WorksheetsRoaring Twenties
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
What phrase becomes the name for the era of illegal alcoholic drinking?
Alcoholism
Prohibition
Jazz
Naturalism
Which amendment made alcohol illegal to be sold and consumed?
19th Amendment
20th Amendment
18th Amendment
16th Amendment
Which repealed an earlier amendment and allowed for alcohol to be sold and consumed?
21st Amendment
24th Amendment
19th Amendment
23rd Amendment
What kind of company was at the center of the Teapot Dome Scandal?
oil company
gold mine
cow farm
steel company
Which group were at the center of the Red Scare?
consumers
alcoholics
capitalists
communists
What is installment buying?
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
When you buy a product promising to pay small, regular amounts over time.
When you pay for something, but only get it in parts.
A slowdown of buying stocks.
Henry Ford was responsible for the creation of what?
Electricity
Toaster oven
Assembly line
Sliced bread
What is a recession?
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
To expel from a country.
Young women of the 1920s that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion.
A slowdown in a nation's economy.
Who was Warren G. Harding?
President who believed government should be involved in businesses.
President of the United States; Leader during Teapot Dome scandal.
Supreme court justice who ruled in favor of Prohibition.
President of the United States; Leader for a majority of the 1920s.
Who was Calvin Coolidge?
Massachusetts governor who became president in 1923.
President of the United States responsible for the Teapot Dome Scandal.
United States manufacturer who pioneered mass production.
Jazz musician who famously performed during the 1920s.
What was the result of the 19th Amendment?
The making, selling, and transporting of alcohol was prohibited.
African Americans were given the right to vote.
American women are ensured with the right to participate in elections.
Prohibition came to an end.
During the 1920’s, for the first time in history...
Members of the general public began to buy stock.
Businesses began to combine with other businesses.
Farmers shared in the good times of the country.
The United States abandoned the Monroe Doctrine.
How did radio change American life in the 1920’s?
It exposed the whole nation to the same entertainment, information, and culture.
It increased racial and religious conflicts/problems.
It made it easier for families to move to the suburbs.
It gave women a public voice and a place to air their concerns.
The result of THIS new form of buying were the affordability of new innovative appliances, leading to a boom in advertising and sales.
Installment Plan
Bootlegging
Bull Marketing
Cash Sales
What became the symbol of a 1920’s woman?
Bootleggers
Temperance members
The female wartime factory workers
Flappers
What innovation resulted in cheaper automobiles that led to new businesses, suburbs, and an increase in tourism?
Improved methods of auto repair
Printed money
The assembly line
Prohibition
What was a widespread result of Prohibition?
No one wanted to drink alcohol anymore
The right of women to vote in the United States
Immigration from Canada
Organized crime and disregard for the law
Henry Ford
Bell shaped hat worn to accentuate the bobbed hair.
United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production.
Charles Lindbergh's Plane
The first movie theaters; admission was five cents.
Nineteenth Amendment
A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and communists.
The first radio station, based out of Pittsburgh.
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
First national radio network.
Bootleggers
Jazz pianist and composer.
1925 trial of a Tennessee school teacher for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
Suppliers and smugglers of illegal alcohol during the Prohibition era.
A mob king in Chicago who controlled a large network of speakeasies with enormous profits. His illegal activities convey the failure of prohibition in the twenties and the problems with gangs.
Mass media
Automobile manufactured by Henry Ford to be affordable on the mass market.
Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people.
United States aviator who, in 1927, made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Movement of over 300,000 African Americans from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.
Susan B. Anthony
Key leader of the woman suffrage movement. She was a primary speaker giving 75 to 100 speeches a year for the cause over 45 years.
Forms of communication, such as newspapers and radio, that reach millions of people.
Famous football player of the 1920's.
Young free thinking women of the 1920's that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion.
Prohibition
Movement of over 300,000 African American from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.
American artist, inspired by jazz, that painted flowers and landscapes and the beauty of nature.
