Roaring 20s and Great Depression

Which word best describes the Roaring 20s?

• better

• change

• worse

• constant

Flappers during the 1920s -

• confronted discrimination in employment and education

• challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

• joined the Army and fought in combat

• refused to use their 19th Amendment rights

Can you recall what the 18th amendment is

• Made it illegal to make or sell alcohol

• Gave women the right to vote

• Led to a decrease in crime

• Gave African Americans the right to vote

Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties"?

• Because there were lions in the United States for the first time
• Because you could hear the roar of all of the new airplanes
• Because music became very popular
• Because people felt life was "roaring" forward like a speeding car.  Women began doing things they never did before and there was a ton of new technology and inventions.

Which statement is an opinion about the US in the 1920s?

• The US became a more urban society

• Industrial working conditions and wages improved

• Women increased their presence in the workforce

• The 1920s were the wildest times of the 1900s

During the 1920s, controversies concerning national Prohibition and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over…

• The return to normalcy

• Changing culture and lifestyles

• Causes of the Great Depression

• The benefits of new technology

The ____________________________ banned alcohol.

• 18th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________.

• Fads

• Actresses

• Flappers

• Beyonce

One of the ways that Americans purchased goods during the 1920s was through the use of…

• Buying on credit and installment buying

• Assembly line

• Debt

• Recession

Which of the following innovations contributed most to the development of popular culture, like the popularity of baseball, in the 1920s?

• Radio
• Airplanes
• Automobiles
• Plastic