The new transportation systems had one thing in common and that was

they allowed more movement of people for fun, living & work

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance...

explored pains and joys of being AA

Why did the economic boom of the 1920s hurt US farmers?

lost their markets & overproduction led to low demand

In towns such as New York, Harlem, Chicago, and Cleveland,

black middle and upper classes emerged

Which of these factors helped hide economic problems in the 1920s?

Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit

How does the Great Migration lead to the black middle class?

black business owners cater to growing black population

What was the Great Migration?

AAs moving to the Northeast and Midwesr

Why were many factory workers unable to purchase the very products they built?

wages were too low to afford the new goods

Many new inventions were created to help women...

reduce the amount of time spent on housework

Which of the following does NOT describe a part of the Harlem Renaissance?

accomplished w/ help from Supreme Court rulings

How did the commercial change the way people thought about going into debt?

sold items people couldn't afford, so used installment plans

The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance...

formed a basis for later progress for AAs

The iconic view of women during the 1920s is a carefree rebel know as a flapper

even though most women became wives and mothers

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1
The new transportation systems had one thing in common and that was
they were only available for the super wealthy
they made business easier
they allowed more movement of people for fun, living & work
they were for white people only
2
The literature of the Harlem Renaissance...
is largely forgotten today
explored the origins of jazz
argued for separation of the races
explored pains and joys of being AA
3
Why did the economic boom of the 1920s hurt US farmers?
people wanted to spend their $ on "fancy" food from Europe
lost their markets & overproduction led to low demand
US refused to trade with any foreign nations
told to grow fewer crops by the government
4
In towns such as New York, Harlem, Chicago, and Cleveland,
black middle and upper classes emerged
blacks were often victims of Jim Crow Laws
blacks did no better than they did in the South
most blacks worked as sharecroppers
5
Which of these factors helped hide economic problems in the 1920s?
investors lost confidence in the market
wages increased at the same rate as worker productivity
farmers sold surpluses to pay off debt
Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit
6
Jazz was brought to Northern cities by
older generations
WWI veterans
southern African Americans
musicians from Mexico City area
7
How does the Great Migration lead to the black middle class?
black business owners cater to growing black population
whites began frequenting AA businesses
Jim Crow laws are repealed to keep AAs in the South
laws passed gave black business owners tax breaks
8
What was the Great Migration?
AAs moving to the Northeast and Midwesr
AAs moving to the South
AAs moving West
AAs moving to Canada
9
Which of the following LEAST contributed to the 1920s "consumer society?"
installment plans
mass production
ratification of 19th Amendment
mass advertising
10
Why were many factory workers unable to purchase the very products they built?
Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional to force them
wages were too low to afford the new goods
prohibited by company policy
most products were exported to Europe and Asia
11
Why did many AAs move to the North during the Great Migration?
all of the above
Jim Crow Laws
chance of a job
extreme poverty
12
Many new inventions were created to help women...
reduce the amount of time spent on housework
be able to find employment outside the house
raise their children
catch a good husband
13
Which of the following does NOT describe a part of the Harlem Renaissance?
pointed out how AAs were second class citizens
accomplished w/ help from Supreme Court rulings
celebrated African and black culture
AA writers, poets, musicians & artists
14
How did the commercial change the way people thought about going into debt?
commercials were the only way to find out about new products
all of the above
sold items people couldn't afford, so used installment plans
commercials said debt was good for the economy
15
The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance...
ended discrimination against AAs
was lost by the end of the 1920s
formed a basis for later progress for AAs
enabled AAs to form their own nation
16
The iconic view of women during the 1920s is a carefree rebel know as a flapper
even though those women were breaking laws and often jailed
b/c nearly every women became one
even though most women became wives and mothers
b/c all the famous ladies of the time period were flappers

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