The Roaring Twenties
The decade of the 1920s – the Roaring Twenties – was a decade of:
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 new _______________ for _______________
 a time of _______________ and _______________.
As the decade began America was weary from the _______________ of _______________.
Americans were tired of _______________ wanting to avoid future _______________
_______________.
President Wilson did not win enough support for the _______________ of _______________ and it failed to be ratified and as a result America dropped out of the _______________of
_______________.
In the 1920 campaign Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding promised a
_______________ to _______________.
_______________ meant America would _______________ itself from the _______________ and focus on the problems at home – just what Americans wanted.
AMERICA DRIES UP – 02:04
In addition to a change in governmental attitudes Americans also faced an enormous social change because of a series of laws known as _______________.
The XVIII Amendment to the Constitution banned the production, distribution and sale of
_______________ _______________.
_______________ was the end result of years of lobbying by the _______________
_______________.
Members of the _______________ _______________ argued that _______________ while legal was a detriment to society.
The _______________ _______________ members thought _______________ would help the poor by enabling them to save the money they would normally waste on liquor.
_______________ crusaders also felt _______________ would protect the young from
_______________ and other problems associated with _______________.
Businessmen agreed with the _______________ _______________ feeling worker productivity would increase.
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_______________ was a _______________.
Illegal bars were known as _______________ _______________.
To enter a _______________ _______________ patron were required to know a
_______________.
_______________ was the illegal manufacture of alcohol and it became a source of income to many including _______________ _______________.
Rival _______________ controlled the flow of liquor and fought each other for control of the
_______________.
As crime increased it became obvious Prohibition was not working – no law was so openly
_______________ by the _______________ _______________.
Prohibition was _______________ in 1933.
THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA IS BUSINESS – 04:14
After World War I, as _______________ _______________ _______________, American slipped into an _______________ _______________.
Both Harding and Coolidge believed the future of America lay in _______________
_______________.
Coolidge believed business would take care of itself with _______________ or
_______________ _______________ _______________.
The 1920s marked the first time more Americans lived in _______________ than in
_______________ areas.
THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE WORLD – 05:55
Basic necessities such as _______________ _______________, _______________
_______________ and _______________ were becoming increasingly available.
People bathed more thanks to _______________ and _______________ _______________
_______________.
Gas stoves decreased the amount of _______________ _______________ and
_______________ in the home.
_______________ _______________, _______________ and _______________
_______________ became available.
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The _______________ initiated a new era in _______________.
In the 1920s _______________ became available to a wider section of the population in the US because of a new idea in manufacturing – _______________ _______________.
In addition to increasing American _______________ the _______________ was a key factor in the growth of _______________.
The middle and upper class moved out of the _______________ and into the _______________ because the city was now just a short drive away.
PROGRESS FOR WOMEN – 0848
Women first participated on a national level in the _______________ election.
The National Women’s Party tried to gain approval for the _______________ _______________
_______________.
_______________ women benefited most from the new freedoms women enjoyed in the 1920s.
Many young women began questioning the restrictive ideals of women’s roles in society wanting the same _______________ _______________ that men enjoyed.
These young women were called _______________ and had a distinctive look that included
_______________ (_______________)_______________, the use of _______________ and wearing more _______________ _______________.
Flappers went to _______________ _______________, _______________ and
_______________ men in public.
Conservatives were outraged by what they perceived as the flappers _______________
_______________.
In Utah legislatures banned skirts that were higher than _______________ above the
_______________.
Flappers looked to _______________ and _______________ to get ideas about the latest fashions.
FLAMING YOUTH – 10:43
The 1920s marked the immergence of a _______________ _______________ culture fueled by
_______________, _______________ and _______________.
The most popular _______________ of the era was the _______________ which had roots in the
_______________-_______________ culture.
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White youth was drawn to the Charleston by its wild, _______________ _______________ and its _______________ _______________ _______________.
The fast tempo of the Charleston made the _______________ _______________ worn by flappers mandatory.
Men frequently wore wide legged pants called _______________ _______________.
A group of writers who were discontented with life in post war _______________ fled to
_______________.
These writers wrote novels whose themes included _______________ and _______________ felt by many Americans after World War I.
One of the writers, Gertrude Stein, dubbed the group the _______________ _______________: they struggle to find _______________ in what they saw as a _______________
_______________ world.
LEISURE TIME – 12:28
Movies were a reflection of _______________ _______________ but more and more
_______________ and _______________ were being _______________ by the cinema.
The popularity of movies grew even more when _______________ was introduced.
