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Under President Coolidge, the national economy |
boomed. |
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What was the significance of Harlem? |
Harlem was a central place for african americans to voice concerns about racial problems. |
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What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America? |
Between urban Americans and rural Americans |
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How did the consumer economy of the 1920s affect the lives of women? |
It made life easier for urban women |
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What was the Teapot Dome Scandal? |
Involved transferring oil reserves from the Navy Department to the Interior Department and then forgot about the Navy’s needs. |
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Why is Louis Armstrong considered a jazz legend? |
For his ability to play the trumpet and subtle sence of improvisation |
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The "New Woman" of the 1920s |
rejected Victorian morality. |
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The American movie industry was controlled by a handful of huge studios in |
Hollywood, California. |
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Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s? |
For a chance at a better future |
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The demand for automobiles in the 1920s |
stimulated growth in many other industries. |
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President Coolidge believed that the creation of wealth |
benefited the nation as a whole. |
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In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the |
Twenty-first Amendment. |
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The sense of group identity created by the Harlem Renaissance |
formed a basis for later progress for blacks in America. |
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Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that |
aided the growth of business. |
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The literature of the Harlem Renaissance |
explored the pains and joys of being black in America. |
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In 1920, America’s first radio station |
was an immediate success. |
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Buying stock on margin remained profitable as long as |
stock prices rose. |
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Where had most African Americans in 1920s Harlem come from? |
They had moved there from the South and the Caribbean |
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In the 1920s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding war? |
By avoiding close interaction with other nations |
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Which of the following statements about women in the 1920s is true? |
Not all women wanted to be flappers, but many wanted to challenge politica, economic, social, and educational boundaries |
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Jazz was |
An American hybrid of African American and European music forms. |
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At its heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between |
religion and science. |
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What was the condition of America’s economy following World War I? |
There was brief recession, followed by economic growth |
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Which of these was a major difference between urban and rural lifestyles in the 1920s? |
Urban Americans had more free time |
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Abstract art was an expression of |
Modernism. |
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The Teapot Dome oil scandal involved which two officials? |
Edwin Denby and Albert Fall |
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Under President Coolidge, the concerns of Mexican Americans and African Americans were |
largely ignored. |
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As the 1920s progressed, farm incomes |
declined. |
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Why did Marcus Garvey’s movement fall apart? |
There was no effective leadership after Garvey was deported to Jamaica |
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Which best describes the changing attitudes of people living in developing suburbs? |
They became more consercative and more politically active |
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