You will be given a series of questions to be answered, requiring much research on your part. You will also be required to write an essay once you have gathered the necessary information. Who knows what you will find? Good luck on your quest. You will need it. To help you, here are some sites to go to.

Here are the questions you will use:

Going into the 1920's, drinking was a major problem for most Americans. Men came home, went to work, and lived their lives in mostly drunken state. Many people in America thought that if alcohol could be illuminated, then America would be a much more prosperous place.

Question #1.

The women's movement slowly began to use propaganda to influence women, and some men across America. They thought that if liquor were banned, then people would go to work and to their homes sober and clean. People would stop beatings, robbery would go down, and the U.S. would be a better place. So through speeches and ad's, the Prohibition movement became strong.

Question #2.

Soon, the women's suffrage movement had so much power, that the Congress voted in the 18th Amendment to the Constitution.

Question #3.

On the night of January 16th, 1920, the U.S. went dry. Police raided beer holds, smashing all liquor they found. They didn't nearly get all of it though.

Question #4.

Many people were able to make a killing off of Prohibition by running liquor and selling it for inflated prices. Some went as far as to buy off and control entire cities. One such man was Al Capone.

Question #5.

For a long time, gangs struggled with other gangs for control of their territories. The cities had to put up with numerous shootings even in the broad daylight. There was one incident in Chicago that managed to change the opinion of the public about the negative effects of prohibition.

Question #6.

The predominate figures in getting prohibition had originally been the woman. But now, many of their opinions were changing too.

Question #7.

U.S. Economy and stock market crash

The 1920's were a great time for America. At the end of World War One, many countries were going broke and America was picking up the profits. More and more people were seeing the stock market as a great investing opportunity. There were hundreds of new products that were making life easier, and the U.S. citizens were spending more and more money on them. It was a great time for the U.S. economy.

Question #8.

With more and more people investing in the stock market, the U.S. had never experienced a major crash in it. When one finally did occur, then people panicked. The stocks took a larger plunge then usual, and even though they normally would have gone back up again, people did panic and tried to sell all their stocks. When the clam people saw their stocks going down so far, they wanted out too. It turned into a big roller coaster of doom.

Question #9.

The roaring 20's had come to a halt in 1929 after the big crash. Many major companies had gone broke, as well as tons of banks. Millions were unemployed.

Question #10.

The 1920’s is by far considered a prosperous era, when the United States was in it’s golden stage. It was all cut short, however, by the infamous Great Depression. I hope this web page has helped you understand more about the 1920’s time period.

Now you've learned a little bit about the 1920's, it's time for your final quiz to see if you were really paying attention. This is the evaluation chart that we will use to grade all your answers with.