Roaring 20s

Which group would have most likely supported an immigration policy reducing the number of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe?

• African Americans

• Catholics

• Ku Klux Klan

• Japanese Americans

How did new inventions such as radios, automobiles, and movies change life for Americans during the 1920s?

• All people were able to buy these new products and improve their lives.

• The standard of living improved for people who could afford the new products.

• Workers went to special training schools to learn to make the products.

• The nation became more divided since the products were only available in cities.

This political cartoon was published in 1921.

 Which idea is shown in this political cartoon?

• Americans had a high tolerance for people from other countries.

• New laws were passed to limit immigration to the U.S.

• Too many people were moving from the South to the North.

• More skilled workers were needed to fill American jobs.

How did the standard of living improve during the Roaring Twenties?

• Factories closed as many laborers were able to open up their own small businesses.

• New technologies such as electricity and the automobile became available to many Americans.

• African Americans in the South gained more social freedoms.

• New job opportunities allowed the population to move out of the cities and into rural areas.

Why are the 1920s sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties"?

• Voting reforms gave more people a voice in government.

• Immigrants brought new ideas and inventions to the country.

• Many people lost their jobs and blamed it on the government.

• There were many social and cultural changes during the decade.

What impact did the Harlem Renaissance have on African American culture?

 

• It ended discrimination toward African Americans in urban areas.

• It had little impact on African American culture since no new ideas came from it.

• It brought attention to the uniqueness and beauty of African American art, music, and literature.

• It prevented African American culture from spreading out of ethnic neighborhoods.

During the "Roaring 20's," why did farmers fail to share in the economic growth of the time period?

 

• Farmers failed to use new technology to help them farm their fields.

• Farmers over-predicted the amount of food that the American population would need.

• Overproduction of crops led to falling prices for farm goods.

• Hurricanes and tornadoes destroyed most of the farmers' crops.

What was one push factor that helped spark the Great Migration?

 

• the factory jobs in northern cities

• the hardships of sharecropping

• the conservative politics in northern cities

• the decline of the national economy

During the 1920s, what happened to expand democracy for the American people?

• Segregation in public schools and buildings was outlawed.

• Women were given the right to vote through the 19th Amendment.

• All immigrants were granted citizenship when they entered the country.

• Communists were kicked out of the country.

  Which of the following events had the greatest influence on the passing of the 19^th Amendment and allowing women to vote?

• The role of women during the prohibition movement

• The role of women during the Great Migration

• The role of women during the abolition movement

• Role of women during World War I