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1 US II Review Game 1. An emancipated young women who embraced the new fashions and urban attitudes of the day. A: Flapper

2 US II Review Game A set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than women- required women to observe stricter standards of behavior than did men. A set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than women- required women to observe stricter standards of behavior than did men. A: double standard

3 US II Review Game Became the first women to swim the English Channel in 1926 Became the first women to swim the English Channel in 1926 A: Gertrude Ederle

4 US II Review Game First to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean First to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean A: Charles A. Lindbergh

5 US II Review Game Composed Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F which brought him instant fame. Composed Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F which brought him instant fame. A: George Gershwin

6 US II Review Game The first American to win the Nobel prize in literature and was among the era’s most outspoken critic. He authored Main Street and Babbitt. The first American to win the Nobel prize in literature and was among the era’s most outspoken critic. He authored Main Street and Babbitt. A: Sinclair Lewis

7 US II Review Game Novelist known as a spokesman of the “Jazz Age”. Wrote This side of Paradise & The Great Gatsby. Novelist known as a spokesman of the “Jazz Age”. Wrote This side of Paradise & The Great Gatsby. A: F. Scott Fitzgerald

8 US II Review Game She wrote poems celebrating youth and a life of independence and freedom from traditional constraints. She wrote poems celebrating youth and a life of independence and freedom from traditional constraints. A: Edna St. Vincent Millay

9 US II Review Game Wounded during the First World War, became the best known expatriate author. Wrote The Sun also Rises & A Farewell to Arms. Wounded during the First World War, became the best known expatriate author. Wrote The Sun also Rises & A Farewell to Arms. A: Ernest Hemingway

10 US II Review Game Missouri born, He was the best known poet of the Harlem Renaissance. His works described the difficult everyday lives of working class African-Americans. Missouri born, He was the best known poet of the Harlem Renaissance. His works described the difficult everyday lives of working class African-Americans. A: Langston Hughes

11 US II Review Game Graduate of Rutgers University, He was an Athlete, actor, singer, & an excellent student. He was the son of a runaway slave. Graduate of Rutgers University, He was an Athlete, actor, singer, & an excellent student. He was the son of a runaway slave. A: Paul Robeson

12 US II Review Game Marcus Garvey founded the UNIA. The UNIA stood for this……. Marcus Garvey founded the UNIA. The UNIA stood for this……. A: Universal Negro Improvement Association

13 US II Review Game Considered the most accomplished African -American women writer of the era was Considered the most accomplished African -American women writer of the era was A: Zora Neale Hurston

14 US II Review Game She was perhaps the most outstanding vocalist of the decade. She achieved enormous popularity and in 1927 became the highest paid black artist in the world She was perhaps the most outstanding vocalist of the decade. She achieved enormous popularity and in 1927 became the highest paid black artist in the world A: Bessie Smith

15 US II Review Game This hairstyle characterized the Flapper This hairstyle characterized the Flapper A: Bobbed Hair

16 US II Review Game “Shipwreck” Kelly was the most famous person associated with this popular Fad “Shipwreck” Kelly was the most famous person associated with this popular Fad A: Flagpole Sitting

17 US II Review Game Among all the dance fads of the 20s, this one was the most popular Among all the dance fads of the 20s, this one was the most popular A: The Charleston

18 US II Review Game This popular fad had its start in Newspapers in the mid 1920s This popular fad had its start in Newspapers in the mid 1920s A: Cross-Word Puzzles

19 US II Review Game Usually played by four people, this fad was all the rage in the 1920s. It had Chinese origins. A: Mahjong


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