The Roaring 20s Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• ellington: american composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra. this man is considered to be one of america's greatest composers.
• gams: a 1920s slang term that referred to a woman's legs
• chaplin: english comic actor and composer. became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, "the tramp."
• volstead act: act by congress that enforced prohibition from 1919 to 1933
• babe ruth: professional baseball player whose career in major league baseball spanned over 22 seasons
• isolationism: a national policy of avoiding involvement in the national affairs of other countries.
• jazz: style of african-american music that originated in new orleans and became the music of the decade.
• speakeasy: an illicit establishment that sells alcoholic beverages. also called a blind tiger or a blind pig.
• flapper: known for their unconventional style and behavior, these women were one of the first symbols of woman's freedom
• cheaters: a 1920s slang term that referred to glasses
• bull market: a term mostly used in to refer to the stock market.
• al capone: known by the nickname, "scarface," a gangster who attained notoriety during the prohibition era and boss of the chicago outfit.
• great gatsby: novel written by f. scott fitzgerald
• harlem renaissance: known as the "new negro movement."