The 1920's

What was the main new piece of technology during the 1920's?

• Electricity

• Radio

• Airplanes

• Movies

What caused Americans to start buying large quantities of electrical appliances during the 1920's?

• Advertising

• Margin

• Cheap prices

• Spread of electricity

What was so special about the movie The Jazz Singer?

• It was the first full length motion picture with sound

• It was Charlie Chaplin's most famous movie

• It was the first movie to be produced in color and not black and white

• It was the first film produced in the newly named Hollywood

Who perfected the assembly line during the 1920's and used it to produce cars?

• Henry Ford

• Calvin Coolidge

• Clarence Saunders

• Lou Gehrig

Which of the following is not true about Henry Ford and the impact of the automobile on America?

• Henry Ford's Model T was very affordable and he paid his workers very well

• Henry Ford utilized the assembly line to mass produce his cars

• The automobile impacted America socially and economically

• The automobile strengthened the family unit in the US because family road trips became popular

What was the most popular type of music during the 1920's?

• Country

• Jazz

• Classical

• Gangster Rap

What did the Temperance Movement try to make illegal?

• Alcohol

• Marijuana

• Cigarettes

• Women voting

Which amendment was it that made alcohol illegal?

• 16

• 17

• 18

• 21

How did the speakeasies obtain alcohol during prohibition?

• Bootleggers supplied them

• The government supplied it

• The Volstead Act allowed certain speakeasies to stay open

• They imported alcohol from other countries because that was not illegal

In which city did Al Capone rise to power and run a criminal organization?

• Chicago

• New York City

• Denver

• Charlotte

• Smyrna