric razor
• wood stove
• television

Which amendment outlawed alcoholic beverages in the United States? 

• 18th Amendment
• 19th Amendment
• 21st Amendment
• 25th Amendment

Which famous baseball star of the 1920s had the nickname "The Great Bambino"? 

• Lou Gehrig
• Marcus Garvey
• Babe Ruth
• Ty Cobb

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

During prohibition, underground clubs that sold alcohol were known by what term? 

• bootleggers
• speakeasies
• struggle buggy
• torpedo

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

This African-American trumpet player, nicknamed Satchmo or Satch, was instrumental in bringing jazz music into popular culture during the 1920s. 

• Duke Ellington
• Satchell Paige
• Louis Armstrong
• Bennie Goodman

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which 1920's gangster reportedly had 1,000 gunmen and half of Chicago's police force on his payroll?

• Jimmy Hoffa 
• Al Capone
• Baby Face Nelson
• Bugsy Siegel

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5