The Century: Boom to Bust



The Century: Boom to Bust

1. What did the 18th Amendment do?

2. Where was liquor sold during Prohibition?

3. “Prohibition’s aim was to ____________________________”

4. The “Modern Age” was born in which city?

5. “More people worked in __________ than lived in small towns.”

6. In 1920, more Americans lived in ___________ than in ____________.

7. ________________ was where the action was at in the 1920’s.

8. The number of millionaires jumped over _____% from the prior decade.

9. The capital of jazz was in _________________.

10. America was ______________ in the 1920’s, starting with the cities.

11. By mid-decade, the gov’t was spending more than $__________ on highways, bridges, and tunnels

12. By 1927, ______% of household goods were bought on credit.

13. What item was desired most?

14. What did the 19th Amendment do?

15. What was the “Battle Heard Round the World”?

16. What city & state did this “battle” take place in?

17. Ku Klux Klan membership grew to how many during the 1920’s?

18. How many were lynched during the 1920’s?

19. Who was the biggest sports hero of the 1920’s?

20. In 1927, what pilot put aviation on the map? What was the name of his plane?

21. What did Admiral Byrd Do?

22. Who was inaugurated in 1929? What did he promise?

23. What happened on October 29, 1929?

24. How much was lost that one day on Wall Street?

The Century: Boom to Bust

1. What did the 18th Amendment do?

2. Where was liquor sold during Prohibition?

3. “Prohibition’s aim was to ____________________________”

4. The “Modern Age” was born in which city?

5. “More people worked in __________ than lived in small towns.”

6. In 1920, more Americans lived in ___________ than in ____________.

7. ________________ was where the action was at in the 1920’s.

8. The number of millionaires jumped over _____% from the prior decade.

9. The capital of jazz was in _________________.

10. America was ______________ in the 1920’s, starting with the cities.

11. By mid-decade, the gov’t was spending more than $__________ on highways, bridges, and tunnels

12. By 1927, ______% of household goods were bought on credit.

13. What item was desired most?

14. What did the 19th Amendment do?

15. What was the “Battle Heard Round the World”?

16. What city & state did this “battle” take place in?

17. Ku Klux Klan membership grew to how many during the 1920’s?

18. How many were lynched during the 1920’s?

19. Who was the biggest sports hero of the 1920’s?

20. In 1927, what pilot put aviation on the map? What was the name of his plane?

21. What did Admiral Byrd do?

22. Who was inaugurated in 1929? What did he promise?

23. What happened on October 29, 1929?

24. How much was lost the one day on Wall Street?

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