The Roaring 20s preview

Question 1

The 18th Amendment banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol in what became known as...

Accepted Answer

Prohibition

Question 2

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to...

Accepted Answer

vote

Question 3

The emergence of African American culture in the 1920s was known as the __________ Renaissance

Accepted Answer

Harlem

Question 4

One of the most infamous mobsters of the 1920s was...

Accepted Answer

Al Capone

Question 5

Prohibition led to unintended consequences including the rise in...

Accepted Answer

Organized crime

Question 6

The Harlem Renaissance primary included a blooming of all of the following genres EXCEPT...

Accepted Answer

Film

Question 7

The Harlem Renaissance was centered in the Harlem Renaissance of what city?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 8

The prosperous 20s ended in October 1929 with what disastrous event?

Accepted Answer

Stock market crash

Question 9

During prohibition, "underground" bars known as ____________ sprung up across America.

Accepted Answer

Speakeasies

Question 10

A type of dress, dance and behavior among women that emerged in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

Flapper

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