1920s

Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s? 

• Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
• Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses. 
• Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.
• All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.

What positive effect did the migration north have on African Americans? 

• Segregation
• Jim Crow Laws
• New job oppurtunities
• New sharecropping opportunities

According to the map, where were African Americans migrating from?

• The East
• The North
• The South
• The Midwest

Which of the following is not a result of the Great Migration?

• Many African Americans arriving in the North found prejudice in trying to rent apartments from  whites. Since arrivals wanted to live close, large black neighborhoods grew in northern cities. 
• Many African Americans found northern blacks very welcoming and began to work together in  a “Back to Africa” movement. 
• Many African Americans took factory jobs in cities like Chicago, Detroit, New York, and  Philadelphia. New arrivals found only low-paying jobs available. 
• Many northern white workers felt threatened by the arrival of so many African Americans that  racial tensions grew and race riots broke out in several cities.

Why did the dark shaded states in the northern United States see the greatest  increase in population?

• Shortage of industrial labor
• decrease in violence and discrimination
• increase in government assistance
• increase in agricultural jobs

Which statement BEST explains one factor that started the Great  Migration?

• the increased number of immigrants moving to urban areas 
• the need for workers during the Great Depression 
• the increased supply of skilled laborers due to industrialization
• the demand for workers in factories during World War I

During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from

• South to West
• East to West
• South to North
• North to South

What did prohibition make illegal? 

• Alcohol
• Food
• Paintings
• Nothing

What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?

• Jazz
• Hip Hop
• Country
• Rock

This is an example of a labor saving product...

• Paper
• Backpack
• washing machine
• Marker