Who were writers from the Harlem Renaissance?

Arna Bontemps and Zora Neal Hurston

What did NOT happen post World War 1?

Americans embraced the emergence of communism

What is one way that the automobile did NOT change American culture?

There were more injuries and deaths from car accidents

How did the assembly line change the work environment in offices?

Offices resembled factories with paperwork assembly lines

What is a Managerial Revolution?

Intro of the white collar worker, colleges trained managers

How did an increase in income change the average standard of living?

cleaning became faster, and refrigeration made food better

How did the assembly line change the work environment in factories?

Jobs didn't require much thought or training, but discipline

What was NOT a reason that Henry Ford double his worker's wages?

The government raised minimum wage, so he had to

What is NOT a work of the Harlem Renaissance?

Bruce Barton The Man Nobody Knows

What was the "new voice" developed during the Harlem Renaissance

It proclaimed that they would not be second rate citizens

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1
What was a social conflict in America during the 1920's?
America vs. Schools
America vs. Industry
America vs. Women
America vs. Religion
2
Who did AIain Locke inspire? (THERE ARE 2 CORRECT ANSWERS)
Claude McKay
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Arna Bontemps
Langston Hughes
3
Who were writers from the Harlem Renaissance?
Arna Bontemps and Zora Neal Hurston
Hemingway and Fitzgerald
Locke and Bruce Barton
Langston Hughes and Claude McKay
4
What did NOT happen post World War 1?
African Americans move north in "the great migration"
Women received the right to vote
Americans embraced the emergence of communism
Faith was put in big businesses
5
What was a social conflict in America during the 1920's?
America vs. Immegration
America vs. Industry
America vs. Schools
America vs. The British
6
Who inspired the Harlem Renaissance?
Jesus
Henry Ford
Langston Hughes
Alain Locke
7
What is one way that the automobile did NOT change American culture?
There were more injuries and deaths from car accidents
Distances from where people lived, shopped and work changed
Americans experienced debt for the 1st time from buying cars
The dating habits of young people changed
8
How did the assembly line change the work environment in offices?
The wages in the offices were raised as well
There were fewer office jobs because factories took over
Office work was less fun than factories and people got sad
Offices resembled factories with paperwork assembly lines
9
What is a Managerial Revolution?
Henry Ford improved the assembly line, increasing efficiency
small business are taken over or absorbed by big businesses
Productivity increased due to new technology and techniques
Intro of the white collar worker, colleges trained managers
10
Which is NOT a way that United States become prosperous in the 1920's?
New industries created new jobs for more people
Selling gold from the west
Industrial productivity rose 70% between 1922 and 1928
Businesses expanded to become big businesses
11
How did an increase in income change the average standard of living?
Americans became healthier because they could buy medicines
Americans started to purchase more goods from China
cleaning became faster, and refrigeration made food better
Americans were happier because they could buy anything
12
What was a social conflict in America during the 1920's?
America vs. Women
America vs. Schools
America vs. Alcohol
America vs. The West
13
Who were writers from the Lost Generation?
Langston Hughes and Claude McKay
Hemingway and Fitzgerald
Locke and Bruce Barton
Arna Bontemps and Zora Neal Hurston
14
Who did newspapers list as leaders among the 59 people who "ruled the country"?
Leaders of Newspapers
Leaders of the American Government
Leaders of Big Businesses
Leaders of the church
15
In "The Man Nobody Knows" by Bruce Barton, who does he argue was the first business man?
Henry Ford
Claude McKay
Jesus
Alain Locke
16
How did the assembly line change the work environment in factories?
Assembly lines had cleaner air than stuffy workshops
Assembly lines were less dangerous than previous methods
Jobs didn't require much thought or training, but discipline
Assembly lines were more fun so people were happier at work
17
What was NOT a reason that Henry Ford double his worker's wages?
The government raised minimum wage, so he had to
His workers would be more likely to show up and stay
Workers would be willing to do boring work without complaint
It would increase sales since his workers could buy a car
18
What was a social conflict in America during the 1920's?
America vs. the KKK
America vs. Schools
America vs. Industry
America vs. The West
19
What is NOT a work of the Harlem Renaissance?
Arna Bontemps' poem A Black Man Talks of Reaping
Claude McKay Home to Harlem
Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Bruce Barton The Man Nobody Knows
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What was the "new voice" developed during the Harlem Renaissance
It was sad and woeful for the good times passed
It proclaimed that they would not be second rate citizens
It was hopeful and full of beautiful imagery
It was happy and content with the current situation

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