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A #review of the #Roaring #1920s
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Which of the following is a reason that African Americans moved from the South to the North?
Better schools
No KKK violence in the North
Better farmland
Fewer job opportunities
2
Where were Americans able to live due to the increase in affordable cars?
Farms
the North
Suburbs
Cities
3
Which of the following pairs are composers?
Duke Ellington and Jacob Lawrence
George Gershwin and Aaron Copland
John Steinbeck and Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong and F. Scott Fitzgerald
4
What was an important effect of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
African Americans supported prohibition
African Americans moved into cities in order to find jobs
All Americans expressed themselves in sports and movies
African Americans called for a greater social change
5
What is Prohibition?
Raising the standard of living
Another word for Jim Crow Laws
Giving the woman their right to vote
Makes it illegal to make, buy, sell and transport alcohol
6
Which invention helped to spread new music and information in the 1920s?
Radio
Railroads
Television
Record Player
7
Which of the following below is NOT a writer?
Langston Hughes
F. Scott Fitzgerald
John Steinbeck
Georgia O'Keefe
8
The Harlem Renaissance was a result of:
Immigration
Racism
The Great Migration
WWI
9
Which word best summarizes the 1920s in America?
Change
Dull
Normalcy
Traditional
10
The primary objective of the Harlem Renaissance writers was to
Encourage militant protest among African Americans
Support educational programs for African Americans
Improve literacy rate among the public
Generate pride in African American culture
11
Who's this?
Jacob Lawrence
Charlie Chaplin
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
12
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the 18th amendment?
Transporting Illegal Alcohol
Women's Suffrage
Speakeasies
Bootlegging
13
Which of the following was NOT an impact of Henry Ford's use of the assembly line?
Lower cost production
Cars became more affordable
People bought fewer cars
More people moved to suburbs
14
Which was NOT an effect of the Great Migration?
Increased black population in north and west
Harlem Renaissance
19th Amendment
Increased racial tensions
15
During the 1920s, black musicians invented a new type of music called
Folk
Rock
Jazz
Classic
16
True or False - Prohibition was successful.
True
False
17
Term for underground club/bar that served drinks during Prohibition?
Cotton Club
Speakeasy
Boozestorm
Ciggy
18
The Roaring Twenties happened immediately after which war?
World War I
The Civil War
World War II
The Revolutionary War
19
What are the Wright Brothers known for?
Using immigrants to assemble their airplanes
The assembly line
Helicopters
The first sustained air flight
20
Which of the following people below is NOT a musician?
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
21
What was Jacob Lawrence known for painting?
Poor people migrating west
World War I battle scenes
Images of the American Southwest
African Americans during the Great Migration
22
Prohibition led to all of the following EXCEPT
the growth of speakeasies
a rise in organized crime
more profits for bootleggers
a decrease in the amount of alcohol consumed by Americans
23
Term for someone who illegally deals (makes/smuggles) with alcohol during Prohibition
Bootlegger
Rum Ringer
Boozer
Modernist
24
Which person was NOT a member of the Harlem Renaissance?
Aaron Copland
Langston Hughes
Bessie Smith
Jacob Lawrence
25
Which of the following people are NOT artists?
Georgia O'Keefe
Jacob Lawrence
John Steinbeck
26
Why did Prohibition fail?
It was too difficult to enforce
Americans are law breakers
Americans liked the danger
The amendment was not repealed
27
An unforeseen consequence of Prohibition was the rise of:
Flappers
Organized crime
Illegal immigrants
KKK
28
Which amendment repealed prohibition?
18th
20th
19th
21st
29
The 18th amendment is also known as
Prohibition
Enfranchisement
Neutrality
Abolition of Slavery
30
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes are all examples of
Sports heroes
Harlem Renaissance poets
Men of the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance writers
31
What amendment to the constitution banned alcohol?
18th
20th
21st
17th
32
The _________ was an emergence of black culture and heritage in the 1920s.
New York Wave
Harlem Renaissance
Booklyn Revival
Manhattan Movement
33
During the 20s, musicians like George Gershwin and Aaron Copland composed music that was about
Partying
Money
Racism
America
34
"Renaissance" means:
Rewind
Rebirth
Reparations
Renew
35
One reason African Americans migrated, North, West and Northwest was
the spread of equality throughout the U.S
the approval of the prohibition amendment
a rise in organized crime
discrimination and racial violence
36
Which of the following was NOT something people did in the 1920s with their leisure time?
Go to the movie
Travel abroad
Call family and friends
Listen to the radio
37
Women who wore short skirts, short hair, and bold makeup were called
Flappers
Sassies
Showgirls
Flyers
38
Which accurately describes the literary works of Hughes, Fitzgerald and Steinbeck?
Traditional themes are the most popular
Politics and art never mix well
The best literature concerns the lives of the wealthy
Literature often reflects the times in which it was created
39
Who is the artist of the painting below?
Lilly Martin Spencer
Bessie Smith
Georgia O’Keeffe
Jacob Lawrence
40
Women began to compete for their right to
Smoke cigarettes
Vote
Sing in public
Dance
41
The period when African Americans create important works of art and literature is known as
The Red Scare
The Roaring 20s
The Harlem Renaissance
The Speakeasy Era
42
How was Henry Ford to sell cars at such a low price?
Mechanization eliminated the need for human labor
Rise in stock prices
Railroad no longer in use
Lack of public transportation
