Jeopardy

1920s Art & Immigration Famous Trials

Lit & Harlem KKK, & & Prohibition
Econ The Red Scare
BUST!

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Final Jeopardy
 $100 Question from H1

Many Americans wanted to return to ______________ after

World War I, because they feared joining the League of Nations
would involve them in another European war.
$100 Answer from H1

Isolationism
 $200 Question from H1

True or False: The US Senate ratified the

Treaty of Versailles.
$200 Answer from H1

False.
$300 Question from H1

Herbert Hoover and Calvin Coolidge were two presidents

that believed the government should stay out of
private businesses. This is called __________ _______.
$300 Answer from H1

Laissez-faire
$400 Question from H1

What new method of production did Henry Ford

invent, which sped up production and made many
products more affordable?
$400 Answer from H1

The Assembly Line

$500 Question from H1

The practice of __________ on _________, or

installment plans, allowed people to purchase more
than they could afford during the booming 1920s!
 $500 Answer from H1
BUYING ON CREDIT
$100 Question from H2

The ______ ________ were writers of the 1920s

that were disillusioned after WWI
and were also critical of the consumer, materialistic
society of the 1920s.
$100 Answer from H2

The Lost Generation

 $200 Question from H2

These female painter popularized abstract paintings of flowers

and animal skulls. Her work was a major departure from the
realism of the Victorian era.
$200 Answer from H2

Georgia O’Keefe
$300 Question from H2

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

$300 Answer from H2

A cultural movement that began

in Harlem, New York of African Americans that
involved literature, art, and music. It changed
the perception of African Americans in the US
$400 Question from H2

What role did radio play in the Harlem Renaissance?

$400 Answer from H2

It helped bring jazz to mainstream “white” America

$500 Question from H2

This writer, known primarily for his poetry, is one of the

most famous names associated with the Harlem
Renaissance. You may have read his poetry in English
class!
$500 Answer from H2

Langston Hughes
 $100 Question from H3

The Red Scare referred to the fear of _________________.

 $100 Answer from H3

COMMUNISM REVOLUTION
$200 Question from H3

Why did the KKK experience a new popularity

during the 1920s?
$200 Answer from H3

Many Americans were fearful of the effect that

immigrants would have on American society
$300 Question from H3

What were the Palmer Raids?

$300 Answer from H3

Raids designed to weed out possible Communist

Party members in the US. The Palmer Raids were
accused of violating civil rights
$400 Question from H3

What was the main purpose of the National

Origins Act of 1924? Did it work?
 $400 Answer from H3
To prevent further immigration to the United States from certain
Nationalities

Yes, immigration greatly decreased during the 1920s

$500 Question from H3

This movie is considered the first motion picture &

Gave a sympathetic portrayal of the KKK and the
Post-Civil War South
 $500 Answer from H3

THE BIRTH OF A NATION

$100 Question from H4

Prohibition outlawed the production and sale of

________________.
 $100 Answer from H4
ALCOHOL
$200 Question from H4

A secret place where you could purchase alcohol

was called a ___________
$200 Answer from H4

Speakeasy
$300 Question from H4

Prohibition was extremely difficult to enforce. It

was created to reduce crime but led to the practice of
____________, the term used to define the illegal
production and distribution of alcohol
$300 Answer from H4

Bootlegging
$400 Question from H4

The Scopes Monkey trial pitted the teaching of

__________ against the teaching of the Bible in TN
public schools, thus revealing the 1920s social
tensions between science and religion.
$400 Answer from H4

Evolution
$500 Question from H4

Sacco and Vanzetti were two

people charged with killing a
shop clerk, many Americans
felt they were wrongly
convicted because they were:
1) ___________

2) ___________
$500 Answer from H4

1) Italian
immigrants
(anti-immigrant
nativism)

2) Anarchists (The
Red Scare)
$100 Question from H5

Buying on the margin and speculation led to the

Stock Market crash, known as _________ ___________.
It crashed in which year: 1929, 1925; 1935?
$100 Answer from H5

BLACK TUESDAY

1929
$200 Question from H5

Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to re-establish faith

In the banks, so he created the ________ in his
1st New Deal, which insured up to $ 2500 in savings.
$200 Answer from H5

FDIC
 $300 Question from H5

What function did the Social Security Act perform?

$300 Answer from H5

Used direct taxes to provide financial assistance to the

unemployed, the disabled, and the elderly
$400 Question from H5

FDR’s “Fireside chats” are notable because it is the first

time a president…
$400 Answer from H5

Used the radio to effectively communicate with

Americans
$500 Question from H5

The New Deals alleviated some of the economic

problems of the Great Depression, but were mostly
unsuccessful at stimulating the economy. Two groups
saw little benefit from the New Deals. They were: ?
 $500 Answer from H5

Blacks and women

 Final Jeopardy
List at least 3 of the events or economic problems that
contributed to the Great Depression.
Final Jeopardy Answer

Stock market crash, bank closings,

overproduction, factories go out
of business, unemployment, the
Dust Bowl