Key Figures and Events of the 1920s

Sinclair Lewis

He was a critic of 1920s America's conformity and materialism.

Charles Lindbergh

<p>He was the first person to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Protestant movement that takes a literal view of the Bible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hughes's poetry described the difficult lives of working-class African Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They presented an agonized view of a society that seemed stripped of humanity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sinclair Lewis (A), Ernest Hemingway (B), F. Scott Fitzgerald (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He criticized the glorification of war.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fitzgerald revealed the negative side of the period's gaiety and freedom, portraying wealthy and attractive people leading imperiled lives in gilded surroundings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jazz music began in the early 20th century in New Orleans, Louisiana.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jazz music spread all the way to the North.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Louis Armstrong</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Speakeasies were illegal underground saloons and nightclubs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Young women of the 1920s that behaved and dressed in a radical fashion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hundreds of thousands of African Americans had uprooted themselves from their homes in the South and moved North to the big cities in search of jobs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He created a new sound that was identifiably American by combining traditional elements with American jazz.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was famous for his astounding sense of rhythm and his ability to improvise. He was also the founder of jazz music and an important musician in its history.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chicago</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Income-tax evasion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tennessee passed a law against teaching evolution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clarence Darrow</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was a fight over the role of science and religion in public schools and in American society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The government failed to budget enough money to enforce the law. With only 1,500 poorly paid agents and 18,700 miles of coastline, enforcement was impossible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rural residents of the South and West (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He gave the name 'The Jazz Age' to the 1920s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The NAACP, or The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, urged African Americans to protest racial violence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>W. E. B. Du Bois was a founding member of the NAACP.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Du Bois led the struggle for civil rights and published its magazine The Crisis. It began the push for anti-lynching laws and protecting rights of African Americans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prohibition began by the 18th amendment. (1920)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prohibition ended by the 21st amendment. (1933)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was a literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is located as a neighborhood on the Upper West Side of New York's Manhattan Island.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agreement signed in 1928 in which nations agreed not to pose the threat of war against one another</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Narrow-minded, prejudiced person</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Italian radicals who became symbols of the Red Scare of the 1920s; arrested (1920), tried and executed (1927) for a robbery/murder, they were believed by many to have been innocent but convicted because of their immigrant status and radical political beliefs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The automobile allowed workers to live farther away from their jobs</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1922 and 1930, raised tariffs extremely high on manufactured goods; benefited domestic manufacturers, but limited foreign trade</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Communists-punished for not working</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Red Scare and anti-immigrant bigotry</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Isolationism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A payment plan that allows customers to make payments at set intervals over a period of time until the total debt is paid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Harding</p> Signup and view all the answers

First American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Critic of 1920s America's conformity and materialism.

America's most beloved hero; small-town pilot and aviation pioneer.

Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.

Protestant movement that takes a literal view of the Bible.

Poet highlighting the lives of working-class African Americans.

Writers that addressed the trauma of WWI and scorned consumerism, including Hemingway and Fitzgerald.

Critic of war glorification; his writing style was concise and impactful.

Wrote about the negative sides of 1920s life, portraying the wealthy's troubled lives.

Jazz began in the early 20th century in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Legendary trumpet player, pivotal in the history of jazz music.

Illegal underground saloons and nightclubs during Prohibition.

Young women in the 1920s known for their radical fashion and behavior.

Movement of African Americans from South to North seeking jobs.

Composer who created a new sound by combining jazz with traditional elements.

Infamous gangster who led a bootlegging operation in Chicago.

Legal ban on alcohol, initiated by the 18th amendment.

A significant trial concerning the teaching of evolution in schools.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; fights for civil rights.

A political theory advocating for collective ownership and the abolition of private property.

The widespread fear that communists threatened the American way of life.

Someone seeking to overturn established government and abolish authority.

A payment method allowing consumers to pay over time.

1928 agreement in which nations pledged not to engage in war.

A corruption scandal involving oil reserves in Wyoming leased to private companies.

Expansion of cities due to increased automobile use.

High tariffs on foreign goods to protect American industries.

Limits the number of immigrants based on nationality.

A narrow-minded, prejudiced person.