The Jazz Age Review

How did the Harlem Renaissance positively influence American society?

• It expressed the unique culture of African Americans.

• It created new movements for conservation.

• It encouraged efforts for labor reforms

• It sparked the protest movement for civil rights.

By distributing sheet music of contemporary songs, what impact did the Tin Pan Alley publishers of the early 20th century have on culture?

• They ended the public fascination with jazz.

• They created a national audience for popular music.

• They encouraged a rebellious attitude in teenagers.

• They inspired the widespread movement for prohibition.

Which viewpoint did Clarence Darrow represent in the Scopes Trial?

• Scientific research will support the basic beliefs of the Bible.

• The teachings of the Bible should not be questioned.

• Evolutionary theory has not been proven by scientific evidence.

• Religious interpretations of science have no place in the public school classroom.

Nativists in the 1920s would probably have approved of which earlier action?

• 19th Amendment

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Pure Food and Drug Act

• Antiquities Act

*Author and poet

*Writings emphasized the contributions of African *Americans to American culture

*Works heavily influenced the Harlem Renaissance

• Langston Hughes

• John Steinbeck

• Upton Sinclair

• Dorothea Lange

Which effect on African Americans resulted from the Great Migration?

• It began the shift of southern African Americans away from rural life to urban life.

• It stopped racism and discrimination of African Americans.

• It reduced the population of African Americans available to work in industry.

• It increased the number of African Americans with their own farms.

Why was immigration to the United States from Europe restricted in the 1920s?

• There was no longer any available land or jobs for immigrants.

• Earlier immigrants had not been able to assimilate into mainstream American culture.

• Americans were prejudiced against the “New Immigrants” from Eastern and Southern

  Europe.

• Americans wanted to provide more job opportunities for minorities already in the United

  States.

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I. Modernization

II. Changing roles of groups of Americans

III. Laws limiting rights

What title BEST fits the events above?

• Geographic, Religious, and Cultural Issues of the Twenties

• Geographic, Cultural, and Political Issues in the Twenties

• Geographic, Religious, and Cultural Issues of the Twenties

• Political, Social, and Economic Issues of the Twenties

Which accomplishment do Glenn Curtiss and Charles Lindbergh have in common?

• They were both pioneers in aviation.

• They were both senators from their states.

• They were both pilots in the U.S. Navy.

• They were both involved in the Scopes Trial.

Which sentence best describes the activities of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?

• They were mainly directed at preventing African Americans from voting in the South.

• They successfully achieved control of both the Congress and the Presidency.

• They assisted Marcus Garvey in transporting African Americans “back to Africa.”

• They promoted anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, and anti-African-American

  sentiment.