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| Which amendment established prohibition? |
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| How long was the US under prohibition? |
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| Which amendment repealed prohibition? |
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| anti alcohol reform groups |
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| What is an example of how crime increased during prohibition? |
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| widespread smuggling of alcohol from Canada and the Caribbean |
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| to import or export illegal goods |
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| illegal selling of alcohol |
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| What are four examples of growth in organized crime with mob wars over market areas? |
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| alcohol, prostitution, gambling, racketeering |
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| forcing businesses to pay protection money |
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| What is an example of how crime increased in officials during prohibition? |
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| widespread corruption of police and government officials |
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| nickname for illegal bars during prohibition |
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| What was homemade alcohol of the 20s called? |
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| List facts about Al Capone. |
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-most famous mob boss of the 20s
-nicknamed "Scarface"
-based in Chicago
-finally put in jail for income tax evasion
-after prison, died of syphillis |
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| What was a nickname for the 1920s? |
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| What were reasons for the pleasure seeking age? |
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-post WW1 victory celebration
-prosperity: wages were higher than ever, people could pay their bills and have money left over for fun
-less work hours and more time saving appliances
-automobiles became affordable and people could travel for fun
-radio and moves became popular and influenced the public's life |
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| What did many people blame for the declines in morals? |
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| communicating to large numbers of people |
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| What were examples of mass media? |
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| What was the movie industry like before the 20's? |
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-silent and the words ran across the bottom of the screen
-actors were expert pantomimes
-live piano music |
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| What was the first movie? |
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| What was the movie industry like during the 20s? |
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| What was the first talkie movie? |
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| What was the first talkie cartoon? |
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| What was the movie capital? |
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| What were early theaters called? |
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| Why were early theaters called Nickelodeons? |
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| What was the first radio station in 1920? |
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| KDKA Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
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| What was the most popular music of the 20s? |
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| Where was the birthplace of jazz? |
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| What did jazz music grow out of? |
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| the African American music of the South called the blues |
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| Who was the father of the blues? |
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| Who were three famous jazz performers? |
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| Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Bessie Smith |
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| What was the most popular dance of the 20s? |
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| What were white writers of the 1920s called? |
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| Why were white writers called the Lost Generation? |
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| they often criticized traditional standards and beliefs and were blamed for a decline in morals |
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| Name two examples of the Lost Generation. |
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| F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway |
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| What was a surge of African American art, literature, and music? |
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| Who was the most famous poet of the Harlem Renaissance? |
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| What was the largest black community in the world at the time? |
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| How did women rebel against traditional behavior? |
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| short skirts, short hair, makeup, smoking and drinking, one piece swimsuits |
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| Who was the leader of the women's rebellion in the 1920s? |
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| Which amendment gave women a voice in politics? |
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| How did the religious world reacted to the changes in society? |
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| Who was the leading evangelist of the 20s? |
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| What was the most famous trial of the 20s? |
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| What was the first trial broadcasted over the radio? |
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| a biology teacher that was arrested for teaching evolution |
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| What was the Scopes Trial nicknamed? |
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| What were considered the giant legal business of the 20s? |
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| Who was the king of the automobile industry? |
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| What production technique of Ford's enabled him to mass produce automobiles? |
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| How does the public benefit from the assembly line? |
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| What was a new method of buying, allowed even poor families to purchase an automobile? |
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| How did the automobile affect American life? |
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-ended isolation in rural areas
-increased vacation travel
-growth in suburbs
-growth in related business |
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| residential area on the outskirt of a city |
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| What business grew because of the automobile industry? |
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| motels, roads, service stations, oil, steel |
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| What became another popular form of transportation? |
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| What were the first commercial flights used for? |
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| Who invented the first airplane? |
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| What was the first flight called? |
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| the Miracle at Kitty Hawk |
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| Who was the most popular hero of the 20s? |
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| Who was the pilot who had the first solo flight across the Atlantic? |
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| What was Charles Lindbergh's plane called? |
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| What did the 1920s census reveal? |
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| for the first time in American history, more people lived in urban areas instead of rural areas |
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| About how many Americans moved from the rural areas to the cities in the 20s? |
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| What were the factors that led to the shit from rural to urban? |
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-industries offered steady jobs
-decine in the farm economy after the war
-modern farm equipment reduced the number of people needed on the farm
-great migration |
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| Why was there a decline in the farm economy after the war? |
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| there was a surplus which meant lower prices and profit loss, in Alabama cotton farmers suffered because of the boll weevil |
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| What good came out of the boll weevil? |
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| Alabama ended the one crop cotton system and became successful with other crops |
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| flooded of black americans who moved to northern cities |
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| Why was the great migration a thing? |
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| more job opportunities, fleeing Jim Crow laws of the south |
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| nickname for laws that forced segregation |
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| Which three states experienced the greatest population growth in the 1920s? |
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| California, Michigan, and Florida |
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| Which state experienced growth in the movie industry? |
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| Which state experienced the greatest growth in the automobile industry? |
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| Which state experienced a growth in the retirement region? |
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| intense fear of communism |
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| extreme socialism with government ownership of everything |
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| What was the first communist country? |
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| What were the beliefs and practices of the communist Soviet Union that frightened Americans? |
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-gov ownership of all land
-one political party controls the gov
-no rights for individuals
-Soviet Union vowed to spread communism throughout the world |
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| What were some actions taken in America because of the red scare? |
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-labor unions lost public support
-Palmer Raids
-movement to restrict immigration |
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| What case highlighted anti-immigrant prejudice? |
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| What experienced a revival in the 20s? |
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| Where had the KKK spread? |
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| What was different about the new KKK? |
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| it wasn't just anti-blacks, it was anti-jew, catholic, immigrant, community, and evolutionist |
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| What were examples of racial tension in the 20s? |
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-race riots in over 25 major cities
-increase in lynching
-KKK paraded in DC with 40000 men participants |
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