Boom Times
What law went in effect in 1920 that banned alcohol?
18th Amendment
What Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment?
21st
KKK grew to over_________ in 1925.
5 mil. :(
By 1929 about what percent of americans living in towns or cities have electricity?
85%
Bureaucracy?
A large organization especially a gov., staffed by appointed with many departments & levels of administration
Innovation?
A new Idea or way of doing something
In June 1919, a bomb exploded outside of the home of Attorney General?
A. Mitchell Palmer
To help sell all those new products in the 1920's, What industry boomed back then?
Advertising Industry
Who did the Democrats nominate for president in 1928?
Alfred E. Smith
What baseball player shattered homer records?
Babe Ruth
Who was one of the leading blue singers of his time?
Bessie Smith
Organized criminals were called__________?
Bootleggers
What american became the first to fly across the Atlantic ocean (New York-Paris) in 1927?
Charles Lindberg
Where did a race riot in 1919 leave 38 dead?
Chicago
What was the area that did not follow the 18th Amendment?
Cities
Smith's campaign focused mainly on _________ dwellers?
City
What 3 careers in the 1920's were still difficult for women to enter?
Doctors, Lowers, Architects
Between 1921 and 1929, U.S. manufacturing nearly__________?
Doubled
Whose "Big Band" sound blended many instruments together in songs such as "Take the A Train"?
Ellington
What lost generation writer wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What 3 pop things were promoting youthful freedom?
Fashion Magazines, Advertising, Movies
What was the name for women who cut their hair short and wore short dresses?
Flappers
What experience enabled many young U.S men back then to see European Coulter?
Freedom
What artist from the 1920's was well known for her detailed paintings?
Georgia O'Keefee
What american swimmer became the 1st woman to swim across the English Channel?
Gertrude Ederle
What was a period of African American artistic accomplishment?
Harlem Renaissance
What does Domestic mean?
Having to do with a country's international affairs
What invented and business leader from Detroit developed an assembly line that could manufacture automobiles for an affordable price?
Henry Ford
Who did the Republicans nominate for president in 1928?
Herbert Hoover
Who won the 1928 presidential election?
Hoover
What was the Kellogg Brand Pact?
It outlawed war
What was another nickname given to the 1920's?
Jazz Age
What hispanic organization was formed in Corpus Christie Texas
LNLAC
What Harlem Renaissance writer incorporated African American slang and jazz rhythms?
Langston Hughes
Writers who criticized American society in 1920's were called?
Lost Generation
Name a famous Jazz trumpet player from the 1920's?
Louis Armstrong
Who encouraged black people around the world to express pride in their culture?
Marcus Garvey
What car did Ford build in 1925 that cost $290?
Model T
What became a national passion in 1920's?
Movies
What civil rights organization placed adds in the newspapers telling truth about KKK?
NAACP
List 2 national radio stations that started in 1920?
NBC, CBS
What law banned immigrants from east Asia entirely?
National Origins Act
In 1924 what group of Americans were granted citizenships?
Native American
Where did Jazz develop?
New Orland's
What 2 architects were executed for robbing a factory?
Nicola Sacco, Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Did the 18th Amendment stop Americans from drinking Alcohol?
No
Was it easy for the Government to enforce laws about alcohol?
Nope!
List4 Carrers that opened to women in 1920
Nurses, Teachers, Librarian, Social Workers
With more young adults living on their own before marriage a new youth culture developed. List 4 activities of that youth culture?
Parties, Pop-music, Dance Clubs, Fast Cars
Expatriate?
People who leave their home or country to live elsewhere
Why was Smith's catholic faith an issue with some people? Some people thought Smith would be controlled be the__________?
Pope and Church officials
What law was passed to limit the amount of immigration to the U.S?
Quota Act 1921
What scare began in 1919?
Red Scare
What was the area that followed the 18th Amendment?
Rural
Name a famous negro league star from back then?
Satchel Page
What Gangster gained control of the alcohol trade in Chicago?
Scarface
What innovation did Louis Armstrong start?
Solo #'s
What is a Critic?
Someone who makes judgement on the value of obj. or actions
What were illegal bars called?
Speakeasie
In 1925, who became the first 2 women elected as governors in the U.S? List their states
Taylor Ross, WY; Mariam Ferguson, TX
What caused unemployment to rise after WWI?
The Government no longer needed war supplies
List one of the dances that became popular with Jazz?
The Toddle, & The Shimmy
What does restrict mean?
To confine; to keep within a certain boundary or limit
What does analyze mean?
To critically examine an idea or obj. separating it into parts
Impose?
To place a bourdon on something or somebody
Accumulate?
To slowly collect; to increase the amount over time
What 3 things led to large strikes in early 1919?
Unemployment, Inflation, Labor Disputes
What 2 features did General Motors offer to cell more cars?
Variety of colors, & More power
List 3 electrical appliances that were sold well in the 1920's?
Washing machines, Vacuum Cleaners, & Refrigerators
Many young people moved from farms and small towns to a)_________. By 1920, for the first time more than half of Americans population lived in b)_________ areas?
a) Cities b)Urban
Why did business leaders love the radio?
advertising
What is a moving assembly line?
conveyor belts that move parts and partly assemble cars from one group of workers to another
Participate?
to take part in; to share in an activity
What 2 things did Henry Ford do to keep his workers from quitting$
1. Raised wages to $5 a day 2. Lowered work day to 8 hours