Why were American writers in the 1920's referred to as the "Lost Generation"?

Lost faith in cultural guideposts

What was the condition of the economy in America following World War 1?

Brief recession, followed by economic growth

How did the consumer economy affect the lives of women?

It made life easier for urban women

Nativists were opposed to immigration because

They feared loss of jobs and tradition

The Indian Citizenship Act

Made Native Americans into United States citizens

Langston Hughes' writing of the Harlem Renaissance showed

He celebrated African American Culture and Harlem History

Prohibition contributed to the growth of organized crime by

Easier for bootleggers to branch into other illegal activity

How did the automobile industry affect other industries?

Stimulated growth in other industries

American hybrid of African American and European music

Louis Armstrong is considered a jazz legend because of

His ability to play trumpet and sense of improvisation

Why was formal education important to urban Americans?

Needed to get a high paying job

African Americans in the 1920's faced discrimination

in the South, where Jim Crow laws were in effect

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The Roaring Twenties

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1
Harding and Coolidge favored policies that did what?
Encouraged activism
Brought about social reform
Aided the growth of business
Discouraged a laissez-faire economy
2
Why were American writers in the 1920's referred to as the "Lost Generation"?
Lost faith in the American government
Several American writers disappeared
Lost faith in cultural guideposts
American writers were unable to have children
3
A clash between Religion and Science was the focus of
The "Lost Generation"
The Great Migration
The Scopes Trial
The Harlem Renaissance
4
The Scopes Trial was a clash between
Education and Biology
Education and Science
Religion and Science
Biology and Science
5
Why did so many African Americans move north in the 1920's?
A better future
To serve in the military
To save money
The better weather
6
What was the condition of the economy in America following World War 1?
Long recession
Long decline in America's economy
Brief recession, followed by economic growth
Immediate prosperity
7
What was the major result of Ford's manufacturing techniques?
Fewer Americans had jobs
Car prices went up
More Americans bought cars from overseas
Car prices went down
8
How did the influence of jazz spread across the country so rapidly?
Letters
Speakeasies
Radio
Newspapers
9
How did the consumer economy affect the lives of women?
It made life easier for rural women
It made life easier for all working women
It made life easier for urban women
It made it harder for women to be housewives
10
Nativists were opposed to immigration because
They feared immigrants would take over the government
They feared loss of jobs and tradition
They feared a civil war between the United States and Mexico
They feared illegal immigrants would not build a wall
11
An American hybrid of African American and European music is
Jazz
Country
Heavy Metal
Techno
12
Where did middle and upper classes of African Americans emerge?
New York, Chicago, Cleveland
Kansas City, Las Vegas, Baltimore
Miami, Los Angeles, Dallas
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Stillwater
13
The largest cultural split in America during the 1920's was between
Urban and rural Americans
The North and the South
Young and elderly Americans
Men and women
14
The Indian Citizenship Act
Gave citizenship to only Native Americans born in Canada
Made Native Americans into United States citizens
Took away Native Americans citizenship
Took away Native Americans property
15
Langston Hughes' writing of the Harlem Renaissance showed
He celebrated African American Culture and Harlem History
His discontent with World War 1
Flaws within the United States government
How the price of the Model T affected women
16
Prohibition contributed to the growth of organized crime by
Forcing farmers to grow grain for alcohol
Forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws
Easier for bootleggers to branch into other illegal activity
Harder for bootleggers to branch into other illegal activity
17
How did the automobile industry affect other industries?
Stimulated growth in other industries
Made other industries incomes decline
Closed down the steel industry
It did not affect them at all
18
What was Jazz?
Fashion style in the 1920's that passed quickly
American hybrid of African American and European music
Musical style of southern plantation owners
Art that was created by 1920's women
19
Louis Armstrong is considered a jazz legend because of
His ability to play trumpet and sense of improvisation
Becoming the first white person to play jazz
Being the only African American to play jazz
His prediction that baseball would be the best sport ever
20
Why was formal education important to urban Americans?
Better education means more affordable housing
Needed to get a high paying job
Urban Americans needed an education to work in factories
Urban children needed a safe place to stay
21
Henry Ford's assembly line helped
Workers get second jobs
Lower the price of the Model T
Workers get payed more
Raise the price of the Model T
22
African Americans in the 1920's faced discrimination
in the North, where Jim Crow laws were in effect
in the North, where they could not get married
in the South, where they were not allowed to work
in the South, where Jim Crow laws were in effect
23
Victorian morality was rejected by
Harding and Coolidge
National Origins Act
The "New Woman" of the 1920's
The Harlem Renaissance
24
What happened to farm incomes in the 1920's?
Consistently moved up and down
Declined
Stayed the same
Inclined
25
Who was "The New Woman" of the 1920's?
Flubbers
Flappers
Flibbers
Floppers

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