Roaring 20s

Automobiles, airplanes, radios and movies increased the standard of living.What were these things mass produced on?

• Assembly Line
• Dis-assembly Line
• Factories
• Powerlines

Farmers, sharecroppers and ____________________ did not get to enjoythe rising standards of living because they couldn’t afford to buyautomobiles and appliances

• African Americans
• Immigrants
• Unpaid Factory Workers
• Women

What was “The Great Migration?”

• Movement of people from East to West
• Movement of African Americans from southern rural to northerurban areas
• Movement of immigrants to the United States
• Movement of people from West to East

What is an example of a pull factor that prompted African Americans to move up North?

• Factory jobs
• Boll Weevil disease
• Sharecropping 
• Jim Crow laws

What outlawed the production and distribution of alcohol and was intended to control the immigrant population?

• 19th Amendment
• 21st Amendment
• 18th Amendment
• Jim Crow Laws

What type of music became a new trend during this time in the 1920s?

• Jazz
• Hip-hop
• Country
• Blues

Why did many African Americans move to Harlem, New York?

• for a chance to work on farms
• the North did not have any jobs 
• due to discrimination in the South
• the South was treating them fairly

Which of the following is NOT true about the Harlem Renaissance? 

• Many African Americans came to Harlem from the South due to the “Great Migration”. 
• Authors, poets, and painters used their work to tell about the lives of African Americans. 
• It was a period of great achievements in arts and learning. 
• People did not enjoy the authors, poets, or painters of this time. 

Which of these were NOT a form of entertainment that was popular during the 1920s?

• Dancing and listening to Jazz at the Cotton Club
• Playing on the computer
• Listening to the radio
• Attending sporting events

What were the effects of prohibition when the production, sale, and consumption of alcohol were illegal?

• Bootleg liquor
• Increased immigration
• Anti-Alcohol years