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2. Without a doubt the most famous American athlete of the twenties – homerun hitter who was just
as famous for his high style of living.
3. During the 1920s, this became the most important means of communication. They became affordable and the programs were entertaining. Very similar in programming to modern day television.
4. Growth of African-American literature and artistic culture in America.
6. The outlaw of the manufacture, sale, import and export of alcohol – passed by the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Many thought this was stop some of the social problems blamed on drinking.
7. A form of dress worn by women of the 1920s – eventually became a title for those women who represented the changing attitudes of the decade giving more freedom for “questionable” behavior such as smoking or drinking in public.
8. New music form that grew in popularity during the 1920s – most famous include Duke Ellington, Paul Whiteman, and Leo Reisman.
12. Newly built in the Twenties for the new cars that were becoming so popular. Some became highways and expressways.
15. Industry which grew the most following World War I because more and more people could afford one. The most famous was the Model T. Changed the way Americans lived in so many ways.
17. Name given to new movies produced in the 1920s that used sound.
18. Became very popular in the 1920s including such styles as the fox-trot, waltz, and the tango.
19. While so much growth was taking place, African Americans, recent immigrants, and farmers, along with a large part of the “working class” population still remained ________.
22. College football player of the 1920s – his fame helped develop what is today the National Football League.
24. Ford By 1927, he had sold 15 million cars by making them more affordable to the average person.
25. Following World War I, America became the ___________ country in the world.
26. Produced in 1922 – the first all color feature film.
27. The movement from using coal to using electricity – quickly grew in America during the Twenties.
28. The Roaring Twenties are often seen as a time of great prosperity driven by the introduction of a wide array of new _______________.
29. Considered by many to be the greatest tennis player of all time.
30. A term which describes Americas movement from wartime to more peacetime. This brought soldiers home and back to work creating products for people to use and not for war.
31. Another term for the right to vote. This was finally granted to women on August 18, 1920.
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1. The first pilot to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean – taking 33.5 hours to complete the journey. He was born north of St. Cloud in Little Falls.
5. Hidden businesses that illegally sold alcohol even after the Volstead Act was passed and alcohol became illegal.
9. The most famous of all gangsters during the 1920s. Died while in prison for tax evasion.
10. One of the most popular forms of dance developed in the 1920s – exploded after being featured in two Broadway shows in 1922.
11. Another name for the Roaring 20s –described due to the amusement, fun, and music to take away the pain of World War I.
13. The most famous of all Jazz musicians of the 1920s making “scat singing” popular.
14. A hair style worn by women of the 1920s – very short hair.
16. Famous boxer of the 1920s – eventually won the World heavyweight boxing title.
20. During the 1920s, the development of _____________ allowed for cheaper prices of technology products.
21. Were strung across the continent bringing communication to people from far distances.
23. As America continued to fight for the end of drinking, these “characters” began to grow in numbers and importance bringing organized crime all over the United States.
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