Roaring 20s

Question 1

Who invented the affordable automobile and the assembly line?

Answer 1

Henry Ford

Question 2

What was the first affordable car?

Answer 2

Ford Model T

Question 3

How did the affordability of the automobile impact society?

Answer 3

Led to increased movement, growth of industries like steel and oil, development of highways, and movement away from cities into suburbs.

Question 4

Who invented the first working airplane?

Answer 4

Orville and Wilbur Wright

Question 5

When and where was the first flight?

Answer 5

1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Question 6

Who invented the lightbulb?

Answer 6

Thomas Edison

Question 7

What was the impact of the lightbulb?

Answer 7

Allowed people to stay up later.

Question 8

Who invented the telephone?

Answer 8

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 9

What was the impact of the telephone?

Answer 9

Allowed communication across long distances.

Question 10

What did the radio bring into the home for the first time?

Answer 10

Communication and entertainment including music, news, and more.

Question 11

What was ‘The War of the Worlds’ broadcast?

Answer 11

A live reading of the book that terrified audiences, making them think aliens were invading Earth.

Question 12

When did films begin being produced in the U.S.?

Answer 12

Around 1900

Question 13

What were early films like?

Answer 13

Silent, using slapstick comedy or over-exaggerated drama.

Question 14

What were films called after 1929 that included dialogue?

Answer 14

Talkies

Question 15

What were some labor-saving products of the 1920s?

Answer 15

Washing machine, vacuum, oven, telephone, and lightbulb.

Question 16

What did the 18th Amendment do?

Answer 16

Banned the production, sale, and transportation of alcohol (but not consumption).

Question 17

Why was alcohol banned?

Answer 17

People hoped it would raise the economy and improve behavior/work ethic.

Question 18

What were speakeasies?

Answer 18

Secret bars where people continued to drink alcohol.

Question 19

Who were bootleggers?

Answer 19

People who illegally made or sold alcohol.

Question 20

Why were bootleggers called that?

Answer 20

They hid flasks in their boots.

Question 21

What were some dangers of bootlegging?

Answer 21

Some alcohol was toxic, and thousands died from unsafe production.

Question 22

What was a major effect of Prohibition on crime?

Answer 22

Organized crime grew, with gangsters like Al Capone running bootlegging systems.

Question 23

When and how was Prohibition ended?

Answer 23

1933 with the 21st Amendment, repealing the 18th Amendment.

Question 24

What was the Great Migration?

Answer 24

Between 1910 and 1970, millions of Black Americans moved from the South to the North and Midwest for jobs, education, and safety.

Question 25

Why did African Americans migrate during the Great Migration?

Answer 25

To escape lynching, racial violence, and segregation in the South while seeking better jobs and education.

Question 26

Did African Americans face discrimination in the North?

Answer 26

Yes, they still faced poor treatment and discrimination.

Question 27

What were the Chicago Race Riots?

Answer 27

Violent demonstrations between Whites and Blacks for almost two weeks, leaving hundreds injured and dozens dead.

Question 28

Who was Aaron Copland?

Answer 28

A composer who wrote music that defined the 1920s and 1930s.

Question 29

Who was George Gershwin?

Answer 29

A composer whose works spanned classical, jazz, and opera, famous for 'Rhapsody in Blue'.

Question 30

Who was Jacob Lawrence?

Answer 30

An African American artist who painted pieces highlighting the Great Migration.

Question 31

Who was Georgia O'Keeffe?

Answer 31

An artist known for urban landscapes and nature-focused paintings.

Question 32

Who was Charlie Chaplin?

Answer 32

A silent film actor and one of the most important figures in American film history.

Question 33

Who was Duke Ellington?

Answer 33

An African American musician who popularized jazz during the 1920s.

Question 34

Who was Louis Armstrong?

Answer 34

A popular jazz musician known for his trumpet playing and raspy voice.

Question 35

Who was F. Scott Fitzgerald?

Answer 35

The author of 'The Great Gatsby,' depicting the Jazz Age lifestyle.

Question 36

Who was John Steinbeck?

Answer 36

The author of 'The Grapes of Wrath' and 'Of Mice and Men,' describing migrant life during the Great Depression.

Question 37

Who were flappers?

Answer 37

Liberated women who abandoned traditional values, wore short dresses, bobbed hair, and engaged in unladylike activities.

Question 38

What did the 19th Amendment do?

Answer 38

Gave women the right to vote in 1920.