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Flashcards by Izzy Noone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Izzy Noone
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| Question | Answer |
| Two Reasons to Support Prohibition | Alcohol= family breakup/ poor work/ crime/ insanity/ grain needed for food |
| What was a 'dry' state? | A state which had already brought in Prohibition |
| What had to be amended in order for alcohol to be prohibited from 1920 onwards? | The Constitution |
| Which amendment to the constitution was the Volstead Act? | 18th Amendment |
| What were nicknames for a) Smugglers b) Home-brewed alcohol c) Illegal clubs | a) Bootleggers b)Moonshine c) Speakeasies |
| What was the main link between Prohibition and organised crime? | Gangsters took over the supply of alcohol |
| Give two officials the gangsters had to bribe and corrupt | Police, judges, juries, prohibition agents |
| Three reasons why organised crime became so powerful in the 20s | Ordinary people had no respect for the la, 'protection' money, gang warfare, cars for quick getaways, ex-WW1 soldiers were killers, huge profits for bribes, honest police & lawyers were powerless, lack of witnesses |
| Which city did 'Al Capone work in? | Chicago |
| What happened on Feb 14th 1929 as an example of the power of gangsters? | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| Give one reason why people turned against Prohibition | Increased violence/ People were still drinking/ loss of tax revenue/ increase in corruption |
| When did prohibition end? | 1933 |
| Give two places people spent their leisure time in the 20s | Theatres, sports stadiums, racetracks, clubs |
| What kind of music and dance was popular? | Jazz and the Charleston/ Blackbottom |
| How did films and film stars have an effect on consumerism? | People wanted to be like what they saw (dress, looks, home, styles, cars, clothes) |
| Name two famous actors/actresses from the 1920s | Rudolph Valentino/ Gloria Swanson/ Charlie Chaplin/ Clara Bow |
| What was published in 1920 to combat the immorality of the films? | The Hays Code |
| What was the most famous baseball player of the 1920s and what did he advertise? | George Hermann (Babe Ruth) Coca Cola |
| Just before WW1 women could vote in some states but not others. True or false? | True |
| What year did all women in the USA get the vote? | 1920 |
| Life for women before the vote: Underline THREE correct adjectives only | Well paid, Traditional, Adventurous, Family-based, Heavily corseted, Independent |
| Life changed for SOME women in the 1920s: Underline THREE correct ideas | Equally paid to men Lipsticked & made up Labour-saving devices Tied back long hair Became 'flappers' |
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