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Roaring 20s and Harlem Renaissance

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Great Migration?

a)

a large movement of birds from the north to south during the winter

b)

a large movement of people from farms to factories

c)

a large movement of African Americans from south to north

d)

a large movement of African Americans from America to Africa

2.

Why was the decade of the 1920s referred to as the "Roaring 20s"?

a)

Because there was a big wildfire that roared through California

b)

Because the Ringling Bros. circus was started and their lions roared a lot

c)

Because the sound of airplanes fighting in WWI roared in the skies of America

d)

Because the economy was "roaring" after WWI and Americans were able to afford more luxuries (movies, cars, radios, etc)

3.

What does the word Renaissance mean?

a)

redone

b)

rebirth

c)

change

d)

ridiculous

4.

Which of the following was NOT a push factor of the Great Migration?

a)

lynchings

b)

new job opportunities

c)

Jim Crow laws

d)

effects of the boil weevil

5.

Which of the following is NOT a luxurious technology that became affordable to Americans during the 1920s because of the booming economy?

a)

automobile

b)

radio

c)

airplane

d)

computer

6.

Select the appropriate headings for the chart.

a)

Individual; Migration

b)

Industry; Individual

c)

Individual; Contribution

d)

Contribution; Appeasement

7.

Use the chart to select the statement that is supported by the chart.

a)

Violence was a threat in both areas

b)

Job opportunities were better in the south

c)

Discrimination occurred only in the south

d)

Job were low paying in the north

8.

Which of the following granted women in America a 'voice" because it granted them the right to vote?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

23th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

9.

Which is an example of how African Americans were discriminated against in the north? (select all that apply)

a)

They were last hired and first fired.

b)

They were the targets of riots and violence especially after WWI.

c)

Treated unequally despite serving in the war.

d)

They were still segregated against.

10.

Which of the following was a major contribution to American popular culture made by African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?

a)

classical music

b)

jazz music

c)

rock n roll music

d)

country western music