Across
- 3. To cancel a law.
- 5. Renaissance A period in the 1920s when African American achievements in art and music and literature flourished.
- 6. Dome Scandal A government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921.
- 8. Amendment Banned the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcohol, repealed by the 21st amendment.
- 10. Capone United States gangster during Prohibition, until he was arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947).
- 11. Amendment Repealed the 18th Amendment.
- 12. A period from 1920 to 1933 when the selling, making, and transportation of alcohol was illegal in the United States, by the 18th Amendment.
- 13. Scare A period of general fear of communists.
- 15. A place where alcoholic drinks were sold and consumed during prohibition.
Down
- 1. Movement The push for voting rights for women that took place in the United States leading up to 1920.
- 2. Women in the 1920's who rejected old ways of dress, fashion, and behavior.
- 4. Migration Movement of African Americans from the South to the North for jobs and better opportunities.
- 7. Crime A business that supplies illegal goods and services for profit.
- 8. Amendment Gave women the right to vote.
- 9. A neighborhood in NYC that became a center for African American writers, musicians, and artists.
- 14. Music that grew to be popular in the 1920s that was influenced by music in West Africa and often played by African Americans.
