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

Americans purchased many consumer goods on credit

Many new inventions were created to help women...

reduce the amount of time spent on housework

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

even though most women became wives and mothers

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

black middle and upper classes emerged

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance...

explored pains and joys of being AA

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

wages were too low to afford the new goods

What was the Great Migration?

AAs moving to the Northeast and Midwesr

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

lost their markets & overproduction led to low demand

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

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

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

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

black business owners cater to growing black population

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

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