Flappers 1920s

What were the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug?

• Popular people during the 1920s

• Popular places during the 1920s

• Popular dances during the 1920s

• Popular foods during the 1920s

Which right did women gain in 1920?

• to work
• to vote
• to education

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Which word best describes the flapper?

• modest
• innocent
• rebellious
• quiet

What was the primary way flappers of the 1920s challenged the traditional role of women?

• helped female politicians win campaigns

• pressured colleges and universities to accept female students

• displayed fashions and behaviors that shocked mainstream society

Young women in the 1920s who declared their independence from traditional values were known as __________________________. These women wore a bob hairstyle, drank alcohol, went to parties, danced and went on dates.

• Fads

• Actresses

• Flappers

• Beyonce

Period of economic prosperity after WWI?

• The Roaring 20s

• The Wild Years

• The Roaring 30s

• The Wild 40s

Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?

• African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans

• Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies

• New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them

• Foreign trade grew after WWI

What technology became an "affordable luxury" in the 1920's and allowed people to travel more freely?

• Telephones

• Toasters

• Railroads

• Automobiles

How were new inventions such as automobiles and appliances "mass produced"?

• assembly lines

• farms

• garages

What is the name of the president that hired his friends to be a part of his presidential cabinet. His friends took bribes, they were corrupt and were unqualified. This president later died in office from a stroke.

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Adams

• Warren G. Harding

• Andrew Jackson