Roaring 20's Warmup

One effect of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1920, was to —

• ensure that women would not be subjected to a poll tax

• increase political participation on the part of women

• declare state laws regarding women’s suffrage unconstitutional

• grant women equal rights in all aspects of American life

What was one of the positive effects that the Harlem Renaissance had on U.S. cultural identity during the 1920s? If you don't know this one this is our Homework for today!

• It exposed Americans to an earlier age of European art forms.

• It expressed the African American experience in music and literature.

• It marked a return to traditional social values for immigrants

• It provided financial support for national programs in art and literature.

Answer explanation

The Harlem Renaissance refers to a time in the 20s when African-American music and art flourished, especially jazz music

Which of the following contributed to the rise of nativism in the 1920s?

• Industrialization led to increased economic productivity.

• Western expansion led to the growth of western cities.

• Prohibition ended the legal sale of alcohol.

• Immigration had greatly swelled the U.S. population.

Jazz and New Negro literature are examples of art that reflected —

• the culture and activism of the Harlem Renaissance

• moral ambivalence about the lingering effects of war

• the consumerism of the growing middle class

• hardships experienced during the Great Migration

The blaze of revolution was sweeping over every American institution of law and order a year ago. It was eating its way into the homes of the American workman, its sharp tongues of revolutionary heat were . . . burning up the foundations of society.

—U.S. Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, "The Case Against the Reds," 1921 In this excerpt, the writer describes a fear that arose from concerns about —

• the women’s suffrage movement

• the rise of communism in Russia

• calls for Black Nationalism

• the increase in nativism

Which groups activities reflect a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the United States during the 20th century?

• United Farm Workers

• Ku Klux Klan

• National Organization for Women

• American Indian Movement

During the early 1900s, the movement for prohibition pushed legislators to enact social change throughout the United States.

Which social change was encouraged by the movement for prohibition in the United States?

• establishment of civil rights for minorities in the US

• integration of public facilities in the US

• limitations of foreign immigration to the US

• outlawing of alcohol in the US

US.16E Describe how various New Deal agencies and programs, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Social Security Administration, continue to affect the lives of U.S. citizens. I want two complete sentences down below!!!

1.Identify the New Deal Agency that was specifically created to serve this population.

• 2. Explain ONE effect of the agency’s creation.