The Roaring Twenties: Part Two

Why were many sharecroppers, farmers, and factory workers not able enjoy the rising standard of living in the 1920s?

• They were not able to afford the new appliances and automobiles being produced.

• They were living too far from stores that sold the new appliances and automobiles.

• They thought the new appliances and automobiles being produced were bad for the environment.

• They were waiting for other people to purchase and try out the new appliances and automobiles before they invested their money.

How did the popularity of the radio cause the American culture to become more standardized?

• Americans were able to listen to different kinds of music and news on the stations they liked best.

• People were able to share the music and television shows from their area with the rest of the country.

• Americans were able to watch the new television shows from Europe.

• People were able to listen to the same information and entertainment no matter where they lived in the U.S.

What new form of music, created and popularized by African Americans, became popular around the world during the 1920s?

• Jazz

• Rock 'n' Roll

• Hip Hop

• Beach Music

How was the Harlem Renaissance related to the Great Migration?

• African Americans took their culture with them to the southern rural areas where this culture spread to other plantations.

• African Americans took their culture with them to the northern urban areas where this culture flourished and spread.

• White men and women took their culture with them to California where this culture flourished and spread.

• Immigrants to the United States took their culture to the southern rural areas where this culture flourished and spread.

Although segregation laws did not exist in the North, it was still widely practiced.

• True

• False

As a result of African Americans serving in World War I, everyone believed African Americans should have equal rights.

• True

• False

Which subversive group targeted African Americans and Jewish and Catholic immigrants?

• Ku Klux Klan

• Progressives

• Civilian Conservation Corps

• Anti-American League

Which amendment passed in the 1920s was a major step toward American democracy?

• 18th

• 19th

• 20th

• 21st