Roaring 20s

Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?

• African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans

• Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies

• New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them

• Foreign trade grew after WWI

What technology became an "affordable luxury" in the 1920's and allowed people to travel more freely?

• Telephones

• Toasters

• Railroads

• Automobilies

Which one of these events happened during the 1920's?

• The Spanish-American War

• The bombing of the USS Maine

• Prohibition made playing cards in public illegal

• Women won the right to vote

What was a immediate effect of the radio?

• help with finances

• mobility for the working class

• improved access to information

• helped women get away from traditional roles

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 16

• 18

• 19

• 21

The assembly line allowed Henry Ford's Model Ts to be sold for less than half the cost of other cars.

• True
• False

The goal of the New Deal was

• To specifically help farmers
• To ensure that Franklin D. Roosevelt was reelected
• To restore confidence in the economy
• To put an end to dying industries

Louis Armstrong is best known for which form of popular music in the early 1900s?

• Gospel
• Folk
• Jazz
• Blues

Automobiles, airplanes, radios and movies increased the standard of living.What were these things mass produced on?

• Assembly Line
• Dis-assembly Line
• Factories
• Powerlines

Which of these was a famous children's book character created in the 1920s?

• Mickey Mouse
• Fairly Oddparents
• Phineas and Ferb
• Scooby Doo