U.S. History: The Jazz Age

The movement of African Americans to northern cities in order to start a better life.

Famous authors described the ____________ and ____________ of the time.

Hostility towards immigrants.

An economic theory that lower taxes will boost the economy.

Which of these technologies did NOT make it easier for women to do their jobs more easily.

What technological development caused the sprawl of cities into suburbs?

Who benefited the most from the 18th amendment?

What did the 18th amendment ban?

In what city was jazz invented?

Starting in 1927, what became the center of the U.S. film industry?

What was the name of the 18th amendment?

The leader of the NAACP who fought for legislation to protect African-American rights:

Unconventional, not bound by society’s rules.

What Act of Congress limited the numbers of immigrants that could come to the U.S.?

All of the following groups were likely to approve of the 18th amendment except for: 

An explosion of art, music, and literature describing the Black experience during the 1920’s.

A medium of communication meant to reach a wide audience.

Which Black Nationalist leader tried to establish an African homeland for black Americans?

During the 1920’s, how did people begin to buy their products?

What group gained unexpected power in the 1920s as a result of American nativism?

The belief that God created the world and everything in it, usually as described in the bible.

Women who wore short dresses and make-up, cut their hair, drank and smoked in public.

Producing large quantities of goods using machinery.

An American style of music that uses syncopated rhythms and improvisation.

The event that forced the Federal Government to act against mob crime.

Why was John T. Scopes arrested in 1925?

What happened in 1919 as a result of racial tensions?

Which of the following was NOT a famous gangster from the 1920's

A place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally.

What new technology helped unify the nation through entertainment and shared experience?

Fear of what created deep opposition to immigrants? 

Why did artists flock to Chicago's South Side and Manhattan's Greenwich Village? 

Which of the following was NOT a famous musician from the Harlem Renaissance.?

The scientific theory that humans and other forms of life have evolved over time.

What allowed Americans to watch sports, visit the theater, and enjoy vacations?

Who were two anarchists who were convicted of murder in the ‘20’s?

Which of the following was NOT a famous movie star from the 1920's: 

Which of the following was NOT a famous writer from the 1920's?

A philosophy calling for the  equal distribution wealth and power.

Transporting illegal liquor led to America’s first: