Ch. 8 - The Jazz Age

This was the movement of 1.7 million African Americans from the South to northern cities.

Why were Sacco and Vanzetti viewed with suspicion?

What did the 18th Amendment outlaw?

Which constitutional amendment reversed the 18th amendment?

This invention, attached to the wings of planes, made it possible to build larger aircraft.

By 1928, 48 airlines were transporting this to over 355 American cities.

How much did movie goers pay to watch a double feature in the 1920s?

This 1920s American author focused his writings on man's search for the meaning of life.

Which nation emerged as the dominant world power after WWI?

This is an American style of music that developed from ragtime and used improvisation

This style of music evolved from African American spirituals and is known for its melancholy.

Pres. Calvin Coolige reformed the federal gov. of the early 1920s by...

This famous 1920s book by F. Scott Fitzgerald criticized society's superficiality.

By 1923 this was making it possible for Henry Ford to roll out a Model T every 10 seconds.

Nativism allowed for the growth of this organization across the U.S. in the 1920s.

This man is considered one of our worst presidents for numerous scandals in the 1920s.

Which of the following was Not a push factor for African Americans during the Great Migration?

Which of the following groups did not benefit from the economic boom of the 1920s?

Who was responsible for the first flight in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903?

How did Americans accept their new role as consumers in a booming 1920s economy?

This agreement, between the U.S. and 14 other nations, outlawed war.

This famous trial pitted creationism against evolution for the first time in our history.

Harding's Sec. of the Interior caused a scandal that came to be known as

This Harlem performer became famous for his  jazz performances at New York's Cotton Club.

Who owed the U.S. $10 billion in debt after WWI?

Urbanization, the movement of people from rural areas to urban, often results in a clash of

This product, affordable for most American families by the early 1920s, revolutionized the U.S.

This was a  fundamentalist preacher in the 1920s who was opposed to the teaching of evolution.

These young women defied traditional ideas of dress and behavior.

Which of the following was NOT a result of prohibition?

This was one of America's first silent film stars.

Who benefitted from prohibition?

After WWI, the U.S. promoted peace through _______ policies and arms control agreements.

John Scopes was put on trial for

When was the first newscast broadcasted on American radio?

The flowering of African American arts in the 1920s became known as the