A | B |
Also known as moonshine | Bootleg liquor |
The illegal selling of alcohol | Bootlegging |
President when the Great Depression hits the US | Herbert Hoover |
President during much of the 1920s | Calvin Coolidge |
Controlled the bootlegging industry in Chicago | Al Capone |
Prohibited the sale, purchase or transportation of alcohol | 18th Amendment |
Guaranteed women the right to vote | 19th Amendment |
President who promised a return to normalcy and was known for being very corrupt | Warren Harding |
First woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane | Amelia Earhart |
Famous baseball player from the 1920s. Sultan of Swat | Babe Ruth |
Where could people go to illegally buy alcohol? | Speakeasies |
A celebration of African-American culture | Harlem Renaissance |
What teaching did the Scopes trial challenge? | Evolution |
Who was the famous pilot whos kid was kidnapped? | Charles Lindbergh |
Who was arrested and charged with robbery and murder, but were tried for being anarchist? | Sacco and Vazetti |
What were the Palmer Raids? | Arresting people that were thought to be political radicals |
What does the Great Migration refer to ? | African American from the South to the North |
What was this period called when alcohol was illegal? | Prohibition |
What was it believed alcohol caused? | Urban slums, Child abuse, Crime |
Who did Palmer think was the biggest threat to democracy? | Communism |
What activity is associated with flappers? | Trying new fads or fashions |
Why did some Americans support Prohibition? | Promote morality and good health |
Who was a leading poet during the Harlem Renaissance? | Langston Hughes |
How did installment buying lead to the Great Depression? | People bought things they couldn't afford and paid for them over months |
What was the primary objective of the Harlem Renaissance? | Generate pride in the African-American culture |
What was the Red Scare scared of? | Government would be influenced by communist |
Which are examples of racial discrimination during the 1920s? | Sacco and Vanzetti Trial, Immigration Quota Laws, Formation of the Negro League Baseball |