Technology
What technology did Henry Ford used in his factories that allowed him to make the Model T so inexpensive?
Assembly line
An saloon, bar, or nightclub that illegally sold alcohol was called a what?
Speakeasy
During the Great Migration, large numbers of people moved in what direction (North, South, East, or West)?
They moved North.
The neighborhood of Harlem is located in what American city?
New York City
A nickname for the 1920s
The "Roaring" Twenties
The "Jazz Age"
Who invented the airplane?
The Wright Brothers
What was the nickname for someone who made, transported, or sold illegal alcohol?
Bootlegger
What group of Americans relocated in large numbers during the Great Migration.
African-Americans from the South
What type of music will forever be associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz
What is Georgia O'Keeffe famous for?
Name three major communications changes of the 1920s
Development of the telephone (Alexander Graham Bell) and increased availability of telephones
Development of the radio and broadcast industry
Development of the movies
What was the name of the most famous organized crime figure (gangster) of the 1920s?
Al Capone
What was one push factor that drove African-Americans from the South.
low paying jobs
scarce jobs
discrimination
violence
Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith and Duke Ellington were all influential what?
Jazz composers and musicians
The Great Gatsby was written by which influential author?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Name three ways electrification changed American life.
Labor-saving products (e.g., washing machines, electric stoves, water pumps)
Electric lighting
Entertainment (e.g., radio)
Improved communications
What were two unintended (negative) results of Prohibition?
Made many previous law abiding citizens routine law breakers
Led to the rise of organized crime
Many people became sick or died from poorly made illegal liquor
What was one pull factor that drove African-Americans from the South.
better employment opportunities
no Jim Crow laws
Name a famous writer/poet of the Harlem Renaissance who shares the first name as Mr. Powell.
Langston Hughes.
The Grapes of Wrath, a novel about poor migrant workers during the Great Migration, was written by which famous author?
John Steinbeck
Name three results of improved transportation brought about by affordable automobiles
Greater mobility
Creation of jobs
Growth of transportation-related industries (e.g., road construction, oil, steel, automobile)
Movement to suburban areas
Which Amendment to the Constitution imposed prohibition?
Which Amendment to the Constitution repealed prohibition?
The 18th & 21st Amendments
Name three northern cities that benefited the most from the Great Migration.
New York, Chicago, Detroit
Name a famous African-American painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration through art.
Jacob Lawrence
Name two composers who wrote uniquely American music in the 1920s.
Aaron Copeland and George Gershwin