Ch.20-American History

Question 1

The belief that America was losing its morals and needed to stay as white and protestant as pos

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nativist

Question 2

The National Origins Act of 1924

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exempted Mexicans from the quota system

Question 3

The Golden Age of Hollywood began in 1927 with the release of

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first motion picture with sound

Question 4

A characteristic of the Harlem Renaissance writing of Claude McKay is the contempt of

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racism

Question 5

Who wrote "The Great Gatsby?"

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 6

The "Sultan of Swat" was the nickname for

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Babe Ruth

Question 7

He was the most prolific, original, versatile writers of the Harlem Renaissance

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Langston Hughes

Question 8

The Great Migration had a significant impact on the political power of African Americans in

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north

Question 9

Many people viewed Sacco and Vanzetti with suspicion because they were

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Italian immigrants and anarchists

Question 10

Who was the famous trumpeter who helped make Jazz famous?

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Louis Armstrong

Question 11

John T. Scopes was put on trial for

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teaching evolution

Question 12

lifestyle of neighborhoods that promoted creativity for young artists and writers

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Bohemian

Question 13

What poet wrote in common speech and glorified the Midwest?

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Carl Sandburg

Question 14

The Universal Negro Improvement Association was formed to

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promote black pride and unity

Question 15

This soulful style of music had the classic themes of unfulfilled love, poverty and oppression

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Blues

Question 16

The emergence of African American arts in the 1920's became known as

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Harlem Renaissance

Question 17

The Universal Negro Improvement Association was founded by a dynamic black leader from Jamaica

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Marcus Garvey

Question 18

The KKK began to decline in the late 1920's, largely as a result of

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scandals involving Klan leaders

Question 19

a young, dramatic, and stylish woman of the 1920's is known as a

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flapper

Question 20

The new morality of the 1920's glorified

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personal freedom

Question 21

Americans feared that the country was losing its traditional values and joined a religious move

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Fundamentalism

Question 22

What music with its bold solos and improvisational freedom is recognized around the world

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jazz

Question 23

first African American representative elected to Congress from the North

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Oscar DePriest

Question 24

The NAACP's lobbying efforts influenced the House of Rep. to pass in 1922 but failed the Senate

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anti-lynching legislation

Question 25

This book was a condemnation of modern society showing the emptiness and superficiality of it

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The Great Gatsby

Question 26

The 21st amendment

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repealed prohibition

Question 27

The Cotton Club was

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Harlem club where many African Am's entertainers performed

Question 28

What was prohibition?

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made the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal

Question 29

In the early 1920's, the KKK added to its membership by

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hiring public relations people to promote the Klan

Question 30

After the Emergency Quota Act was passed, admission to the U.S was based on immigrants'

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ethnic identity and national origin

Ch.20-American History

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Ch.20-American History

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