The Roaring 20's

3. The comedy star of many silent films of the time.
13. Just like people sit around their TV's today to watch shows, people in the 1920's gathered around the ______ to listen to shows and broadcasts.
14. Wrote about wealthy Americans during the jazz age (i.e. The Great Gatsby.
15. The "founding father of jazz".
16. One of the most famous composers/conductors of the Harlem Renaissance.
17. Led by many womens' groups, this movement pushed to ban the making and drinking of alcohol.
19. Major time of change in U.S. history that affected the way people dressed and how they spent their money.
21. Many new inventions that made life easier were created, and to make their product stand out companies started ___________.
23. After World War I, the United States returend to _______ and didn't want to get involved with other countries.
24. Illegal bars that popped up after the 18th Amendment & knowing the password was important.
25. Mass production of an item where the workers do the same task over and over.
27. Author of the Grapes of Wrath.

1. Time period in U.S. history where a new unique form of music took over the country.
2. The time period in history between 1920-1933 when the making & selling of alcoholic beverages was banned.
4. Author & poet that portrayed black life in America.
5. Without this innovator of the early 20th century, we wouldn't have cell phones.
6. Known for paintings of city landscapes & of the southwest.
7. Famous painter who used bold colors to show the experiences of black Americans during the 1920's.
8. The only amendment in the U.S. Constitution to be repealed.
9. Due to prejudice & discrimination, many African Americans fled to the North.
10. People who illegally sold and/or distributed alcohol during Prohibition.
11. Repealed the 18th Amendment.
12. A "rebirth" of African American art, music and literature based in Harlem, NYC.
18. The most notorious bootlegger of the time, who ended up at Alcatraz.
20. A woman who went against the traditional way women dressed and acted.
22. The automobile allowed people who originally had to live close to their jobs in the city to now live in the _______ and commute to the city.
26. Radio, newspapers, and magazines are all forms of __________.