Roaring 20's Flashcards
prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors.
18th amendment
granted women the right to vote
19th amendment
a rise in organized crime associated with the illegal production and sale of alcohol, an increase in smuggling, and a decline in tax revenue.
result of prohibition
young women known for their energetic freedom, embracing a lifestyle viewed by many at the time as outrageous, immoral or downright dangerous.
Flappers
(during Prohibition) an illegal bar
Speakeasy
Most popular form of alcohol in the 20s
Gin
Henry Ford= Main Points
-Henry Ford was friends with Thomas Edison.
-Henry Ford raised a total of 188.1 billion dollars.
-Henry died at age 83, on April 7th, 1947.
-He built the Model A Ford car with his son.
-He bought an airplane company.
-He was a peaceful man, and didn’t like when America got involved in World War 1 and 2.
aviation pioneer and writer. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
Female careers in the 1920s
Women worked primarily as factory workers, servants, teachers, laundresses, typists, salespeople, clerks, bookkeepers, dressmakers, and more.
Most famous writer of the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes
Most famous style of art of the 1920s
Art Deco
The Great Gatsby was written by:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Lindberg
Flew from New York to Paris, world famous 33.5/hr plane ride.
Charlie Chapman.
Most famous comedian of the Roaring 20s