1920s PowerPoint

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What were some of the challenges to traditional values during the Roaring 20s?

• Economic prosperity

• Cultural shifts

• Technological advancements

• Political stability

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Which celebrity was famous for silent films and perfectionism?

• Babe Ruth

• Charlie Chaplin

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

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What are some ways young people challenge traditional values according to the image?

• By adopting new styles

• By following older customs

• By avoiding social interactions

• By rejecting all traditions

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Who was known as the “Galloping Ghost” in football?

• Jack Dempsey

• Babe Ruth

• Red Grange

• Charles Lindbergh

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What is the significance of the performance taking place in front of the bear?

• It entertains the bear

• It is a historical event

• It promotes animal rights

• It is a circus act

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Where is the official “Birthplace of Country Music”?

• Nashville, TN

• Memphis, TN

• Bristol, TN

• New Orleans, LA

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Who was known as the “Empress of the Blues”?

• W.C. Handy

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Bessie Smith

• Ma Rainey

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What were some of the new roles of women during the era of the Flapper style?

• New Flapper style dress

• Drinking, dancing, & socializing in public

• Working in factories

• Participating in sports

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Which musician became famous for trumpet solos and improvisation?

• Louis Armstrong

• Count Basie

• Duke Ellington

• W.C. Handy

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What social changes regarding women's behavior and fashion can be inferred from this image of women at the beach in the 1920s?

• Increased freedom in fashion choices

• Women smoking in public

• Emphasis on leisure activities

• All of the above

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Which invention helped transform American homes in the 1920s?

• Radios and refrigerators

• Steam engines

• Telegraphs

• Horse-drawn wagons

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Which of the following best describes a "flapper" in the 1920s?

• A type of jazz musician

• A young woman known for her energetic freedom, embracing a lifestyle viewed as outrageous

• A prohibition agent

• A political activist

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Who proved the potential of airplanes with a solo transatlantic flight in 1927?

• Glenn Curtiss

• Orville Wright

• Charles Lindbergh

• Henry Ford

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What were some significant changes in women's roles during the 1920s?

• Flapper style dress

• Drinking, dancing, socializing

• Receive right to vote with 19th Amendment

• More women began working outside the home and attending college

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How did Henry Ford change automobile production?

• Introduced the first sports car

• Installed the moving assembly line

• Made cars only for the wealthy

• Invented the airplane

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Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?

• Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.

• Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

• Reform organizations targeted women’s issues.

• Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.

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Which writer became the leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Langston Hughes

• Claude McKay

• W.E.B. Du Bois

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What were women called who wore short dresses, bobbed their hair, and defied traditions?

• Suffragists

• Flappers

• Housewives

• Clericals

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Who was the African American leader who promoted “Negro Nationalism” and founded the UNIA?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Marcus Garvey

• Langston Hughes

• Ida B. Wells

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What was the impact of the Great Migration of African Americans that began in the early 1900s?

• Increased urbanization in the Northeast

• Decline in agricultural jobs in the South

• Cultural exchange between regions

• All of the above

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What issue was at the center of the Scopes Trial (1925)?

• Prohibition laws

• Teaching evolution in schools

• Women’s suffrage

• Civil rights for African Americans

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What impact did Henry Ford's recruitment of African Americans have on the workforce during WWI?

• Increased job opportunities

• Decreased wages

• Limited job availability

• Promoted racial segregation

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What were secret bars that sold illegal alcohol during Prohibition called?

• Bootleggers

• Speakeasies

• Taverns

• Dives

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What does “buying on margin” mean?

• Paying the full cost up front

• Buying stocks with borrowed money

• Only purchasing discounted goods

• Trading goods instead of paying cash

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

This photograph shows a representative for the Negro Labor Relations League outside a milk company in Chicago, Illinois, in 1941.

Part A Based on the photograph, which outcome resulted from African Americans moving north during the Great Migration?

• They resisted assimilation into the culture.

• They were reluctant to use their constitutional rights.

• They were excluded from military service.

• They experienced discrimination in the workplace.

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What cultural movement is depicted in the image?

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Enlightenment

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•I am a writer and a filmmaker

•I wrote about the lives of African Americans living in the South

•I celebrated black culture during the Harlem Renaissance

-I was a cultural anthropologist, too

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Bessie Smith

• Duke Ellington

• Georgia O'Keefe

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What is the significance of the Lafayette Theatre in the context of African American culture during the 1920s?

