Roaring 20s

The Roaring 20s was a time when

• war was being fought in Europe.

• the US economy was in a state of depression.

• business was booming and spirits were high.

• the US was trying to fight for independence from England.

Consumers can be defined as people who

• produce goods and services.

• buy and use goods and services.

• make their own goods and services.

• do not spend any money, but save it for a rainy day.

An example of "mass production" is

• Henry Ford's assembly line

• sewing clothing by hand.

• baking foods from scratch at home.

• crafting products that are each one of a kind.

What did the Nineteenth Amendment bring about?

• an end to slavery

• taxes on goods imported from other countries

• it made alcohol illegal

• it gave women the right to vote

Select all of the following that describe Flappers in the 1920s

• dressed and behaved in a daring manner

• wore shorter skirts and dresses

• kept their hair long and pinned up in a bun

• wore makeup

• cut their hair short in a bobbed style

When did the first motion picture with sound come out?

• 1921

• 1925

• 1923

• 1927

In 1927 Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly nonstop across the

• Great Lakes

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

Another name for the 1920s came from a popular style of music and was

• the Waltz Age.

• the Hip Hop Age.

• the Jazz Age.

• the Rock Age.

A popular book that examined life in the 1920s was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Its title was

• Gone With The Wind

• The Great Gatsby

• Raisins in the Sun

• Great Expectations

The area of New York City that became a center for the arts with African-American writers, musicians, and painters influencing culture was

• Harlem

• Manhattan

• the Bronx

• Brooklyn