Post WWI: The Roaring 20s & the Jazz Age

When were the Roaring Twenties?

• 1620s

• 1720s

• 1820s

• 1920s

What was the main reason for rapid economic growth in the 1920s?

• Military spending continued after the end of the World War I.

• New technology made innovative and affordable new products like radios available to the public.

• The U.S. was struggling economically at the same time.

• People were not willing to spend their money on new products.

What war ended right before the start of the Roaring Twenties?

• Civil War

• World War I

• War of 1812

• Revolutionary War

What type of new music did Louis Armstrong play that got people out of their seats and onto the dance floor?

• rock

• blues

• jazz

• ballroom

Because of the assembly line, automobiles were affordable for the average family during the Roaring Twenties.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Babe Ruth is considered to be one of the greatest players to ever take the field for what team?

• Baltimore Orioles

• Philadelphia Athletics

• New York Yankees

• Boston Red Sox

What Constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 5th

• 14th

• 21st

• 19th

Who were "flappers?"

• Jazz musicians

• politicians who didn't want women to vote

• people who supported prohibition

• young women who listened to jazz and danced in nightclubs

The following people were part of the Harlem Renaissance EXCEPT....

• Charles Lindbergh

• Langston Hughes

• Louis Armstrong

• Zora N3al Hurston

The Harlem Renaissance began in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• TRUE

• FALSE