1920’s vocab guide

Question 1

Flapper

Answer 1

young, rebellious, energetic, fun-loving, and bold women symbolizing a generation of new women who went against the idea of gender inequality

Question 2

Harlem Renaissance

Answer 2

When Harlem became the home of an African American literary awakening in the 1920’s

Question 3

21st amendment

Answer 3

abolishment of Prohibition

Question 4

Consumer economy

Answer 4

One that depends on a large amount of spending by consumers

Question 5

Assembly line

Answer 5

a manufacturing process in which each worker does one specialized task in the construction of a final product

Question 6

Bootleggers

Answer 6

suppliers of illegal alcohol

Question 7

Speakieses

Answer 7

illegally operated bars

Question 8

Jazz age

Answer 8

Term describing the 1920’s; jazz music and dancing styles gained popularity

Question 9

Red scare

Answer 9

intense fear of communism and other politically radical ideas

Question 10

Lost generation

Answer 10

a group of people who were disconnected from their country and its values

Question 11

Fundamentalism

Answer 11

Strictly set beliefs supporting traditional Christian ideas

Question 13

Mass media

Answer 13

print, film, and broadcast methods of communicating information to large numbers of people

Question 14

Scopes trial

Answer 14

the trial of a science teacher who went against the teachings of fundamentalists