Roaring 20s

What is mass media?

• Televisions

• Jazz musicians

• Communication that reaches many people

• Talkies

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

• Dancing and listening to Jazz

• Playing on the computer
• Listening to the radio
• Attending or listening to sporting events

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African American artists who

• Worked in the South

• Calling for segregation

• Urged African Americans to leave the country

• Exploring their heritage and encouraging African Americans to be prideful of black culture.

Which music became popular during the 20s?

• Blue Grass

• Jazz

• Rock 'n Roll

• Classical

Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company….

• Paid workers lower wages than his competitors.

• Used foreign-made parts.

• Developed a faster and less expensive method of production called the assembly line.

• Offered a variety of options to buyers

The Great Migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s was mainly the result of…

• Political corruption

• Nativism

• Racism and discrimination of African Americans in the South

• Success of military desegregation

What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Prohibition ended for African Americans

• African-American cultural pride flourished in the cities

• The formation of multiracial corporations

• Unemployment

Which group of Americans did not have a good economic time in the 1920's?

• Doctors, lawyers, accountants

• African Americans, Asian Americans, sharecroppers

• Sharecroppers, farmers, underpaid factory workers

• Teachers, ministers, farmhands

Why did the economy experience a "boom" after WWI?

• African Americans were moving back to the farms to grow cotton and soybeans

• Consumers were preparing for a war and needed to bring extra supplies

• New technologies and consumer goods were being developed and people wanted to buy them

• Foreign trade grew after WWI

What new technology became widespread in homes by the end of the 1920's and brought news, entertainment, and advertisements to the family home?

• refrigerators

• telephones

• radios

• electric fans