1. Quiz #1 Review of notes 1-5

2. What were two nicknames for the 1920s?
Roaring 20s
Jazz Age
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In the 1920s people finally had money in their pockets, what did many choose to do with it?
Invest in the Stockmarket
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4. This is where consumers buy goods but make monthly payments on them.
Installment buying
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5. What happened to women’s fashion in the 1920s?
Shorter skirts to their knees
Shorter haircut –cut in a bob
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6. Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Charles Lindbergh
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7. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
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What did people listen to in order to be entertained and to receive their news?
radio
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9. 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
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10. Theaters that charged 5cents were called what?
Nickelodeons
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11. What did movies start off as, and what did they later become?
Silent movies
Talkies when they incorporated sound
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What was a popular music of the 1920s that was influenced by African American musical traditions?
jazz
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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
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14. What did the Harlem Renaissance celebrate?
The African American culture and their achievements and contributions to American life
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15. Where was the center for movie making?
Hollywood, California
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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
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What was the name for people who sold alcohol illegally and where did that alcohol get sold?
Bootleggers
Speakeasies (illegal clubs)
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18. What were some popular dances of the 1920s?
Charleston
Jitterbug
Swing Dancing
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Where were the cities that many African Americans traveled to during the Great Migration?
Detroit
Chicago
New York City
Cleveland
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20. 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
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21. 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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25. Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
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26. What does a suffragist support?
The right to vote
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27. This amendment is known as the Prohibition Amendment
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Which state out West gave women the right to vote before the federal government recognized this right?
Wyoming- women were seen as equals
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29. Which amendment repealed or did away with Prohibition?
21st
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Which group of Americans could actually use airplanes for transportation?
The wealthy
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31. What kind of jobs pulled many African Americans to the North?
Industrial / factory jobs
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What was the neighborhood in NY that became the center for many African American poets, artists, musicians, and writers?
Harlem
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33. What insect destroyed many cotton crops in the South?
Boll weevil
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What direction were African Americans moving during the Great Migration?
They moved from the rural South to the more urban North and Midwest
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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)
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36. What major event helped to promote the rights of women to vote?
Their contributions during WW1
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37. Besides African Americans, who else did the KKK target in the 1920s?
Jewish people and Catholics
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38. What was the original purpose for Prohibition?
To control the immigrant population (it was believed they drank too much)
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39. What happened because alcohol was prohibited?
Bootleggers and speakeasies increased and created more crime
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40. What was the purpose of Jim Crow laws?
Segregation and discrimination (separate but equal)
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41. Which industry was not experiencing a boom as others during the 1920s?
Agriculture or farming
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After WW1, the US economy was experiencing this because there was money being spent:
A boom
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The Red Scare of 1919 resulted in violence over which 2 kinds of governments?
Socialism and communism
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What was the name of the illegal bars or clubs formed during Prohibition?
Speakeasies
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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
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46. Who was a Harlem Renaissance artist?
Jacob Lawrence
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47. What were 2 factors that pushed African Americans out of the South ?
Jim Crow laws and lynchings
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What new inventions changed life for many American women during the 1920s?
Vacuum cleaners and washing machines made housework easier
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49. What was a result of the 19th Amendment?
The making and selling of alcohol was considered illegal
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50. 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
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