Quiz #1 Review of notes 1-5

What were two nicknames for the 1920s? Roaring 20s Jazz Age Click Two Times for Answers

Click One Time for Answer In the 1920s people finally had money in their pockets, what did many choose to do with it? Invest in the Stockmarket Click One Time for Answer

This is where consumers buy goods but make monthly payments on them. Installment buying Click One Time for Answer

What happened to women’s fashion in the 1920s? Shorter skirts to their knees Shorter haircut –cut in a bob Click Two Times for Answers

Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Charles Lindbergh Click One Time for Answer

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Amelia Earhart Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What did people listen to in order to be entertained and to receive their news? radio Click One Time for Answer

Radio and newspapers are both examples of what kind of media? Mass media- where they can reach a larger audience in a shorter amount of time Click One Time for Answer

Theaters that charged 5cents were called what? Nickelodeons Click One Time for Answer

What did movies start off as, and what did they later become? Silent movies Talkies when they incorporated sound Click Two Times for Answers

Click One Time for Answer What was a popular music of the 1920s that was influenced by African American musical traditions? jazz Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was a time of great interest and achievement in the arts and learning that took place in a New York city neighborhood? Harlem Renaissance Click One Time for Answer

What did the Harlem Renaissance celebrate? The African American culture and their achievements and contributions to American life Click One Time for Answer

Where was the center for movie making? Hollywood, California Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer While the 1920s were a time of economic boom, what industry did not see a boom? Farming /agriculture Sharecroppers, farmers, and underpaid factory workers were not able to enjoy the rising standard of living and couldn’t afford the products they were actually producing Click One Time for Answer

Click Two Times for Answers What was the name for people who sold alcohol illegally and where did that alcohol get sold? Bootleggers Speakeasies (illegal clubs) Click Two Times for Answers

What were some popular dances of the 1920s? Charleston Jitterbug Swing Dancing Click Three Times for Answers

Click Four Times for Answers Where were the cities that many African Americans traveled to during the Great Migration? Detroit Chicago New York City Cleveland Click Four Times for Answers

How was life better for most Americans during the 1920s? People had more money and bought consumer goods like the vacuum cleaner, radios, cars, washing machines, refrigerators, and electric mixers Some were able to invest their money in the Stock Market hoping to make even more money Click One Time for Answer

How did the automobile change life in the 1920s? People could live in suburbs outside the city and drive to work People could go on vacations and travel more They helped increase the steel, rubber, oil, and tourism industries They created jobs: gas stations, mechanic/garages, hotels/motels, restaurants, roads, construction, etc. Click Two Times for Answers

Click Two Times for Answers Why was there a Great Migration to the North for many African Americans? Many wanted to escape the discrimination in the South (Jim Crow laws and lynchings) The hope of a better life (more freedoms) and better job opportunities; able to vote Click Two Times for Answers

Click Two Times for Answers Describe the ethnic and racial conflict that was still present during the 1920s. African Americans were still subject to discrimination- even up North (first fired/last hired). There was an increased dislike for immigrants, and quotas were put in place limiting the number of new immigrants who could enter the country. Click Two Times for Answers

Click One Time for Answer What allowed many new appliances to run in the home and changed the way of life for many women who were homemakers? Electricity- was found in most all homes by the 1920s Click One Time for Answer

Which amendment gave women the right to vote? Click One Time for Answer

What does a suffragist support? The right to vote Click One Time for Answer

This amendment is known as the Prohibition Amendment Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Which state out West gave women the right to vote before the federal government recognized this right? Wyoming- women were seen as equals Click One Time for Answer

Which amendment repealed or did away with Prohibition? 21st Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer Which group of Americans could actually use airplanes for transportation? The wealthy Click One Time for Answer

What kind of jobs pulled many African Americans to the North? Industrial / factory jobs Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was the neighborhood in NY that became the center for many African American poets, artists, musicians, and writers? Harlem Click One Time for Answer

What insect destroyed many cotton crops in the South? Boll weevil Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What direction were African Americans moving during the Great Migration? They moved from the rural South to the more urban North and Midwest Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was a major result of consumer credit (installment buying) in the 1920s? More people could buy more products since they didn’t have to pay for them up front (and they could make monthly payments instead) Click One Time for Answer

What major event helped to promote the rights of women to vote? Their contributions during WW1 Click One Time for Answer

Besides African Americans, who else did the KKK target in the 1920s? Jewish people and Catholics Click One Time for Answer

What was the original purpose for Prohibition? To control the immigrant population (it was believed they drank too much) Click One Time for Answer

What happened because alcohol was prohibited? Bootleggers and speakeasies increased and created more crime Click One Time for Answer

What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws? Segregation and discrimination (separate but equal) Click One Time for Answer

Which industry was not experiencing a boom as others during the 1920s? Agriculture or farming Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer After WW1, the US economy was experiencing this because there was money being spent: A boom Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer The Red Scare of 1919 resulted in violence over which 2 kinds of governments? Socialism and communism Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was the name of the illegal bars or clubs formed during Prohibition? Speakeasies Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What was one way the government limited the number of immigrants coming into America? It passed laws that set limits or QUOTAS for the number of immigrants who could enter the US from different countries Click One Time for Answer

Who was a Harlem Renaissance artist? Jacob Lawrence Click One Time for Answer

What were 2 factors that pushed African Americans out of the South ? Jim Crow laws and lynchings Click One Time for Answer

Click One Time for Answer What new inventions changed life for many American women during the 1920s? Vacuum cleaners and washing machines made housework easier Click One Time for Answer

What was a result of the 19th Amendment? The making and selling of alcohol was considered illegal Click One Time for Answer

Explain how the radio was entertaining to people during the 1920s: People could listen to music and programs that appealed to kids and adults (like comedies, dramas). People could listen to sporting events and get the current news Click One Time for Answer