US II 6- Roaring 20s and Great Depression

Question 1

What was one reason African Americans moved to cities during the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

Employment opportunities

Question 2

Creation of speakeasies, increase in alcohol smuggling, and growth of crime is evidence of the-

Accepted Answer

Failure of Prohibition

Question 3

People were able to light their homes at night and have activities after dark was due to:

Accepted Answer

Electrification

Question 4

Who wrote the poem "Harlem?"

Accepted Answer

Langston Hughes

Question 5

Which of the following would've been excited about technological advances in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

Entertainment

Question 6

What music form was the focus of the African American musicians during the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 7

One of the major results of improved transportation in and around cities was__________________:

Accepted Answer

Movement to suburban areas

Question 8

The period of rebirth of African American art forms is known as the -

Accepted Answer

Harlem Renaissance

Question 9

The automobile had a major effect on American society by_____________:

Accepted Answer

Providing greater mobility to Americans

Question 10

What was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Low unemployment-almost everyone had a job!

Question 11

The Stock Market Crashed on Black Friday, October 29 of what year?

Accepted Answer

1929

Question 12

Who was President when the Stock Market crashed?

Accepted Answer

Herbert Hoover

Question 13

1. WWI 2. Great Depression 3. Spanish-American War 4. Roaring 20s.

Accepted Answer

3,1,4,2

Question 14

What was NOT an effect of the growth of transportation-related industries?

Accepted Answer

Communication Industries Grew

Question 15

Which did NOT contribute to the Stock Market crash?

Accepted Answer

Stock prices dropped because few people purchased stocks

Question 16

Which Amendment to the Constitution repealed Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

21st

Question 17

In which direction were the majority of African-Americans moving during the Great Migration?

Accepted Answer

North and Midwest

Question 18

Who utilized the assembly line to make cars affordable for the average American?

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford

Question 19

Who was a famous Jazz composer during the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 20

Which industry was created by the 18th Amendment to the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Bootlegging

Question 21

The popularity of the artists from the Harlem Renaissance-

Accepted Answer

Spread to the rest of society

Question 22

Which of the following was NOT an effect of Prohibition?

Accepted Answer

Violent Crimes decreased

Question 23

What lesson was learned from American’s attempt to prohibit alcoholic beverages?

Accepted Answer

Unpopular laws are difficult if not impossible to enforce

Question 24

What cultural leader of the 1920s and 1930s painted this picture?

Accepted Answer

Georgia O’Keefe

Question 25

Why would a housewife living in the early 1900s have been thrilled with electrification?

Accepted Answer

Labor-saving products available

US II 6- Roaring 20s and Great Depression

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