Social Studies Week 21

Which commodity became widely available during the 1920s?

• coal
• electricity
• natural gas
• rare woods

What allowed families to buy expensive items after World War I?

• credit
• child labor
• leisure time
• longer work hours

Which state caused the 19th Amendment to become law?

• Arkansas
• Indiana
• Mississippi
• Tennessee

What is interest?

• a fee charges for credit
• an expensive luxury item
• wages paid for extra work
• a loan used to buy a house

What is one way African Americans were restricted from voting?

• They could not own cars.
• They were fined and jailed.
• They were charged poll taxes.
• They had to wait in separate rooms.

What are laws promoting segregation called?

• Jim Crow
• Segregationist
• African American
• Separate but Equal

What was one reason African Americans moved north?

• to work in factories
• to obtain good housing
• to purchase automobiles
• to establish their own farms

What style of music became popular during the Harlem Renaissance?

• jazz
• country
• classical
• rock and roll

What is one purpose of the NAACP?

• to build universities
• to create better jobs
• to promote civil rights
• to grow the economy

Where did a majority of African Americans settle in New York City?

• the Bronx
• Brooklyn
• Harlem
• Queens