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Welcome to the interactive viewing guide for The Century: America's Time - Boom to Bust. This documentary covers the high-flying 1920s, a decade of unprecedented economic growth and cultural revolution, which ended in the most devastating financial crash in history.

Instructions:

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Complete the 15 questions across three sections as you watch.
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Part I: The Jazz Age (1920-1924)

1. What major migration movement saw African Americans moving from the rural South to northern cities like New York and Chicago?

The Industrial Exodus The Great Migration The Urban Shift The Northern Light Movement

2. Which city became the "Jazz Capital" and cultural epicenter of the world during the early 1920s?

New Orleans Chicago New York City (Harlem) Los Angeles

3. What was the term for the illegal bars that flourished during the Prohibition era?

Moonshiners Blind Tigers Speakeasies Gin Joints

4. What 1920s invention brought news, music, and sports directly into people's living rooms for the first time?

The Television The Phonograph The Radio The Telegraph

5. How did the "Flapper" represent a significant change in American culture during this decade?

She represented a return to traditional Victorian values She symbolized a new-found social and personal freedom for women She focused primarily on political activism She rejected modern technology

Part II: Cultural Clashes (1925-1927)

6. Who became an international hero in 1927 for completing the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic?

Amelia Earhart Charles Lindbergh Howard Hughes Orville Wright

7. The 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial focused on the conflict between science and religion regarding the teaching of:

Astronomy Physics Evolution Geology

8. What organization saw a massive resurgence in the 1920s, claiming over 4 million members nationwide?

The NAACP The ACLU The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) The American Legion

9. What was the name of the period of African American artistic explosion in New York City?

The Harlem Renaissance The Jazz Revival The Great Awakening The Northern Enlightenment

10. Which sports hero became the "Sultan of Swat" and a massive symbol of 1920s celebrity culture?

Jack Dempsey Babe Ruth Red Grange Ty Cobb

Part III: The Crash (1928-1929)

11. What risky practice contributed to the stock market's instability by allowing people to buy stocks with borrowed money?

Short Selling Buying on Margin Inside Trading Dividend Splitting

12. On what date did the stock market experience its most catastrophic crash, known as "Black Tuesday"?

October 1, 1929 October 24, 1929 October 29, 1929 November 11, 1929

13. Approximately how much paper wealth vanished from the American economy in the weeks following the crash?

$1 Billion $10 Billion $30 Billion $100 Billion

14. What was the primary underlying reason for the economic "bust" after a decade of "boom"?

Too much government regulation Over-speculation, high debt, and easy credit A lack of consumer products A sudden decrease in the population

15. By the end of 1929, the sense of infinite progress was replaced by the onset of what global crisis?

The Second World War The Cold War The Great Depression The Dust Bowl