Roaring 20's

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This was an intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics spanning the 1920s and 1930s.

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Harlem Renaissance

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This is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.

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Jazz

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This was the term used to refer to a decade that experienced a period of economic prosperity in American history, as well as notable social, artistic and cultural dynamism.

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Roaring Twenties

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This is a manufacturing process in which parts interchangeable parts are added as the semi-finished assembly moves from workstation to workstation where the parts are added in sequence until the final assembly is produced.

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assembly line

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Which of the following is a reason the Klu Klux Klan gained popularity in the 1920's? Rise in immigration bringing new people to America. The recent end of slavery. New opportunities for women. The death of Warren G. Harding.

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Rise in immigration bringing new people to America.

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What was a goal of the Klux Klux Klan in the 1920's?

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To spread hatred for anyone not "American" in their eyes (white, protestant).

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What group had some success in the late 20's countering the Klu Klux Klan through activism?

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Nativism (belief that America should be for with long histories in America) rose in the 1920's for all of the following EXCEPT: Fear of communists immigrating to America, Rise of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, Anarchist assassinations around the world.

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Rise of immigrants from Northern and Western Europe.

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What did the US government enact that supported nativist sentiments?

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Quotas severely limiting immigration from certain parts of the world

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Which group felt their way of life was being threatened by the changes in the 1920's? Options: Urban Americans, Rural Americans, Americans living in the West, Isolationists

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Rural Americans