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Social Studies
Roaring 20's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ISOLATION | WHEN A COUNTRY OR PERSON IS SET APART FROM OTHERS |
| CREDIT | A WAY TO PAY FOR THINGS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME |
| INTEREST | A PENALTY FOR NOT FULLY PAYING FOR SOMETHING BOUGHT ON CREDIT |
| JAZZ | MUSIC STARTED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS DURING 1920'S |
| HARLEM RENAISSANCE | A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN AFRICAN AMERICANS WROTE NEW MUSIC, POETRY, BOOKS AND PAINTINGS |
| COMMUNISM | WHEN THE GOVERNMENT OWNS BUSINESS AND LAND "RED SCARE" |
| DEBT | WHEN PEOPLE OWE MONEY |
| 19TH AMENDMENT | LAW THAT GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE |
| TALKIES | FIRST MOVIES WITH SOUND |
| PROHIBITION 18TH AMENDMENT | WHEN ALCOHOL WAS NOT ALLOWED TO BE SOLD OR DRANK IN PUBLIC |
| FLAPPERS | RECKLESS WOMEN OF THE 1920'S |
| BABE RUTH | FAMOUS BASEBALL PLAYER "SULTAN OF SWAT" |
| LANGSTON HUGHES | AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHOR |
| CHARLES LINDBERGH | FIRST PERSON TO FLY SOLO NON-STOP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN "SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS" |
| KKK | MINORITY GROUP THAT TERRORIZES PEOPLE |
| AL CAPONE | NOTORIOUS GANGSTER OF THE 1920'S |
| RADIO | POPULAR PASTTIME OF THE 1920'S (NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER, STORIES) |
| LOUIS ARMSTRONG | FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ MUSICIAN |
| JIVE TALK | FUNNY "LANGUAGE" OF THE 1920'S |
| F. SCOTT FITZGERALD | WROTE "THE GREAT GATSBY" ABOUT A RICH MAN DURING THE 1920'S |
| CHARLESTON | FAMOUS DANCE OF THE 1920'S (FLAPPERS) |
| CHARLIE CHAPLIN | FAMOUS ACTOR OF SILENT MOVIES AND TALKIES |
| MODEL T | CAR CREATED BY HENRY FORD |
| ZOOT SUIT | WORN BY MEN IN THE 1920'S |
| SCRAM | LEAVE |
| THE BIG CHEESE | MOST IMPORTANT PERSON |
| GIGGLE WATER | ALCOHOL |
| SPEAKEASIES | SECRET BARS DURING PROHIBITION |
| WHOOPIE | HAVE A GREAT TIME |
| ALL WET | NOT RIGHT, WRONG IDEA |
| SWELL | GREAT OR SUPER |
| UPCHUCK | VOMIT |
| YANKEES | A BASEBALL TEAM BABE RUTH PLAYED WITH WHEN HE SET THE HOMERUN RECORD |