The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans......

Created noteworthy works of art and literature

What did the 18th Amendment do?

Banned the making and selling of alcohol.

Prohibition was passed in order to

To reduce crime and corruption and solve social problems

In the US, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by ____________.

Increased consumer borrowing and spending

What was the main cause of the the migration of African Americans to the north after WWI?

Availability of new factory jobs

The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by

Development of new consumer goods industries

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Roaring Twenties Review

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1
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s was a period when African Americans......
migrated to the West in search of land and jobs.
Created noteworthy works of art and literature
used violence to fight segregation in the military.
left the US in large numbers to settle in Nigeria
2
What did the 18th Amendment do?
Banned the making and selling of alcohol.
Said that alcohol could only be sold by the government.
Required Americans to be 18 to purchase alcohol.
Said that only alcohol from foreign countries could be sold.
3
How did mass production affect consumers?
People worked less hours
People could fly across the Atlantic
Henry Ford made a lot of money
Prices decreased
4
Fashionable young women intent on enjoying themselves and flouting conventional standards of behavior were called _____?
independent
bad girls
flappers
talkies
5
Prohibition was passed in order to
Allow people the freedom to say out later at night
Allow the government to lower the drinking age
To reduce crime and corruption and solve social problems
Deny immigrants the right to return to their country
6
In the US, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by ____________.
Increased consumer borrowing and spending
Major reforms with unions
A willingness to encourage immigration to the U.S.
The active involvement of the US in Europe
7
Who was a famous pilot in the 1920s?
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
Charles Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
8
Who developed the assembly line to improve mass production?
Langston Hughes
Charles Lindbergh
Herbert Hoover
Henry Ford
9
What did the 21st amendment do?
Freed slaves
Ended Prohibition
Gave women the right to vote
Banned the sale and consumption of alcohol
10
What did the 19th amendment do?
Freed slaves
Banned the sale and consumption of alcohol
Ended Prohibition
Gave women the right to vote
11
What was the main cause of the the migration of African Americans to the north after WWI?
Efforts of the civil rights movement
Success of military desegregation
Availability of new factory jobs
Impact of programs to help African Americans
12
The economic boom of the 1920s was primarily caused by
The rise of labor unions
Development of new consumer goods industries
The decline of the stock market
Free trade with other nations
13
Which did NOT improve the standard of living in the 1920s?
Airplanes
Radios
Stagecoach wagon
Automobiles
14
Who was a famous baseball player during the 1920s?
Joe Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Henry Ford
Babe Ruth

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