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

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

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

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

Who was the Chicago gangster that made millions in bootlegging?

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

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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 was NOT a characteristic of a flapper?

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

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 

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

What did Clarence Darrow represent in the Scopes Trial?

• Evolution was incorrect
• Creationism had no place in schools
• The Bible was always right
• Science would support the Bible

What system allowed for mass production, the idea of products being created at a much faster pace?

• Ford System
• Assembly Line
• Mass Production
• Mass Media