1920s
Across
- 4. Pact another attempt to prevent war.
- 6. Hoover an accomplishment servent
- 9. Garvey Born in Jamaica, Garvey traveled widely before immigrating to Harlem in 1916. From his travels, Garvey drew one important conclusion: Everywhere blacks were exploited. To combat the problem, he promoted the idea of universal black nationalism and organized a “Back to Africa” movement.
- 11. Amendment took away the manufacture, distribution, and sale of alcohol anywhere in the United States
- 14. Investors were gambling, often with money they did not even have, on stock increases to turn quick profits.
- 18. Hughes most powerful African American literary voice of his time.
- 19. Neale Hurston another powerful voice.
- 20. Mckay most militant of these writers.
Down
- 1. Act law that officially enforced the amendment.
- 2. banning of alcoholic use.
- 3. musicians creatively recombine different forms of music, including African American blues and ragtime, and European-based popular music.
- 5. Smith the “Empress of the Blues.”
- 7. Naval Disarmament Conference Raised hopes that they could solve disagreement without starting a war.
- 8. Harlem Renaissance helped give a new vocabulary and dynamic to race relations in the United States.
- 10. Plan U.S arranged loans to Germany and got arrested.
- 12. Klux Klan promotes hatred for African americans
- 13. sold illegal alcohol to consumers. In cities, secret drinking establishments, known as speakeasies, attracted eager customers.
- 15. Armstrong unofficial ambassador of jazz.
- 16. Dome Scandal The scandal involved Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall.
- 17. Tuesday More than 16 million shares were sold as the stock market collapsed in the Great Crash.