• It was a popular venue for white performers

• It showcased all-black casts and productions

• It was known for silent films only

• It was a government building

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The Harlem Renaissance was

• Celebration of African American Culture
• Spark of increased industrial jobs
• Creation of controversial policies
• Creation of the Department of Interior

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The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement primarily associated with which group of people?

• Italian Americans

• African Americans

• Irish Americans

• Native Americans

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The Cotton Club was a famous venue during the Harlem Renaissance. In which city was it located?

• Chicago

• New York City

• Los Angeles

• New Orleans

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The rebirth of African American arts and culture is known as:

• The Industrial Revolution
• The Harlem Renaissance
• Napoleonic Era
• Edwardian period

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Which artist is associated with the painting depicted in the image?

• William H. Johnson

• Palmer Hayden

• Archibald Motley, Jr.

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Which artwork is attributed to Jacob Lawrence?

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How did Langston Hughes contribute to the Harlem Renaissance?

• His instrumental music made jazz and blues popular across the United States.

• His writings and poems reflected the culture and heritage of African Americans.

• His Hollywood films conveyed real life in the Harlem ghetto.

• His art portrayed the beauty of the people living in the inner city of New York

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Which genre of music is associated with artists like Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie?

• Swing

• Jazz

• Blues

• Rock

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What does the sign in the image state?

• The New Negro Has No Fear

• The Old Negro Has No Fear

• The New Citizen Has No Fear

• The Old Citizen Has No Fear

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Describe the growth and effects that radio and movies played in the emergence of popular culture as epitomized by celebrities such as Charlie Chaplin, Charles Lindbergh, and Babe Ruth.

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What does the acronym KDKA represent in the context of this image?

• A radio station

• A type of aircraft

• A historical event

• A military operation

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Describe the role of flappers in the social changes of the 1920s.

• They were traditional homemakers

• They symbolized the new, liberated woman

• They were political leaders

• They opposed social change

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What was the Harlem Renaissance?

• A political protest movement in the South

• A cultural and artistic movement centered in Harlem, NYC

• A plan to rebuild after WWI

• A strike by African American workers

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What was the Great Migration?

• Movement of farmers to the West

• Movement of African Americans from the South to the North

• Movement of immigrants from Europe to America

• Migration of Native Americans to reservations

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What was the first public radio broadcast in 1920?

• Harding’s election victory news

• Babe Ruth’s home run record

• Stock Market updates

• The Scopes Trial verdict

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What was the significance of The Jazz Singer (1927)?

• It was the first color film

• It was the first “talking” feature film

• It was the longest silent film ever made

• It introduced cartoons

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Why was the Butler Act controversial?

• It conflicted with modern science and religious beliefs

• It conflicted with political ideologies

• It conflicted with economic theories

• It conflicted with artistic expressions

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Whose theory of evolution challenged traditional views of creation?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

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Who was the lawyer for the prosecution?

• William Jennings Bryan
• Clarence Darrow
• John Scopes
• John Butler

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Who was the lawyer for the defense?

• John Scopes
• John Ralston
• William Jennings Bryan
• Clarence Darrow

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According to the political cartoon of 1917 the solution of this problem was to create the ​

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amendment; which goal was to ​

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The period of time from 1920-1933 when the sale, manufacturing, and transport of alcohol was illegal

• Temperance

• Alcoholism

• Prohbition

• Bootlegging

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To make, sell, or transport any illegal goods. (liquor)

• Slangin

• Bootlegging

• Flapper

• Prohibition

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A fashionable young woman set on enjoying herself and fighting back against conventional standards of beauty and behavior for women of the time.

• Flapper

• Scallawag

• Bootlegger

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The “rebirth” of African American culture. An intellectual, artistic, and cultural movement to celebrate the lives of African Americans.

• Civil Rights Movement

• Black Power Movement

• Harlem Renaissance

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Why did prohibition come to an end?

• People were sick of the violence and corruption it caused.

• Women began to oppose it.

• The Great Depression hit.

• All of the above.

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A person who purchases goods and services for personal use.

• Buyer

• Seller

• Endorser

• Consumer

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Things required for survival or productivity.

• Wants

• Goods

• Needs

• Services

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Things people enjoy owning/using but are not necessary for survival.

• Needs

• Wants

• Consumer

• Services

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What is a bull market?

• When stock prices are falling

• When stock prices are rising

• When stock prices stay the same

• When there are no changes in stock prices

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In a bull market, what do investors usually do?

• Sell their stocks

• Hold on to their cash

• Buy more stocks

• Avoid the market completely