The period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States.
First movie. Due to its success it is credited for the creating Hollywood and the success of the movie industry.
Suffrage
The first female pilot to cross the Atlantic. She disappeared while trying to fly around the world.
The leading African American jazz musician during the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance; he was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guarantees women the right to vote.
The right to vote.
Model T
The first movie with sound.
Automobile manufactured by Henry Ford to be affordable on the mass market.
Amelia Earhart's plane.
United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A prominent advocate of women's rights, was a prominent writer in the campaign for women's rights in particular the right to vote.
A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and communists.
Suppliers and smugglers of illegal alcohol during the Prohibition era.
Young free thinking women of the 1920's that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion.
Assembly Line
Charles Lindbergh's plane
First female pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean; she disappeared while trying to fly around the world.
Head of the "Untouchables;" federal agent who went after Chicago gangsters, in particular Al Capone.
In a factory, an arrangement where a product is moved from worker to worker, with each person performing a single task in the making of the product.
Eighteenth Amendment
Attorney General of the United States from 1919 to 1921, this man conducted a series of controversial raids against radicals and immigrants and suspected communists.
Name describing the 1920's, when jazz was created and became popular.
The addition to the Constitution that prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
Defended John Scopes during the Scopes Trial. He argued that evolution should be taught in schools.
Harlem Renaissance
The first movie with sound.
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture.
Charles Lindbergh's plane.
Jazz pianist and composer.
Speakeasies
Navigator who, in 1937, disappeared with Amelia Earhart while trying to fly around the world.
The leading African American jazz musician during the Jazz Age and Harlem Renaissance; he was a talented trumpeter whose style influenced many later musicians.
The constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 that guaranteed women the right to vote.
An illegal bar where drinks were sold during the time of prohibition.
What were the negative effects of Prohibition?
Speakeasies, bootleggers, rise of organized crime, Americans called for repeal
Speakeasies, temperance movement, organized crime
Bootleggers, more money, Al Capone
Teetotalers, speakeasies, Americans call for repeal
Which of the following was NOT a technological advance of the 1920s that affected American Life?
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Electrification of American homes
Communication through movies and radio
Mobility through an affordable automobile
Why is the 21st Amendment so important?
It granted suffrage to women.
It started Prohibition.
It repealed the 19th amendment.
It repealed the 18th amendment.
Which of the following is NOT an example of how life in the 1920s was affected by electrification?
A woman using a washing machine.
A family listening to the radio.
A family riding in their automobile.
A person watching a movie.
Results of the automobile
Growth of transportation industries, greater mobility, creation of jobs
Growth of prohibition, growth of transportation industries, greater mobility
Growth of communication, growth of prohibition, growth of electricity
Growth of transportation industries, growth of communication, greater mobility
What made labor-saving products in the home possible?
Communication
Money
Assembly Line
Electricity
Prohibition
An African American musician from New Orleans who became a legend in Jazz.
A new music genre developed during the roaring twenties.
First man to fly in an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean.
The time period when alcohol was illegal.
Henry Ford
A leader of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote more than 60 books that focused on African American culture.
Created the assembly line making the production of automobiles quicker and more affordable.
A new music genre developed during the roaring twenties.
Made it illegal to sell and drink alcohol.
18th Amendment
Made it illegal to sell and drink alcohol
Movement into cities in the North. (Great Migration) Mainly African Americans. The focus was on music, theater, art, and politics.
The time period in the 1920's, also referred to as the roaring twenties.
Created the assembly line making the production of automobiles quicker and more affordable.
Harlem Renaissance
Movement into cities in the North. (Great Migration) Mainly African Americans. The focus was on music, theater, art, and politics.
A leader of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote more than 60 books that focused on African American culture.
A famous baseball player during the 1920's. Baseball became the most popular sport during this time.
Made it illegal to sell and drink alcohol.
