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The Jazz Age
1940's
1920's
1930's
2
The kinetoscope was invented...
by the Wright Brothers
by the Lumiere Brothers.
by Thomas Edison.
by the Marx Brothers.
3
What do Gertrude Ederle, Babe Ruth and Jim Thorpe all have in common?
They all pushed for equal rights amendment
They all were celebrity athletes during the 1920s
They all owned a major broadcasting company
They all starred in the first film that used sound
4
On November 2, 1920, what was the first event broadcast on the radio station KDKA?
The Reading of the Treaty of Versailles
The results for the Presidential Election of 1920
The Heavyweight Boxing Championship
The World Series
5
Who wrote
The Great Gatsby
?
Zelda Fitzgerald
F.Scott Fitzgerald
James Joyce
Ernest Hemingway
6
Who was Louis Armstrong?
A dancer and writer
A pop artist
A jazz artist
A reggae artist
7
What did Franklin D. Roosevelt call his regular radio address to the American people?
Water Cooler Gossip
Fireside Chats
Sofa Talks
Lobby Discussions
8
What was the period that was called "Prohibition?"
Late 1700s when Native Americans were stripped of land
Early 20th Century when it was illegal to buy & sell alcohol
Time in the 1800s when it was illegal for blacks to vote
Time when women weren't allowed to drive cars
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The Birth of a Nation
A first-person account of conditions at Ellis Island
A film about the birth of Lady Colombia
A film glorifying the post-Reconstruction KKK
A touching tale about a girl and her Corgi
10
What happened in the United States as a result of Prohibition?
Bootleggers and speakeasies became popular
Crop prices increased
Women gained the right to vote
Many people in rural areas moved to urban cities
11
What did Henry Ford develop?
Vacuum cleaners
Fridges
Motorbikes
Cars
12
Henry Ford found that he could produce cars less expensively by:
Using a moving assembly line
Using designs make in China
Using plastic instead of steel for cars
Hiring only immigrants to work his factory
13
Jazz age
young woman from the 1920s who defied traditional rules conduct and dress.
When musical traditions blended creating unique American music known jazz
rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical products
banning the manufacture, distribution sale of alcohol in the United States
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Flappers were:
females who broke against the traditional behavior
women who flew across the Atlantic
women who fought for the right to vote
females who supported the war effort in WW1
15
Why was Scope sued? (The Scope Trials)
He didn't play basketball by the fundamentals
He taught basketball in History class
He taught evolution in school
He taught about Jesus in school
16
"The Jazz Singer" is...
the first movie by Warner Bros
the first movie with synchronized sound
the first movie about jazz music
the first silent movie
17
Who was Al Capone?
A famous gangster that was a major bootlegger.
A senator.
A judge who passed Prohibition.
A police officer who fought against crime.
18
Mass consumption was...
higher quality items, handmade for the wealthy aristocrats.
a large amount of items being produced, purchased, and used.
items being sold to puppeteers and bankers.
a large amount of items circulating within Europe.
19
Tinseltown is a nickname that often refers to which city?
Baltimore
Hollywood
Philadelphia
Washington DC
20
How did radio change American life in the 1920s?
It increased racial and religious tensions.
It gave people a public voice.
It made it easier for families to move to the suburbs.
It exposed the U.S. to information and entertainment.
