Final Exam Review

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The Harlem Renaissance...

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Was a revival and celebration of African American art, music, literature, and culture, aided by the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to cities like NYC in the North, and led by artists like Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Langston Hughes.

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Which invention brought about the greatest change in American life-styles in the 1920s? Options: Automobile, Railroad, Steam engine, Computer

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Automobile

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The changing image of women during the 1920s was symbolized by the...

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Popularity of the flappers and their challenge of social norms

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During the 1920s, Americans were buying more products and consumer spending increased for all of the following reasons EXCEPT... New methods of purchasing products, like credit and installment plans, made them seem more affordable, Massive advertising campaigns and methods tied consumerism to achieving the "American Dream", Mass production and increased efficiency lowered the price of goods like the Model T so they became more affordable

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People lost all faith in banks so they wanted to spend their money as quickly as possible

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Which group of Americans struggled financially during the 1920s? Options: Stock brokers, Farmers, Factory workers, Business owners and entrepreneurs

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Farmers

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In the 1920s, this new form of music emerged, played by individuals like Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, which gained popularity mainly amongst young Americans.

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Jazz

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All of the following were associated with 1920s America EXCEPT... Consumerism and new products, Leisure activities like concerts, silent movies, and baseball games, Fear of communism and the 1st Red Scare, Challenging gender roles and calls for women's' suffrage, New Deal welfare programs like Social Security

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New Deal welfare programs like Social Security

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The national policy of the prohibition of alcohol took effect when which Constitutional Amendment was passed? Options: 16th Amendment, 17th Amendment, 18th Amendment, 19th Amendment

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18th Amendment

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Makeshift shantytowns of tents and shacks built by struggling Americans during the Great Depression

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Hoovervilles

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Which of the following factors, that was happening during the 1920s, helped cause the Great Depression? Options: We relied on loans from other countries to rebuild the economy after WWI, Americans purchased consumer goods on credit which led to growing debt, Farmers made huge profits from high crop prices, Wages plummeted during the 1920s as consumers bought fewer and fewer products

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Americans purchased consumer goods on credit which led to growing debt