Ch. 5--Good Times/Hard Times for TN

What is mass production?

• Factories making items one at a time
• Factories measuring the amount their item weighs
• Factories making products in large quantities
• Factories refusing to make products

Which of the following is NOT something that could have been mass produced?

• Cars
• Tires
• Radios
• Factory Workers

What type of production involved making goods only when consumers had a need to avoid tying up money?

• Mass production
• Overproduction
• Just in time
• Consumer Request

Which of the following is NOT a way the culture changed during the 1920's?

• The banning of Jim Crow laws
• Rise of consumer culture
• Rise of new music and media
• Widespread use of new appliances and technology

The Roaring 20's could be described as a time of prosperity with a strong and booming economy.

• True
• False

What is something Americans began to spend money on during the 1920's?

• New farming equipment to help with dust storms
• War bonds to help pay for WWI
• New appliances that made life easier
• School supplies for African American students

Who was a successful African American blues performer who recorded more than 200 songs?

• Bessie Smith
• W.C. Handy
• Ann Dallas Dudley
• Louis Armstrong

Who was known as the "Father of the Blues" and is famous for playing on Beale Street in Memphis?

• Elvis Presley
• W.C. Handy
• Louis Armstrong
• Bessie Smith

What genre of music was middle Tennessee famous for?

• blues
• jazz
• hillbilly (country)
• music recording

What type of music was west Tennessee famous for?

• jazz
• country
• hillbilly
• blues