Roaring Twenties & Great Depression Reivew

Women during WWI protested for the right to "suffrage". What right were they protesting for?

• The right to vote.

• The right to work.

• The right to petition their government officials.

• The right to run for local office.

What was the "Great Migration" ?

• An increased amount of immigration from Europe during WWI.

• The movement of urban factory workers to rural farms.

• A social movement where women took public jobs.

• The mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North.

Following WWI, what challenges did African Americans face in cities in the North?

• African Americans did not face challenges in the North.

• The population of African Americans remained unchanged in the North.

• Racial tension led to violent events, like the Red Summer of 1919.

• African Americans were welcomed to Northern cities.

Fear of Communism during the 1920s was called...

• The Black Death

• The Red Scare

• Bolshevik Revolution

• Palmer Raids

Prohibition was passed in 1919. This amendment banned the sale, transportation and manufacture of alcohol. Which amendment was it?

• 13th

• 14th

• 19th

• 18th

What led to the rise of gangsters and mafias during the 1920s?

• The illegal manufacture and sale of alcohol.

• Pro Immigration families pushed back against the Quota Act.

• Gangs took over the stock market.

• Mafias exploited immigrant labor in factories.

During the rise of consumerism, people could borrow money to buy new products. This was called buying on________.

• Margin

• Dividend

• Cash

• Credit

How did advertisements impact American society during the 1920s?

• Ads had virtually no impact on Americans.

• Mass produced items and ads led to a rise in consumerism, or desire to buy.

• Ads pushed more Americans to work in factories.

• These ads were targeted mainly at the upper class, and had little impact overall.

Women who dressed in short skirts, danced to jazz music, and rebelled against cultural norms were known as ______ in the 1920s?

• Independent women

• Suffragists

• Flappers

• Free thinkers

Following the Stock Market Crash of 1929, which group of Americans lost the most at first?

• The wealthy investors and upper class.

• Middle-class Americans.

• The working poor.

• Homeless individuals.