The Roaring 20s

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What were speakeasies?

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Secret establishments that illegally sold alcoholic beverages during Prohibition.

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How did Prohibition affect American life according to the text?

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It led to the establishment of speakeasies and an increase in organized crime.

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What was the effect of racial and ethnic conflicts on society for African Americans and immigrants during the 1920s?

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It caused African Americans and immigrants to often be the last hired and the first fired, leading to riots and violence.

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Which groups became targets of a new Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?

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Immigrants, Catholics, and Jewish Americans.

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What was the Ku Klux Klan's role in the Southern United States during the 1920s?

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They were a white supremacist group spreading fear and hatred towards Black Americans.

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What was one of the cultural achievements for Black Americans in the South during the 1920s? The Harlem Renaissance.

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The Harlem Renaissance.

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According to your notes, what did the Jim Crow laws enforce?

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Racial segregation in public places.

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What genre of music gained popularity across the country and was born from Black communities?

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Jazz music

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What challenges did Black children face in the South regarding education in the 1920s?

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Their schools often lacked resources and proper funding.

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How did many Black families in the South during the 1920s make a living?

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By working as sharecroppers, farming land owned by white landowners.