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Roaring 20s
USII.6a-c
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Eighteenth Amendment made the sale, transport, and consumption of alcohol illegal between 1919 and 1933. This time period was named Prohibition. | Prohibition |
| Illegal bar where alcohol could be bought during Prohibition. | Speakeasy |
| Smuggler and producer of illegal alcohol during Prohibition. | Bootlegger |
| Amendment to the U. S. Constitution that made alcoholic beverages illegal. | 18th Amendment |
| Amendment to the U. S. Constitution that repealed the 18th Amendment and ended Prohibition. | 21st Amendment |
| Migration of southern African American citizens of the U. S. to the north and the west in search of jobs and a better life. | Great Migration |
| Another name for the 1920s when Jazz music was popular. | Jazz Age |
| The flowering of African American culture in Harlem, New York, during the 1920s and 1930s. | Harlem Renaissance |
| American writer who wrote novels and stories about the Jazz Age. | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| American writer who wrote The Grapes of Wrath about the poor, migrant workers who fled the Dust Bowl. | John Steinbeck |
| American musician and composer who wrote uniquely American music. | Aaron Copland |
| American musician and composer who wrote uniquely American music. | George Gershwin |
| American artist who painted urban scenes and scenes of the American Southwest. | Georgia O’Keeffe |
| African American poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots | Langston Hughes |
| African American artist who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art | Jacob Lawrence |
| African American musician who was a band leader and a jazz composer | Duke Ellington |
| Technology extended progress into all areas of American life, including | neglected rural areas. |
| Greater mobility Creation of jobs Growth of transportation-related industries (road construction, oil, steel, automobile) Movement to suburban areas | Results of improved transportation brought about by affordable automobiles |
| Who invented the airplane | Wright Brothers |
| Henry Ford, automobile Rise of mechanization | Use of the assembly line |
| Increased availability of telephones Development of the radio and broadcast industry Development of the movies | Communication changes |
| Who invented the telephone? | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Labor-saving products (e.g., washing machines, electric stoves, water pumps) Electric lighting Entertainment (e.g., radio) Improved communications | Ways electrification changed American life |
| Who improved the light bulb? | Thomas Edison |
| ____________ was imposed by a constitutional amendment that made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages. | Prohibition |
| The leaders of the __________________________________ drew upon the heritage of African American culture to establish themselves as powerful forces for cultural change. | Harlem Renaissance |
| The popularity of these artists spread beyond Harlem to the rest of __________. | society |
| Jobs for African Amer in S were scarce & low pay, African Amer faced discrimination and violence in S, African Amer moved cities in N and MidW in search of better employment opportunities. African Amer also faced discrimination & violence in N and MidW. | Great Migration North and West |
| Speakeasies were created as places for people to drink alcoholic beverages. Bootleggers made and smuggled alcohol illegally and promoted organized crime. Repealed by the 21st Amendment. | Results of Prohibition |
| Which amendment made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages. | 18th Amendment |
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Mrs. Estes