Roaring 20s & Somber 30s

Which artist of the 1920s and 1930s created this painting of the Southwest?

• Jacob Lawrence

• Langston Hughes

• Georgia O'Keeffe

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

Which 3 headlines would have been seen describing FDR's New Deal?

• Farmers Get Aid From the Government

• Laborers Gain More Rights

• Congress Blocks Environmental Proposals

• New Jobs on Blue RIdge Parkway

Which 3 were major features of the New Deal?

• Social Security

• Increased rights of labor

• Environmental improvement programs

• Monetary relief to close farms

What was one reason African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest?

• Lack of discrimination

• Discovery of gold and silver

• Better employment opportunities

• Superior farmland

What artist painted the experiences of African Americans such as the Great Migration?

• Langston Hughes

• Bessie Smith

• Georgia O'Keeffe

• Jacob Lawrence

What were 3 causes of the Great Depression?

• Prohibition

• Debt due to buying on installment plans

• Over speculating on stocks

• High tariffs on imported goods

At the height of the Great Depression, this % of workers were without jobs.

• 100

• 99

• 1

• 25

What did the Harlem Renaissance expose to the rest of America?

• uniquely American music

• effects of the Great Depression

• freshness and variety of African American culture

• Southern discrimination towards African Americans

During the Great Depression many Americans were _________________ and hungry.

• happy

• wealthy

• homeless

• starting new jobs

A radio station in the 1920s is playing a song with a blues singer. Which artist would likely be featured on this station?

• Bessie Smith

• Aaron Copland

• Langston Hughes

• Ella Fitzgerald