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Returning home after WWI Prohibition Change in American Society Culture of the 1920s Economy
Question President that won the election of 1920 by promising a “return to normalcy”
Answer 1 – 10 Warren Harding
Question Following WWI the United States wanted to turn to a policy of
Answer 1 – 20 isolationism
Question Fear of a communist takeover in the United States
Answer 1 – 30 Red Scare
Question What was the policy of the United States regarding immigration following WWI
Answer 1 – 40 The United States wanted to limit the amount of immigrants from Europe following WWI
Question Trial where two immigrants were found guilty of murder even with a lack of evidence. However, they were anarchists.
Answer 1 – 50 Sacco and Vanzetti trial
Question Amendment that enforced prohibition
Answer 2 – th Amendment
Question Smugglers of liquor during prohibition
Answer 2 – 20 Bootleggers
Question Illegal bars during prohibition
Answer 2 – 30 speakeasies
Question Due to the demand of liquor there was a rise in ___________
Answer 2 – 40 Organized crime
Question Most influential gangster of the era
Answer 2 – 50 Al Capone
Question During the 1920s many Americans went to these as a way to escape the problems of everyday life
Answer 3 – 10 Movies
Question ________ became very popular in the 1920s. Families would gather around to listen to sports, music, and shows
Answer 3 – 20 The Radio
Question This changed America in the 1920s because it became a symbol of freedom and independence to many Americans
Answer 3 – 30 The car
Question Trial where a high school biology teacher was convicted of teaching evolution, which was against the law.
Answer 3 – 40 The Scopes Trial
Question The movement of African Americans from the south to the northern cities
Answer 3 – 50 The Great Migration
Question Popular music during the 1920s that combined many types of music
Answer 4 – 10 Jazz
Question
Answer 4 – 20 Flappers
Question Fads of the 1920s include
Answer 4 – 30 Dancing, dance marathons, pole sitting
Question African Americans showed their musical and artistic talent during the ________
Answer 4 – 40 Harlem Renaissance
Question Name this hero of the 1920s
Answer 4 – 50 Babe Ruth
Question To encourage spending, businesses offered this to help customers buy new products
Answer 5 – 10 Installment buying
Question This group of people did not experience the prosperity of the 1920s
Answer 5 – 20 Farmers
Question Many Americans chose to invest in this, with the hope of becoming wealthy
Answer 5 – 30 The Stock Market
Question Stocks were so profitable that people would borrow money in order to buy stocks….this is known as
Answer 5 – 40 Buying on margin
Question Presidential candidate that promised to have “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.”
Answer 5 – 50 Herbert Hoover