The Roaring 1920s

biggest scandal of Harding's administration; Secretary of Interior Albert Fall illegally leased government oil fields in the West to private oil companies; Fall was later convicted of bribery and became the first Cabinet official to serve prison time (1931-1932).Red scare

• Watergate Scandal
• Teapot dome Scandal 
• The U-2 Incident 
• Spygate 

What was Prohibition?

• A complete ban on the sale of food
• A complete ban on the sale of alcohol
• A complete ban on the sale of clothes
• A complete ban on the sale of cars

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Who built the Model T?

• Henry Ford
• Al Capone
• Charles Lindbergh
• Harry Truman

What did the 18th Amendment State?

• This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
• This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
• This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.
• The amendment limited immigration.

What were illegal places where people drank alcohol called?

• Speakeasies
• Cellars
• Hidden spots
• Speaksoftly

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The Harlem Renaissance was focused on the writing and music related to

• African Americans
• Immigrants
• Communists
• Republicans

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Who was the Chicago gangster that made millions in bootlegging?

• Al Capone
• Louis Armstrong
• Charlie Chaplin
• Babe Ruth

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Which was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?

• smoked and drank in public
• wore make up
• over 65 yrs. old
• rebellious, fun, and energetic

The 1920s were characterized by 

• Economic depression
• Wars 
• Economic Prosperity 
• none of the above 

Many believe this author captured the spirit of the "Roaring Twenties" with his novel Titled The Great Gatsby.

• Paul Lawrence Dunbar
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Ernest Hemingway
• Louis Armstrong