Roaring Twenties

Americans used what to purchase new appliances during the 1920s?

• Credit / Installment Buying

• Debit

• Cheques

Early assembly lines like the Ford assembly line shown in the photo involved a moving conveyor system that moved the car from one worker to the next. Another important feature of the assembly line was

• Workers learned to do all types of assembly work.

• It was the first process to be fully powered by steam.

• Each worker performed only one task throughout the day.

Which term would BEST go along with this image?

• Flapper

• Hippy

• Victorian

The type of music that became popular during the 1920s

• Blues
• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Beatbox

People made money and the stock market was booming.  How did this affect the behavior of Americans?

• People spent money.
• People saved money.
• People did nothing differently.
• People were afraid to spend money.

Consumerism is...

• When people buy many products from businesses.

• When people save their salery.

• When people use credit cards.

• When the economy is good.

Which African-American leader advocated the creation of a separate black nation by African Americans rather than integration?

• Marcus Garvey

• Stokely Carmichael

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

Which of the following is the reason for the Prohibition Amendment?

• an effort to end slavery

• a desire to reduce alcohol consumption

• the hope that women would vote

• the need to keep young children from working

What was the MOST important effect of the prohibition of alcohol by the government in 1919?

• popularity of jazz bands

• growth of organized crime

• decrease in illegal gambling

• reduction in wheat production

Which of the following musical genres BEST expresses the upbeat attitude of the 1920s?

• Ragtime

• Ballad

• Jazz

• Rock