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History Quiz-
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| People- Who was Charles Lindebergh? What did he do? | Charles Lindbergh was an American aviator who achieved international fame for completing the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927, flying the Spirit of St. Louis from New York to Paris. |
| Who was Clarence Darrow? What did he do? | He was a lawyer who defended John Scopes for teaching evolution in Tennessee, debating fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan and championing academic freedom. |
| Who was William Jennings Bryan? What did he do? | Acted as a prosecutor against John Scopes for teaching evolution, fighting for Biblical literalism in Tennessee public schools. |
| Who was Albert Fall? What did he do? | Albert F. was the secretary of Interior and was the first cabinet power member to be charged and convicted of a crime. He was selling oil reserves for bribes. |
| Who was Sacco and Vanzetti? What happened to them? | Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian-born anarchists and labor activists who were convicted of a 1920 armed robbery and murder. They where convicted on a makeshift trial and we still don't know if they were innocent or not. |
| Who was Henry Ford? How did he impact his industry? | Henry Ford was the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and a pioneer of modern assembly-line manufacturing. He revolutionized industry by making automobiles affordable for the masses, specifically with the Model T and inter changeable parts |
| What were flappers? | Flappers were a subculture of young Western women in the 1920s who redefined femininity by defying traditional social and sexual norms |
| Who was Marcus Garvey? | He pioneered the 20th-century Pan-Africanism movement, promoting racial pride, economic self-sufficiency, and the "Back-to-Africa" movement. |
| Who was Charlie Chaplin? | Charles Spencer Chaplin was a British actor, director, and composer who became the most famous star of the early silent film era. Known as the "Little Tramp" |
| Who was Babe Ruth? | George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. was an American professional baseball player widely regarded as the greatest player in the sport's history |
| What was "The Lost Generation?" | It was popularized by Ernest Hemingway, the term also specifically describes a group of U.S. expatriate writers in 1920s Paris, including F. Scott Fitzgerald and T.S. Eliot, who rejected traditional values and the "American Dream". |
| What was the "Red Scare?" | The Red Scare refers to a distinct period of intense anti-communist hysteria in the U.S. driven by fears that communism would subvert American society and government. |
| What were the 'Palmer raids?" | a series of violent, coordinated raids by the U.S. Department of Justice under Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer to arrest and deport radical immigrants, communists, and socialists Often with no warrent. |
| What were 4 popularized fads that emerged from the 1920's/ | 1.Marathon Dancing(consistent dancing without stopping) 2.Goldfish Swallowing(Live Goldfish) 3.Flagpole Sitting(people payed by advertisers to attract attention) 4.Solving Crossword Puzzles(Huge rooms and competitions) |
| What were two popular expressions from the 20's? | 1. "The Bee's Knees" 2."The cats Meow" |
| What was the Harlem Renaissance? | A vibrant flowering of African American culture, literature, music, and art, centered in Harlem, New York,Driven by the Great Migration, it empowered Black artists to redefine their identity, reject stereotypes, and celebrate heritage, |
| Who were some African American celebrities that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance? | Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, and Hattie McDaniel |
| What was the great migration? | The Great Migration was the mass movement of approximately six million Black Americans out of the rural Southern U.S. to the Northeast, Midwest, and West between roughly 1910 and 1970 |
| what were speakeasy's? | A speakeasy was an illicit, hidden establishment that sold alcoholic beverages in the United States during the Prohibition era |
| Why was the KKK on the rise in the 20's? | KKK) rose, by exploiting widespread anxieties over rapid urbanization, immigration, and cultural change. Presenting itself as a defender of white Protestant "Americanism, |
| Who did the kkk target in the 20's? | Catholics, Jews, African Americans, and immigrants (particularly from Southern and Eastern Europe |
| What was the "Teapot Dome Affair?" | The Teapot Dome affair included Albert Fall who was the secretary of Interior who was the first cabinet level person to be charged and convicted of a federal crime. |
| What was the "Scopes Trial?" | high school teacher John T. Scopes was accused of violating the Butler Act, which prohibited teaching human evolution in public schools. |
| Who was John T. Scopes? | convicted in 1925 for violating the Butler Act, which prohibited teaching human evolution in public schools. |
| What was the "Volstead Act?" | It defined "intoxicating liquor" as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume, making its manufacture, sale, and transport illegal. Used for implementing prohibition. |
| What did the 18th amendment state? | Prohibition |
| What did the 19th amendment state? | Women's Suffrage |
| What did the 21st amendment state? | Ratified the 18th amendment. |
| What was buying on Margin(stock)? | Buying on margin is the practice of borrowing money from a broker to purchase stocks. |
| What influence did Jazz Music have on the 20's? | Jazz served as a soundtrack for rebellion against traditional 19th-century standards, empowering a new, fast-paced urban culture. Jazz also empowered African Americans. |
| What impact did the automobile have on America? | The automobile revolutionized America by transforming it from a rural-based society into an urban-industrial nation, fostering unprecedented personal freedom and economic growth. |
| What advancement had taken place in the 20's with the talking pictures(movies?) | The primary advancement in 1920s cinema was the introduction of synchronized sound, transforming "silent" films into "talkies". |
| What was "The Jazz Singer?" | The Jazz Singer is a American musical film starring Al Jolson, renowned as the first feature-length movie with synchronized dialogue sequences. |
| What impact did the 20's have on women? | The 20s transformed American women’s lives through securing the right to vote (19th Amendment, 1920), expanding workforce participation, and promoting the "flapper" image of independence. |
| What were some economic policies of Harding and Coolidge? | Harding and Coolidge implemented pro-business, laissez-faire policies characterized by significant tax cuts, reduced government spending, high protective tariffs, and deregulation to stimulate postwar economic growth. |
| What was the economy like under Harding and Coolidge? | The economy under Harding and Coolidge experienced rapid growth, known as the "Roaring Twenties," driven by pro-business policies, significant tax cuts, and reduced government |
| What were some regulation under Harding and Coolidge? | Regulations and legislative acts under Presidents Harding and Coolidge focused on deregulation, tax reduction, high tariffs, and fiscal restraint to promote "normalcy" and business growth. |
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