1920's Reviewer

First “talkie” movie

• The Jazz Singer

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Great Migration

• Casablanca

Which amendment to the Constitution made alcohol illegal?

• 20th

• 19th

• 18th

• 21st

William Jennings Bryan took up the cause of fundamentalist Christians

• at speakeasies in Chicago.

• in Hollywood studios.

• on new buses to the suburbs.

• at the Scope trial

One of the most celebrated jazz musicians of

the 1920s was pianist, composer, and bandleader

• Charles Lindbergh

• Duke Ellington

• Babe Ruth

• Jim Thorpe

Was a Native American sports hero who won Olympic

gold medals and went on to play professional football

• Jack Dempsey

• Jim Thorpe

• Duke Ellington

• Babe Ruth

How did life change for American women in the 1920s?

• Many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles and manners.

• Married women found it much easier to balance careers and family life.

• Most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup.

• Women began to dominate the work force, often taking leadership positions.

In the 1920s fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in

• the repeal of Prohibition.

• a literal interpretation of the Bible.

• the theory of evolution.

• a larger role for technology in everyday life.

John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

• biology

• evolution

• fundamentalism

• creationism

To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as

• speakeasies

• tea rooms

• tenements

• penthouses

Why did some states ban the teaching of evolution in the schools?

• The theory challenged scientific beliefs.

• The theory appeared to violate the Constitution.

• The theory seemed to contradict the Bible’s account of creation.

• The theory was unknown to most teachers.