1920s Study Guide
See Chapter 19, Section 4, chapter 20, and chapter 21 in the textbook. Be sure to
read/review the information in these sections. See also all handouts, homework
assignments, and notes. Be sure to look at both sides of this sheet.
Be able to analyze:
 A political cartoon on Communism
 A quote on women in the 1920s
 A quote on Communism
Be able to define:
1. Installment Plan2. Speakeasies3. Prohibition4. Communism5. Red Scare6. Harlem Renaissance7. Flapper8. Nativism9. Treaty of VersaillesBe able to identify the following people, their beliefs, and/or their contributions:
10. Henry Ford11. President Harding12. Attorney General A. Palmer13. Zelda Fitzgerald-Wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald; known for being meeting the
ideal of the flapper
14. President WilsonBe able to answer the following questions/prompts:
15. The Treaty of Versailles blamed___________(name of country) for starting World
War I.
16. What did President Wilson want to achieve at the end of World War I?
17. How did the automobile impact American life in the 1920s? (3 ways)
18. Why was the prosperity and wealth of the 1920s superficial (fake)?
19. What was the role of women in the 1920s?
20. Describe the work experiences of women in the 1920s.
21. What did the artists of the Harlem Renaissance hope to accomplish?
22. Why were Americans fearful of communists? Of political radicals?
23. President Harding’s administration was filled with scandals and was very
___________.
24. List three of Henry Ford’s contributions.
25. How did rural life in the 1920s differ from urban life?
26. In what ways were the 1920s the beginning of modern life in America? List
examples