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Roaring Twenties

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  • What was the name for the nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages?
    Prohibition
  • Example of a movie character who was famous in the 20s
    Charlie Chaplin/Mickey Mouse
  • What war preceded the roaring 20s?
    World War One (WW1)
  • The hairstyle flappers tended to have
    Bob
  • Where did bootleggers smuggle alcohol from?
    Canada, Cuba, West Indies
  • What is a speakeasy?
    An illegal bar/ place that sells alcohol
  • Name of one of the most notorious gangsters in the 20s
    Al Capone
  • Who pioneered mass production and the assembly line?
    Henry Ford
  • Early films were.....
    Silent
  • The name for young women who rebelled against the traditional roles of women
    Flappers
  • The name of an outlying residential area of a city (where more Americans started to live thanks to cars)
    Suburbs
  • What piece of technology did almost every American have in their home?
    The radio
  • Two ways people broke the prohibition laws
    Going to speakeasies, bootlegging
  • When was the first talkie filmed?
    1927
  • Which dance was popular in the Jazz Age?
    The charleston
  • How many speakeasies did Al Capone run?
    Over 10,000
  • What is a bootlegger?
    a person who makes, distributes, or sells goods illegally
  • Another name for the Roaring Twenties?
    Jazz Age