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Nauman-Roaring 20s
review for test for American History Roaring 20s
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| time of change | Roaring 20s |
| young women who were rebelling from traditional style | flappers |
| our fear of communists was called | Red Scare |
| term for the period of no alcohol | prohibition |
| How long did the period of no alcohol last? | 13 years |
| term for illegal bars | speakeasies |
| main goal of KKK | white supremacy |
| great baseball player of the 20s | George Ruth |
| great racehorse | Man of War |
| considered America's outstanding musical achievement | Jazz |
| he made first transatlantic flight | Charles Lindbergh |
| played football for the University of Illinois | Red Grange |
| first woman to swim the English Channel | Gertrude Ederle |
| famous silent screen star | Charlie Chaplin |
| Sacco and Vanzetti were called this | anarchists |
| many workers did this during the 20s | went on strike |
| king of the auto industry | Henry Ford |
| another name for the Model T | Tin Lizzie |
| key to the auto industry | assembly line |
| first weekly magazine | Time |
| Chicago's famous gangster | Al Capone |
| where the first successful flight was made by the Wright Brothers | Kitty Hawk, North Carolina |
| gave companies the right to fire any workers who joined a union | Yellow Dog Contracts |
| what the 19th Amendment dealt with | voting |
| when a customer made a small cash payment and then paid the rest with interest in regular payments | installment plan |
| founded the second KKK | Fundamental Roman Catholics |
| How many illegal bars did Al Capone operate during the 20s? | 10,000 |
| what does "cats meow" mean? | it is a good thing |
| this woman was a part of the Harlem Renaissance era | Bessie Smith |