Which amendment repealed the prohibition amendment?
19th
18th
21st
20th
Which Amendment was the Prohibition amendment?
21st
18th
19th
20th
Who was credited for "inventing" the assembly line?
Davis
Moore
Fillium
Ford
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
18th
20th
21st
19th
Which is an example of Mass Media?
Jazz
Books
Historical Fiction
Newspapers
Which president replaced Harding when he passed away?
Garfield
Hoover
Wilson
Coolidge
Installment Buying/Installment Plan
Purchasing a product with a down payment and paying the rest monthly.
People that oppose government.
American Jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Period of time when alcohol was illegal in America due to the 18th amendment.
Prohibition
An economic or political system in which the state or the community owns all property and the means of production, and all citizens share the wealth.
Period of time when alcohol was illegal in America due to the 18th amendment.
An establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages.
Purchasing a commodity over a period of time. The buyer gains the use of the commodity immediately and then pays for it in periodic payments called installments.
Red Scare
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Was an American author of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for his poetry. His poetry is often characterized as jazz poetry, as it mirrors the rhythms and quality of jazz music.
The fear of communism in America during the 1920's.
An establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages.
21st Amendment
A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities
An establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages.
Henry Ford invented the Model T and the assembly line. The assembly line led to the mass production of cars, making more cars faster and cheaper so more American's were able to buy them.
Repeal of Prohibition.
Speakeasies
Purchasing stock with a little money down with the promise of paying the balance at sometime in the future.
An organization created in the 1920s designed to protect the individual constitutional rights of all Americans. Controversial groups protected by the ACLU include the KKK, Sacco & Vanzetti, socialists, radical African-Americans, etc.
A successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
An establishment that illegally sells alcoholic beverages.
19th Amendment (1920)
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gave women the right to vote.
Repeal of Prohibition.
Henry Ford
Invented the Model T and the assembly line. The assembly line led to the mass production of cars, making more cars faster and cheaper so more American's were able to buy them.
Gave women the right to vote.
A science teacher that was put on trial for teaching the theory of evolution.
An economic or political system in which the state or the community owns all property and the means of production, and all citizens share the wealth.
Jazz
A renewal and flourishing of black literacy and musical culture during the years after World War 1 in the Harlem section of New York City.
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Purchasing stock with a little money down with the promise of paying the balance at sometime in the future.
A musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in black communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions.
Harlem Renaissance
Purchasing a commodity over a period of time. The buyer gains the use of the commodity immediately and then pays for it in periodic payments called installments.
Henry Ford invented the Model T and the assembly line. The assembly line led to the mass production of cars, making more cars faster and cheaper so more American's were able to buy them.
Period of time when alcohol was illegal in America due to the 18th Amendment.
A renewal and flourishing of black literacy and musical culture during the years after World War 1 in the Harlem section of New York City.
Flappers
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
A fashionable young woman intent on enjoying herself and flouting conventional standards of behavior.
Gave women the right to vote.
A 1920 operation coordinated by Attorney General Mitchel Palmer in which federal marshals raided the homes of suspected radicals and the headquarters of radical organization in 32 cities.
What was a major result of Henry Ford's use of the assembly line in his factories?
The sale price of cars decreased.
The sale price of cars increased.
More Americans bought cars from overseas.
Fewer Americans had jobs.
Isolationism
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Was an American author of the Harlem Renaissance, best known for his poetry. His poetry is often characterized as jazz poetry, as it mirrors the rhythms and quality of jazz music.
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Henry Ford invented the Model T and the assembly line. The assembly line led to the mass production of cars, making more cars faster and cheaper so more American's were able to buy them.
During the 1920s, the 18th Amendment was passed outlawing. . .
Prostitution
Night Clubs
Alcohol
Gambling
What invention created more mobility, creation of jobs, and movement to suburban areas?
Automobile/Car
Lightbulb
Train
Airplane
