History ch. 21 section 3

(T/F) The Volstead Act of 1919 outlawed any beverage that contained more than 0.5% alcohol content.

• T

• F

(T/F) Prohibition went into effect in 1919 despite widespread disapproval and a long, bitter fight against the government.

• T

• F

(T/F) The Scopes trial resulted in Scopes being convicted and charged $100.

• T

• F

____ was a place to buy liquor illegally.

• speakeasy

• bootlegg

• prohibition

• flapper

• isolationism

_____ was a woman whose behavior and dress were shocking.

• flapper

• bootlegger

• prohibition

• speakeasy

_____ was the illegal sale of liquor.

• bootlegging

• speakeasy

• flapping

• isolationism

• prohibition

______ was the condition imposed by the 18th Amendment.

• prohibition

• isolationism

• bootlegging

• flapping

• speakeasy

What lawyer defended the biology teacher accused of teaching evolution in Tennessee?

• Clarence Darrow

• John Scopes

• T.S Elliot

• William Jennings Bryan

• H. L. Mencken

_______ was a famous Chicago crime boss during the 1920's.

• Al Capone

• H. L. Mencken

• Clarence Darrow

• Sigmund Freud

• Charles Lindbergh

Which of the following did the people of the 1920's generally not have an interest in ?

• Biblical Christianity and moral values

• Sensational stories of human drama

• Silent movies and their stars

• Sports and sports figures