Unit 4 Progressive Era - The New Deal(5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.48)

Which New York neighborhood was particularly know for attracting artists, writers, performers, and musicians from the Great Migration?

• Harlem

• Broadway

• Queens

• Brooklyn

How did Americans buy refrigerators and cars so easily after WW1?

• The government made new inventions affordable.

• Goods were cheaper for people who had served in the war.

• The prices of most goods in America decreased dramatically.

• Consumer credit allowed small payments to be made over time.

During the ________almost 6 million African Americans left the South.

• Southern Upheaval

• Big Move North

• Great Migration

• Great Race

During the Great Migration many black musicians, artists and writers headed toward New York City. There they settled in a place called Harlem and became successful with the growth of their culture. Hundreds of songs, art, books, and poems represented this period called the____________.

• NYC Art Movement

• Brooklyn Beginnings

• Northern Renaissance

• Harlem Renaissance

One change for women in the 1920's....

• Women felt freer to be bolder in styles and manners

• Married women balanced career and family easily

• Many women had long hair and avoided make-up

• Women dominated leadership in businesses

The boom of the automobile in popularity led to_________.

• decline in tourism

• new roads and bridges being built

• gasoline being rationed

• workers in the Ford plants receiving pay cuts

Why was the period after WW1 often called the Roaring Twenties in the U.S.?

• it was a period of isolation

• it was a period of many cultural changes

• it was a period of conflict

• it was a period of economic depression

How did the invention of the radio impact the lives of Americans?

• It unified the political beliefs of the state

• It created an isolated culture that was separated from neighbors

• It forced the state government to increase the availability of electricity across the state

• It gave all groups of people easy access to news and information

How did the creation of movies and radio programming impact American culture in the 1920's?

• it helped create a national popular culture

• it helped divide the country into unique regional cultures

• it helped divide the culture based on political ideas

• it helped create a culture where all classes were treated equally

What is one reason why the 1920's are often referred to as the "Roaring Twenties"?

• The American economy was booming

• The American military was involved in many wars

• The American government was extremely corrupt

• The American population was decreasing