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1920s culture, movements, and people
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What event was Al Capone notorious for?
Robbing 25 banks in one day
started the Lincoln County War
in 1929 splitting the mafia in US to 5 families
Saint Valentines day massacre 1929
2
Which of the following did Fundamentalist movement challenge?
Darwin’s theory of evolution (Scopes Trial)
traditional religious ideas
biblical teachings and history
religious revivals in the South and West
3
This artist was known for painting colorful paintings with flowers and skulls in the southwest
Michaelangelo
Leonardo Da Vinci
Georgia O'Keeffe
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How did famous gangster Al Capone raise to fame?
famous for rum running and prostitution rings
came from a famous italian American family from Brooklyn
bootlegging, gambeling, led to organized crime empire
tax evasion and gerrymandering
5
Recall who were popular Jazz artists of 1920s
Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington, George Gershwin
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How did the flapper embody the changing attitude of women in 1920s?
liberated, went out, but still valued traditional roles
became more motherly and less rebellious
new freedom, more liberal, became equals of men
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On what charges did the FBI finally able to convict Al Capone of?
bootlegging
setting up prostitution rings
tax evasion
organized crime
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How is the great migration connected to the Harlem Renaissance?
African Americans moving north and creating new culture
African Americans reliving African culture led to movement
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What was the impact of widespread access to radio beginning in the 1920s?
a mass popular culture began to emerge across the US
regional cultures became distinct
newspapers and magazines gained readers
literacy and reading declined
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The Harlem Renaissance promoted African American culture by
bringing an end to legalized racial segregation
encouraging immigration from Africa
increasing factory employment opportunities for minorities
focusing attention on artistic contributions
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What was Bootlegging?
smuggle liquor and beer across boarders such as Canada
to sell illegal products on the black market
To steal boots from a store
To illegally copy dvds and cds
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What was the purpose of prohibition?
to make people stay home and be responsable
to keep people from sin
curb the violence, accidents, and crime caused by alcohol
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What was the 18th amendment?
made voting legal for women
granted slaves freedom
equal rights
prohibited alcohol manufacture, distribution and sale
14
This famous writer was wounded in WWI and most famous work was The old Man and The Sea.
Ernest Hemingway
Robert Frost
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tennessee Williams
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Describe the image of the flapper?
rebellious, short skits, dancing, cutting their hair short
submissive and motherly
tomboy with short hair and individual
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How did criminals benefit from prohibition?
paid the law men to leave them alone
black market became popular
profits went up due to bootlegging and owning speakeasys
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The 1920s was known as the what_____________ due to the popular music of the time.
Charleston age
jazz age
ragtime age
swing age
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what was the nickname for the trial involving John Scopes?
Bible belt trial
monkey trial
darwin trial
19
This famous writer wrote The Great Gatsby and the book captured life during 1920s.
F.Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Tennessee Williams
Robert Frost
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What main issue did the Scopes Trial address?
evolution being taught in schools
religion being taught in schools
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Who were influential figures, groups, and places of the Harlem Renaissance?
NAACP, Apollo Theater, Cotton Club, and Charlie Chaplin
Apollo Theater, Louis Armstrong, Will Smith
Apollo Theater, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, NAACP
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Define speakeasy
a place with a mix of upper and lower class
somewhere were one has to speak quietly
hidden underground bars or saloons
