Jazz Age

The movement of African Americans from the south to the north and Midwest is called

• the Harlem Renaissance

• the Great Migration

• the Great Depression

• the Italian Renaissance

People in the 1920's could enjoy which of these technologies for entertainment?

• television

• radio

• movies

• cassette players

How did Prohibition change life in the United States?

• children stopped drinking alcohol

• African Americans moved north

• Women gained their independence

• Organized Crime increased because of illegal alcohol sales

Affordable automobiles led to what changes in the United States in the 1920's?

• Drinking at speakeasies increased

• Americans had more freedom and roads were paved

• Americans began walking more

• Americans were outraged by the high prices of cars

Which of these descriptions fits life in the Roaring Twenties?

• a time of prosperity, social change, artistic rebirth and organized crime

• a time of technological breakthroughs and online gaming

• a time of conflict and economic hardships

• the rise of imperialism and international conquest

How did things changes for women during the 20s?

• they could get a job
• they could earn more money than men
• they could only be housewives
• they had to have long hair and wear dresses

An American style of music that developed from ragtime and blues and that uses syncopated rhythms and improvisation is what?

• Jazz

• Rock

• Punk

• Alternative

What was a place where alcoholic beverages are sold illegally during prohibition?

• a speakeasy

• a bar

• a brewery

• a distillery

Someone who is unconventional; not bound by the rules of society can be known as what?

• bohemian

• saxon

• vandal

• frankish

The major scandal of the Harding Presidency involving the selling of strategic oil reserves to private interests was called...

• TeaPot-Dome.

• Watergate.

• Whitewater.

• The Whiskey Ring.