Roaring Twenties

How did South Carolina attempt to attract tourist to the state?

• Developing the coastal areas
• Building hotels
• Making alcohol illegal to produce, consume, or sell
• Preserving historic places

In what way did South Carolina and other southern states impact the Harlem Renaissance?

• Republicans from South Carolina rallied in support of the Harlem Renaissance.
• African Americans who left the South during the Great Migration contributed to the Harlem Renaissance
• Democrats from South Carolina fought against funding for the Harlem Renaissance.
• Many African Americans wrote books about Harlem and toured South Carolina to promote them.

In the 1920's, which mass media invention had the most impact in South Carolina?

• television
• radio
• newspaper
• telegrams

How did the movie "The Birth of a Nation" change societal views in the South?

• Led to resentment towards African Americans, immigrants, and Catholics.
• Furthered the suffrage movement throughout the South.
• Promoted urbanization of small farmers in the South.
• The reversal of the court case Plessy v. Ferguson.

Which of the following affected the agricultural economy of South Carolina after World War I? (Choose 3 that apply)

• The Boll Weevil
• The agricultural recovery of Europe
• Overproduction
• Loss of the African American population
• Failure of the sharecropping system

Which of the following laws led to increased crime from bootleggers and moonshiners?

• abolition
• prohibition
• suffrage
• nationalization

True or False: South Carolina was in an economic depression prior to the Stock Market Crash.

• True
• False

Which of the following BEST explains why northern textile mills moved to South Carolina during the 1920s?

• The state had many fast flowing rivers.
• The state had a ready supply of cheap labor.
• The state had large farms growing cotton.
• The state had highways connecting cities to ports.

Which of the following was a reason many banks failed in South Carolina during the 1920s?

• the end of the use of the gold standard
• loose regulations in the banking industry
• outbreak of armed robberies throughout the state.
• banks could not sell foreclosed farms or make money from loans

How did mill owners improve living conditions in mill villages?

• Added electricity and running water
• Allowed workers to join Unions
• "Speed up" and "stretch out" strategies
• Opened schools