THE JAZZ AGE – 15:10
African-American musicians developed _______________ in New Orleans.
THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE – 1626
The Harlem Renaissance encompassed _______________, _______________ and
_______________.
Black writers began to introduce black _______________ and _______________ to the world.
The _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ was the largest black organization in American history and stressed _______________ _______________ and
_______________-_______________.
Marcus Garvey sought to establish an independent black _______________ and planned to lead followers to the creation of the _______________ of _______________.
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The Empire of Africa was to be a new nation on the continent of Africa that would provide
African Americans with the _______________ they were _______________ in the United
States.
NATIVISM – 17:30
Despite the advancement made by blacks in Harlem, _______________ and _______________
_______________ were largely untouched by the prosperity of the decade.
Black _______________ gave up most of their _______________ to the _______________ in exchange for the right to work the _______________.
The 1920s was a decade of intense _______________.
White Americans who believed they had the right to the _______________ were called
_______________.
Nativism was based largely on _______________.
One of the largest Nativist groups in American was the _______________ _______________
_______________.
The _______________ was anti-_______________, anti-_______________, anti-
_______________, and anti-_______________.
The _______________ blamed American _______________ for placing _______________ to the _______________ above that of the United States.
The _______________ believed _______________ controlled movies and music and that the
Jews were using them to promote _______________ activities.
By 1923 the KKK controlled _______________ state governments.
During night-time sprees of _______________ the KKK would terrorize or _______________ those they saw as enemies to their way of life.
In 1923 _______________ was placed under _______________ _______________ in an attempt to reduce clan violence.
The United States passed new restrictive _______________ laws three times during the 1920s.
The new restrictive immigration laws were designed to prevent _______________
_______________ from entering America, but there was a _______________ element to the immigrant quota system which favored northern and western Europe where the people were predominately Anglo-Saxon.
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While immigrants from eastern and southern Europe were severely limited, _______________ immigrants were banned.
THE RED SCARE – 20:30
Part of the reason for this fear of foreigners was anxiety about the rising threat of
_______________ throughout the world.
The fear of communism became known as the _______________ _______________
_______________.
Americans were fearful that foreign radicals were planning on _______________ the government and _______________ America’s _______________ way of life.
In 1920, at the instruction of the Attorney General, the US rounded up more than 4,000 people among them suspected _______________, _______________ and _______________.
THE MONKEY TRIAL – 21:38
New ideas that challenged _______________ were met with _______________ and
_______________.
A month after _______________ passed a law forbidding the teaching of _______________ in schools John Scoops presented a lecture in the classroom on _______________
_______________ _______________.
The _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ hired Clarence
Darrow to defend Scopes.
Despite Darrow’s defense the jury sided with the _______________ and found Scopes
_______________ and forced to pay a _______________ fine.
HEROES, VILLIANS AND SCANDALS – 23:32
Many of the heroes during the 1920s came from the field of _______________.
Lindbergh’s solo trans-Atlantic flight proved that aviation was a _______________ means of
_______________.
The _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ turned public opinion against Al Capone.
Al Capone was sent to prison for _______________ _______________ _______________.
Marcus Garvey the leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was convicted of
_______________ _______________ and the organization could never recover.
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The _______________ _______________ scandal arose when the Secretary of the Interior leased naval _______________ _______________ to Harry Sinclair of the Mammouth Oil
Company and then continued to take bribes from oil companies and allowed those companies to illegally exploit the government _______________ _______________.
The Teapot Dome scandal became for many a symbol of _______________ in
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The lack of any other major scandals during Coolidge’s presidency _______________ many
Americans’ _______________ in government.
Coolidge’s faith in _______________ _______________ ushered in the long period of
_______________ and _______________ that rewarded many in _______________ and
_______________ class society.
Hoover continued the _______________ _______________ hands off policies of his predecessors and economic gains _______________.
THE CRASH – 29:50
By the end of the 1920s America’s wealth rested with an increasingly _______________
_______________ of the population.
The ever widening gap between _______________ and _______________ was beginning to
_______________ the economic boom.
The widening gap coupled with decreasing _______________ _______________ and massive
_______________ _______________ in the Stock Market set the stage for an _______________
_______________.
When the Market dropped sharply a massive _______________ began and as prices kept falling investors were forced to sell their stocks at a _______________.
The Stock Market Crash in 1929 – known as Black Tuesday – brought the Roaring Twenties to a screeching halt and paved the way for the _______________ _______________ that lasted throughout the next _______________.
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