Roaring Twenties

Why is the term "Roaring 20's" used to describe this decade?

• There were lions, so very many lions, back then

• The Ford Model T made a loud, roaring, sound

• Because of the speedy social changes of the decade

• A popular book went by that name

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

He made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in his plane The Spirit of the St. Louis --

• Glenn Curtiss

• Charles Lindbergh

• Al Capone

• William Jennings Bryan

What was the "Red Scare?"

• A fear of an economic collapse

• A fear of Communists controlling the country

• An irrational fear of the color red

• A fear on monopolies

This music was the dominant music of the 1920's?

• Country

• Blues

• Reggae

• Jazz

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance explored:

• The poverty in the cities

• The dramatic changes in the economy

• The pain/joy of being black in America

• The pain/joy of being an immigrant in America

Rebellious women of the 1920's were called --

• Devilettes

• Doves

• Groovers

• Flappers

What was one of the impacts of the 18th Amendment?

• Rise of organized crime

• Criminal activity decreased in the U.S.

• Women gained the right to vote

• Decline in immigration

Nativism during the 1920's led to the passage of what legislation?

• Emergency Quota Act and National Origins Act

• 19th Amendment

• Sherman Anti-trust Act and Interstate Commerce Act

• 18th Amendment

The legacy of Warren G. Harding's presidency was stained by --

• the negative effects of prohibition

• a nationwide depression

• a major political scandal

• a stock market crash