1920s magazine crossword
Across
- 1. The right to vote, granted to women in 1920.
- 2. Teacher tried in 1925 for teaching evolution in a Tennessee school.
- 5. 30th President of the U.S. who advocated for minimal government intervention.
- 7. Leader of the UNIA and Black nationalist during the Harlem Renaissance.
- 8. Young women who embraced new fashions and social freedoms during the 1920s.
- 11. Prosecutor in the Scopes Trial, representing creationism.
- 12. A person who illegally sold or smuggled alcohol during Prohibition.
- 14. Infamous gangster involved in organized crime during Prohibition.
- 15. The nationwide ban on alcohol from 1920 to 1933.
- 17. Hughes, poet and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
- 19. Neighborhood in New York known for the cultural renaissance of African American art.
- 23. Secret bar where alcohol was illegally sold during Prohibition.
- 24. The belief that favors the interests of established inhabitants over immigrants.
Down
- 1. Italian immigrant executed after a controversial trial in the 1920s.
- 3. 29th President of the U.S., whose administration was marred by scandals.
- 4. Type of capitalism where businesses provide benefits to workers to prevent unrest.
- 6. Defense lawyer in the Scopes Trial, advocating for evolution.
- 9. Racially motivated killings, often done by mob justice.
- 10. Scare Fear of communism that led to anti-radical sentiment in the U.S. post-WWI.
- 13. The scandal involving the illegal leasing of federal oil reserves during Harding’s presidency.
- 16. Italian immigrant executed alongside Sacco, raising questions of injustice.
- 18. Last name of the teacher involved in the 1925 evolution trial.
- 20. White supremacist group that saw a revival in the 1920s.
- 21. Age A term used to describe the cultural movement of the 1920s.
- 22. Popular music genre that became iconic in the 1920s.