The Roaring Twenties

What was the main goal of the Prohibition Era in the 1920s?

• To encourage responsible drinking habits

• To ban the production, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages

• To promote the consumption of alcoholic beverages

• To increase the availability of alcohol to minors

What was the term used to describe the mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North from 1900 - 1950?

• Southern Shift

• Great Migration

• Northern Transition

• Mass Exodus

Which city was considered the center of the Harlem Renaissance?

• Chicago

• New York City

• Miami

• Los Angeles

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote in 1920?

• 18th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

What was the primary reason for the Great Migration of African Americans in the 1920s? Choose 2

• To escape racial segregation, discrimination, and violence in the South

• To seek new opportunities in the North

• To avoid military service in the South

• To experience different weather patterns in the North

Which musical genre became popular during the Jazz Age of the 1920s?

• Classical

• Rock

• Reggae

• Jazz

What was the name of the law that banned the production and sale of alcoholic beverages during the Prohibition Era?

• Temperance Law

• 21st Amendment

• Volstead Act

• 18th Amendment

Who was a prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance known for his poetry and activism?

• James Baldwin

• Langston Hughes

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Maya Angelou

What was the significance of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• It granted women the right to vote.

• It declared independence from Great Britain.

• It established the right to bear arms.

• It abolished slavery in the United States.

What cultural movement in the 1920s celebrated African American art, music, and literature?

• Roaring Twenties

• Jazz Age

• Great Migration

• Harlem Renaissance