1920s America- History quiz- 41-60

Pole Sitting

Give one example of a crazy craze from the 1920s?

Babe Ruth

Name one famous baseball star of the Roaring 20s

Cinema

Where did 100 million Americans go every week by 1929?

Los Angeles

Where was Hollywood?

Charlie Chaplin

Which film star became known for his silent comedy in the 1920s?

A “talkie”

What film type was produced for the first time in 1927?

Ban on production and sales of alcohol

What was prohibition?

Temperence

Which type of societies campaigned for prohibition?

1920

When was prohibition introduced?

Volstead Act

Name the Act that introduced Prohibition

1500

How many prohibition agents were there to enforce the law

bootlegging

What was smuggling illegal alcohol across the border known as?

a speakeasy

What was an illegal bar called?

Chicago

which city did Al Capone run?

Bugs Moran

Which rival gang did Al Capone target on St. Valentine’s day?

1933

When was prohibition ended?

$2 million a week

How much money was Al Capone making at the height of prohibition?

Jewish/ Catholic

Which religion were many of the new immigrants?

40 million

How many people emigrated to America between 1850 and 1914?

1917

When did the Russian Revolution happen making many people fear foreigners?