Why was the period after World War I often called the Roaring Twenties in the United States?

It was a period of many cultural changes.

What was the main goal of poets, writers, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance?

to encourage pride in African American culture

How did the Harlem Renaissance impact African Americans in the 1920s?

It celebrated the beauty and uniqueness of African American culture.

How did the popularity of buying on credit impact the economy of the United States in the 1920s?

It allowed people to borrow money that they could not pay back.

How did the Great Migration influence social change in the United States?

African American influence in music and the arts increased.

What was one cause of the Harlem Renaissance?

the migration of African Americans into northern cities

How did the standard of living improve during the Roaring Twenties?

Technologies like electricity & automobile were available to many Americans

During the 1920s, what happened to expand democracy for the American people?

Women were given the right to vote through the 19th Amendment.

How did new inventions such as radios, automobiles, and movies change life for Americans during the 1920s?

The standard of living improved for people who could afford new products

How did women have a positive impact on the war efforts of World War I and World War II?

Women worked in factory jobs that were opened when men left for war

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1
Why was the period after World War I often called the Roaring Twenties in the United States?
It was a period of conflict.
It was a period of isolation.
It was a period of many cultural changes.
It was a period of economic depression.
2
What was the main goal of poets, writers, and artists of the Harlem Renaissance?
to support voting rights for women
to celebrate new inventions such as the automobile
to convince Congress to end Prohibition
to encourage pride in African American culture
3
How did the Harlem Renaissance impact African Americans in the 1920s?
It increased the political power of African Americans in the South.
It weakened the status of African Americans living in the South.
It celebrated the beauty and uniqueness of African American culture.
It created stronger laws that protected the rights of African Americans.
4
How did the popularity of buying on credit impact the economy of the United States in the 1920s?
It increased the value of most farmed goods.
It increased taxes on the lower classes.
It decreased the standard of living.
It allowed people to borrow money that they could not pay back.
5
Americans who took part in the Great Migration were most likely to settle in Philadelphia PA, Dallas TX, & New York NY.
True
False
6
How did the Great Migration influence social change in the United States?
African American influence in music and the arts increased.
The loss of population decreased the political power of the South.
The loss of labor led to the industrialization of the South.
African American influence in politics and government increased.
7
Why did many African Americans move to the North in the early 1900s?
to open schools
to find job opportunities
to spread industrialism to the North
to battle prejudice in the North
8
Which social movement is best represented by the effects listed in this chart?
prohibition
Harlem Renaissance
totalitarianism
Manifest Destiny
9
Americans who took part in the Great Migration were most likely to settle in which city?
Atlanta, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Dallas, Texas
Knoxville, Tennessee
10
What was one cause of the Harlem Renaissance?
the destruction of the southern sharecropping system
the migration of African Americans into northern cities
the election of African Americans into positions of political power
the growth of national forms of media like the radio
11
How did the standard of living improve during the Roaring Twenties?
Factories closed as laborers were able to open their own small businesses
Job opportunities allowed the population to move from cities to rural areas
African Americans in the South gained more social freedoms.
Technologies like electricity & automobile were available to many Americans
12
Which invention in the early 1900s made it possible for people to get information from around the world in their homes?
newspaper
radio
movies
television
13
What social movement began as a result of the migration of African Americans out of the South?
Harlem Renaissance
Industrial Revolution
Civil War
Great Depression
14
During the 1920s, what happened to expand democracy for the American people?
Segregation in public schools and buildings was outlawed.
Communists were kicked out of the country.
All immigrants were granted citizenship when they entered the country.
Women were given the right to vote through the 19th Amendment.
15
How did new inventions such as radios, automobiles, and movies change life for Americans during the 1920s?
Workers went to special training schools to learn to make the products.
The nation became more divided since products were only available in cities
All people were able to buy these new products and improve their lives.
The standard of living improved for people who could afford new products
16
This is a photograph of a band from the 1920s. This band was most likely started during what era?
World War I
Great Depression
Harlem Renaissance
Spanish-American War
17
What was the main goal of Prohibition?
to break up large trusts and monopolies
to give farmers more of a voice in government
to outlaw the sale of alcohol
to limit immigration from China
18
How did women have a positive impact on the war efforts of World War I and World War II?
Women took positions in military where they planned strategies for battles
Women became politicians & created laws to help soldiers returning from war
Women took positions as frontlines soldiers in the war effort
Women worked in factory jobs that were opened when men left for war

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