Unit 5 The Roaring 1920s and the Great Depression

4. Secret bars that sold alcohol during Prohibition.
5. Poor communities made of small, makeshift houses.
6. Time of severe unemployment and poverty.
8. A time of growth in African American art, music, and literature.
9. Believed Black Americans should demand equal rights immediately and helped start civil rights groups.
10. Famous jazz musician and trumpet player.
12. Belief in strict, literal interpretation of the Bible.
14. Writer who described the 1920s lifestyle (The Great Gatsby).
16. Severe drought and dust storms that ruined farms.
18. Investing money hoping prices will go up quickly.
19. Trial about teaching evolution in schools.
20. Famous poet who celebrated Black life.
24. Trial of two immigrants many believed were unfairly convicted.
27. A group that fought for equal rights for Black Americans in the early 1900s.
33. President during the start of the Great Depression.
34. Sinclair Writer who exposed problems in the meatpacking industry.
35. Young woman in the 1920s who broke traditional rules (short hair, new fashion, independence).
36. President who continued some Progressive reforms after Roosevelt.
37. People who made or sold illegal alcohol.
38. Raised taxes on imports to protect U.S. businesses.
39. Writer who criticized American society.

1. A movement to fix social problems, improve government, and protect workers and consumers.
2. A program to ensure fairness for workers, businesses, and consumers.
3. giving money or food directly to people in need.
7. Group of corrupt friends connected to President Harding.
11. Limited how many immigrants could enter the U.S.
13. Scandal where officials secretly sold oil rights for money.
14. President who created the New Deal to fight the Depression.
15. Gave women the right to vote.
17. Day the stock market crashed, leading to economic collapse.
21. African American author who wrote about Black culture.
22. Laws that enforced segregation and discrimination against Black people in the South.
23. Worked to end child labor and improve working conditions.
25. Group formed to fight for equality and end racial discrimination.
26. Believed Black Americans should focus on learning skills and working hard to gain respect and equality over time.
28. Popular blues singer of the 1920s.
29. Journalists who exposed corruption and problems in society.
30. to help the economy and people during the Great Depression.
31. A book that showed unsafe conditions in factories.
32. Time when alcohol was illegal in the U.S. (1920–1933).