Post WWI and 1920s Flashcard

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What does it mean to migrate?

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To move from one place to another

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When did most of the Great Migration take place?

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during and after WWI

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Reason African Americans moved from the South to the North and Midwest (1910-1930)?

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There were more jobs.

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During the Great Migration, some African Americans chose to move North and to the Midwest for several reasons. Which of the following was most likely NOT a reason that they would have migrated? Options: The hope for a better job., The desire to escape Jim Crow Laws., The cotton crop failed and many lost their jobs., They wanted to move to a place with a better climate.

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They wanted to move to a place with a better climate.

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What was one reason for the riots?

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anger over blacks moving to 'white towns' and getting jobs there

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What helped earn Greenwood the nickname Black Wall Street?

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Many blacks were successful and prosperous

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Red Summer of 1919 was

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Attacks on African American across the country

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The July 1919 riot in Chicago was

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the result of increased racial tensions

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President Harding advocated for what?

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A Return to Normalcy

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The new President, Warren Harding, campaigned on and promised a "return to normalcy", which usually included

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isolationism and allowing big business to do what they wanted.