1920s

Question 1

What does the term Harlem Renaissance refer to?

Answer 1

A revival of the artsand literature for African-Americans in Harlem

Question 2

What is a talkie?

Answer 2

Movies where viewers could hear what the actors were saying

Question 3

What was the name of the first “Talkie”?

Answer 3

The Jazz Singer

Question 4

The 1920s invention of the _____ helped people listen to jazz music and also helped people to follow sports without being at the games because they could hear the game as it was being played.

Answer 4

radio

Question 5

What did the term “The Jazz Age” come from?

Answer 5

The cultural changes that took place in the 1920s

Question 6

True or False- The 1920s was a happy time in America.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What are the 2 nicknames for the 1920s?

Answer 7

The Roaring 20s, The Jazz Age

Question 8

Charles Lindbergh was a famous _____ who did what?

Answer 8

Pilot, He flew across the Atlantic Ocean

Question 9

What was Langston Hughes famous for?

Answer 9

Writing poems

Question 10

Who was the most famous baseball player in the 1920s?

Answer 10

Babe Ruth

Question 11

Young women who challenged traditional ideas of womanhood in the 1920s and expressed their freedom through clothing were called what?

Answer 11

Flapper

(weird name i know)

Question 12

Who was the most popular jazz musician of the 1920s?

Answer 12

Louis Armstrong

Question 13

Who were the 3 presidents of the 1920s? What were they known for? On the test you will read a description and tell which president matches that description.

Answer 13

Warren G. Harding- known for selecting a bunch of his friends (called the Ohio gang) to fill important positions in the Federal Government. (many of them were dishonest)

Calvin Coolidge- business boomed and the U.S. prospered. Increased productivity helped the economy boom.

Herbert Hoover- won the Republican nomination. Had served under 3 different presidents and supported high tariffs.

Question 14

The 18th amendment started prohibition. This made ________
illegal to buy and sell. To obtain liquor illegally, people went to underground hidden clubs known as speakeasies. This ended with the 21st amendment.

Answer 14

Alcohol

Question 15

How did clothing change in the 1920s?

Answer 15

Their styles became more relaxed, colorful, and comfortable. Ladies’ skirts became shorter and they wore lots of makeup. Men wore baggier suits with colorful ties.

Question 16

What did a lot of factories start using in the 1920s to help with faster and cheaper production?

Answer 16

The assembly line

Question 17

How did department stores and catalogs impact the 1920s?

Answer 17

Department stores - Sears started selling consumer goods to Americans in one convenient store.

Catalogs- Rural Americans could order consumer goods and have them delivered by mail.

Question 18

On the test you will have to write about 3 inventions from the 1920s and how they changed life.

Answer 18

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