USH Unit 4

What was the main pull factor for African Americans during the Great Migration?

• Open housing opportunities

• Lack of agricultural labor

• Factory jobs in industries and manufacturing

• Racial equality in urban cities

Charles Lindbergh became famous for being the first to accomplish

• Inventing the first Television

• Flying across the Atlantic Ocean from NYC to Paris

• Defeating Jack Johnson for the heavyweight boxing championship

• Broke homerun records set by Babe Ruth

Which two factors apply to the movie and entertainment industry in the 1920's?

• Movie Theaters offered Coca Cola to keep them addicted

• Pre-recorded sound was added to movies and became "talkies"

• The "star" system was used to promote actors as famous celebrities

Memphis TN was known for being the home of

• Blues music

• Jazz

• Country

• R&B Rythm and Blues

What were the consequences of new household appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers, and vacuum machines. (select 3)

• Household chores became easier

• Lines of credit were made them more affordable

• New appliances were unaffordable

• More leisure time for families

• Women left their families to be flappers at the Jazz clubs

What were the consequences of mass production of the radio (select 3)

• It grew the advertisement industry

• People stopped reading news and literacy rates dropped

• It became a form of family entertainment listening to music, dramas, comedies, and news

• Radio helped unite America through shared cultural identity

• It divided Americans in the music wars of Hip-Hop vs. Country

Ford's assembly line factory system had what consequences

• Workers felt useless and left for other skilled jobs

• It caused race riots over competition for better pay

• Its production efficiency made them more affordable allowed him to raise workers wages and reduce workday hours

• It caused mass waves of immigration from Italy and Russia who brought Anarchist and Communist radical ideas

People who could not afford cars could still buy them by

• Laisse Faire economics

• Taking out lines of credit (loans)

• Bimetallism, adding silver to the gold standard

• Government takeover of industries through Communism

Consequences of more automobiles becoming affordable were (select 3)

• More freedom for young adults

• the growth of industries and demand for resources like steel, glass, and rubber

• Urbanization, the growth of inner cities for factory jobs

• The beginning of suburbanization, people moved outside of the cities

Two of the famous Harlem Renaissance Jazz performers were

• Louis Armstrong

• Duke Ellington

• Langston Hughes

• Zora Neale Hurston