Roaring 20s CFA

This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to - 

• public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

• widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

• public frustration with government neglect of the working class

• widespread anger over excessive partisan policies

Match the following

• Flappers

• The nickname given to women of the 1920s who wore their dresses short, their hair shorter, and lived a very active social life.

• Bootlegging

• This term refers to the illegal Prohibition-era business of making liquor and transporting it using camouflage or stealthy means.

• Speakeasies

• This is the name given to bars and nightclubs that illegally sold alcohol during the era of Prohibition.

• 18th Amendment

• This prohibited the sale, use, and transportation of alcoholic beverages

The Roaring Twenties were characterized by-

• internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of an atomic bomb

• bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines

• installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers

• brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment

Match the following

• Charles Lindbergh

• Innovated an industry with the assembly line

• Henry Ford

• His success helped to promote confidence in air travel and increased investment in aeronautics

• Marcus Garvey

• Believed in separatism and influenced the Black Power Movement

Identify two effects of the Harlem Renaissance-

•  Increased geographic concentration of African Americans

• Increased support for the prohibition of alcoholic beverages

• Migration of African Americans to western states

•  Increased popularity of venues featuring African American artists

Which of the following describes a technological accomplishment of the 1920s?

• completion of the Panama Canal

• construction of the Empire State Building

• nonstop transatlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh

• building of the Tower Bridge.

Match the causes of the following events with the related social issues below.

• Scopes Trial

• Fear of the loss of traditional beliefs to scientific theory

• Red Scare

• Fear of communism and anarchy

• Prohibition

• Fear of society's decline and loss of values

Why is the Harlem Renaissance of major importance in American History?

• The government finally passed a law banning slavery.

• The area of New York was rebuilt after a devastating fire.

• It finally gave much needed jobs to African-Americans during the Great Migration.

• It brought the African-American experience into the cultural conscious of the country.

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

• the popularity of jazz bands

• the growth of organized crime

• the decrease in illegal gambling

• the reduction in wheat production

What was a major influence on the popularity of the flapper during the 1920s?

• A decline in the number of women working in urban factories

• A shift away from the traditional roles of women

• An increase in the use of credit and installment plans

• A decrease in crime associated with prohibition