Boom to Bust Crossword

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  1. 3. Popular form of music in the 1920s.
  2. 6. During the 1920s consumers took on more of this buy new consumer goods such as washing machines, stoves, cars and radios.
  3. 8. The name of this street was associated with the boom that took place in the stock market
  4. 9. Prohibition led to a huge jump in this as organized crime groups battle for turf and markets to sell alcohol illegally
  5. 15. This group made enormous profits during prohibition selling alcohol illegally
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  1. 1. This was home run hitting outfielder for the New York Yankees that became a household name and represented a huge increase in entertainment in 1920s.
  2. 2. With the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, voting rights were finally acknowledged on the federal level for ______________. Leading to a more prominent political and social presence in American society.
  3. 4. This trial took place in Tennessee and represented the clash between science and religion that was taking place during the 1920s in many parts of the United States. This was the last name of the Science teacher that was fined for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.
  4. 5. Despite a booming economy, wealth was not distributed equally. This percentage of people live at or below the poverty line during the 1920s.
  5. 7. This new piece of technology allowed people to get news, entertainment, advertisements and contributed to a culturally unifying set of shared experiences across the United States.
  6. 10. This was the last name of the pilot that flew solo across the Atlantic and was greeted as a hero in Europe and the United States
  7. 11. This term described the passage of the 18th amendment, making the sale and consumption of alcohol illegal.
  8. 12. This was the name of saloons and nightclubs that sold alcohol to patrons illegally during prohibition
  9. 13. This was a section of New York city that was home to numerous artistic and social achievements during the 1920s.
  10. 14. According to the 1920 census, for the first time in U.S. history more people were living here than in small rural communities.