Harlem and the Roaring 20s

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

• Explosion of black culture in New York City.

• Explosion of culture in the Middle Ages.

• Result of the Dust Bowl.

• Law to help African Americans.

The literature of the Harlem Renaissance

• Explored the origins of jazz

• Explored the pains and joys of being black in America

• Is largely forgotten today

• Argued for the separation of races

The 1920s are sometimes called the “Roaring Twenties” because

• Foreign trade prospered after World War I

• The United States assumed a leadership role in world affairs

• Political reforms made government more democratic

• Widespread social and economic change occurred

What caused the Great Migration of African Americans to Northern Cities in the 1900's?

• Change in climate and the emergence of the Green Movement

• The Dust Bowl and California Gold Rush.

• Southern oppression and economic opportunity.

• Mexican immigration and European exportation.

Which statement best describes economic trends in the United States during the 1920s?

• Americans eagerly purchased millions of consumer goods.

• Americans reluctantly conserved products by rationing.

• Americans preferred to buy products made overseas.

• Americans ignored all but the most necessary goods.

The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance

• Formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America

• Was lost by the end of the 1920s

• Enabled African Americans to form their own nation

• Ended discrimination against blacks in America

What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?

• Restriction of immigration

• Growth of communism

• Destruction of family values

• Increase in organized crime

The movement of African Americans from the rural south to the urban north was called what?

• The Long Walk North

• The Great Migration

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Temperance Movement

Which change resulted from the Great Migration?

• New immigrants had an easier time assimilating into American society

• Artists who lived in the South began to show strong Northern influences

• African American cultural influences spread into the mainstream culture

• Northern cities began to industrialize at an increasingly rapid pace

What was one effect of the Harlem Renaissance?

• It started the Great Migration

• It helped popularize jazz music

• It created a large black middle class

• It trained leaders of the civil rights movement