Module 8: The Roaring 20s

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

Who built the Model T?

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

Author who's depiction of the black experience was essential to the Harlem Renaissance.

• Babe Ruth
• Langston Hughes
• Marcus Garvey
• Clarence Darrow

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

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

• African Americans
• Immigrants
• Communists
• Republicans

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who was the Chicago gangster that made millions in bootlegging?

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

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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 

This man was a political leader in the Black community during the Harlem Renaissance who wanted Black Americans to be proud of themselves, see the beauty of themselves, and stay separate from White people. 

• Marcus Garvey 
• Calvin Coolidge  
• Duke Ellington
• Langston Hughes