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1
Al Capone became a powerful gangster who distributed
alcohol
guns
counterfeit money
2
What amendment banned alcohol?
18th
19th
17th
5th
3
True or false: Dresses during the 1920s became more fitted and tight corsets were popular.
True
False
4
Susan B. Anthony was
a clothing designer, singer and artist
a bootlegger and famous gangster
a suffragist, abolitionist, and speaker
an elected politician
5
Women who dressed like this and went out dancing were called
bootleggers
suffragettes
cigarette girls
flappers
6
These 3 were womens' rights activists: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan B.Anthony
True
False
7
The reason for the stock market boom in the 1920s was largely because of careful investing.
true
false
8
During the twenties, which of the following was NOT one of the "big five" movie studios?
Paramount
Defcon Media
Warner Brothers
20th Century
9
In 1920, women were granted the right to vote by which amendment?
15th
19th
14th
20th
10
Which President lead the country of the Great Depression with "The New Deal"?
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
John F. Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
11
The KKK took its name from the Greek word Kuklos meaning
a white cross
racist
a burning fire
a circle or band
12
Name the important clothing designer from the 1920s who created the "little black dress"
Susan B. Anthony
Coco Puff
Coco Chanel
Cerise Chanel
13
Once prohibition was declared, people stopped using alcohol until it was made legal again.
False
True
14
The day of the 1929 stock market crash is called
Black Tuesday
Black Thursday
Fat Tuesday
Tin Tuesday
15
A nickname for the model T, produced by Henry Ford, was
Ford's folly
thin lizzie
tin lizzie
big mama