Question

roaring twenties: who am i?
directions: match the individual with their appropriate statements/descriptions. write their last name by their description.

1. ___ a leading writer of the harlem renaissance determined to overcome racial prejudice.
2. ___ is considered to be the \father of jazz.\
3. ___ african american poet who expressed pride in his heritage while attacking racism.
4. ___ attempted to organize african americans in a back - to - africa movement
5. ___ created an effective method of assembly line to mass produce goods.
6. ___ his motto was, \the business of america is business.\
7. ___ his popularity increased interests in aviation and technology.
8. ___ mass produced the automobile creating an affordable car for americans.
9. ___ wrote the the jazz age and the great gatsby.
10. ___ presidents slogan was \a return to normalcy.\
11. ___ tennessee teacher arrested for teaching darwins theory of evolution
12. ___ is part of a group of writers known as the lost generation
13. ___ musician of the harlem renaissance artistic movement
14. ___ stressed racial unity of blacks through self - help and promoting only black businesses
15. ___ challenged traditional beliefs (biblical) with new scientific theories.
16. ___ the first person to fly across the atlantic ocean in 1927.
17. ___ most of his writings focused on the rejection of the desire for material wealth
18. ___ the last republican president of the 1920s.
19. ___ presidency was tainted with the teapot dome scandal
20. ___ the president when the stock market crashes in 1929.
21. ___ this president pursued arms reduction by all the major world powers.
22. ___ two - term president after the death of president warren harding.

Explanation:

1. Langston Hughes was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance, using his writing to combat racial prejudice.
2. Louis Armstrong is widely regarded as the "father of jazz" for his significant contributions to the genre.
3. Langston Hughes, as an African - American poet, expressed pride in his heritage while criticizing racism.
4. Marcus Garvey led the Back - to - Africa movement, aiming to organize African Americans.
5. Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing with the assembly line.
6. Calvin Coolidge's motto was "the business of America is business."
7. Charles Lindbergh's flight increased public interest in aviation.
8. Henry Ford mass - produced affordable automobiles.
9. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Jazz Age and The Great Gatsby.
10. Warren Harding's slogan was "a return to normalcy."
11. John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution.
12. F. Scott Fitzgerald was part of the Lost Generation.
13. Louis Armstrong was a key musician in the Harlem Renaissance.
14. Marcus Garvey emphasized racial unity and black businesses.
15. John Scopes' case challenged traditional beliefs with science.
16. Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly across the Atlantic in 1927.
17. F. Scott Fitzgerald's works often rejected materialism.
18. Herbert Hoover was the last Republican president of the 1920s.
19. Warren Harding's presidency was marred by the Teapot Dome Scandal.
20. Herbert Hoover was president during the 1929 stock market crash.
21. Warren Harding pursued arms reduction.
22. Calvin Coolidge served two terms after Harding's death.

Answer:

1. Langston Hughes
2. Louis Armstrong
3. Langston Hughes
4. Marcus Garvey
5. Henry Ford
6. Calvin Coolidge
7. Charles Lindbergh
8. Henry Ford
9. F. Scott Fitzgerald
10. Warren Harding
11. John Scopes
12. F. Scott Fitzgerald
13. Louis Armstrong
14. Marcus Garvey
15. John Scopes
16. Charles Lindbergh
17. F. Scott Fitzgerald
18. Herbert Hoover
19. Warren Harding
20. Herbert Hoover
21. Warren Harding
22. Calvin Coolidge