Module 8 - Academic Vocab Quizs

Teapot Dome scandal

• Scandal surrounding Albert Fall

• A financial crisis in 1929

• A political movement for women's suffrage

• A famous art heist in Paris

speakeasy

• A type of formal restaurant

• A hidden saloon or nightclub that sold liquor illegally

• A public library

• A secret government facility

Charles Evans Hughes

• Secretary of state under Harding

• President of the United States

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

• Senator from New York

double standard

• Set of principles granting one group more freedom than another group

• A principle that applies equally to all individuals

• A legal term for equal treatment under the law

• A social norm that encourages uniform behavior

F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Author who revealed the negative side of the 1920s

• Poet known for his romantic verses

• Playwright of the Harlem Renaissance

• Novelist who focused on the Civil War

James Weldon Johnson

• Poet and civil rights leader

• Famous painter

• Renowned scientist

• Political activist

Prohibition

• The era that banned the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages

• A period of time when alcohol was encouraged

• A law that allowed the sale of alcoholic beverages

• A movement to promote the consumption of alcohol

John L. Lewis

• President of the United Mine Workers

• CEO of a major corporation

• Governor of a state

• Famous author

Zora Neale Hurston

• Author

• Poet

• Playwright

• Historian

Bessie Smith

• Female blues singer and outstanding vocalist of the decade

• A famous jazz pianist from the 1920s

• A renowned opera singer in the 19th century

• A popular rock musician of the 1980s