Harlem Renaissance
Prohibition
The Great Migration
The Roarin 20s
General
100
Who was Langston Hughes?
Poet
100
Which group of people wanted prohibition? (2 answers are correct)
Womens Christian Temperance Union and The Anti-Saloon League
100
What is a "Sharecropper"
A farmer that LIVES on the land but pays the landowner crops
100
What does "Prosperous" mean?
To be successful, doing well
100
What is Communism?
Political idea that is classless, stateless, moneyless.
All for one, one for all
200
What neighborhood did many African Americans move to in New York?
Harlem
200
What was the 18th Amendment to the Constitution?
Prohibition - Banned the sale, manufacture and transport of alcohol
200
What is a "Tenant Farmer"
A person who RENTS land to grow crops and pays the landowner with money.
200
Famous gangster in the 1920s d
uring Prohibition
Al Capone
200
What is Capitalism?
Political Idea that allows (private and public) businesses to make money
300
TRUE/FALSE: The Harlem Renaissance was a period of cultural expression, particularly in northern urban (city) areas.
TRUE
300
What was the 21st Amendment to the Constitution?
Ended Prohibition in the United States
300
When was the first Great Migration in the United States?
1910-1930
300
What is "the Red Scare"?
People in America afraid of communism and communists (Soviet Russia - USSR)
300
When did women gain the right to vote in the US? Through what amendment?
1920, through the 19th amendment
400
Who is this famous musician from the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong
400
What is a "speakeasy"?
An illegal bar that was hidden during Prohibition
400
What was a problem sharecroppers had?
Being in debt to their landowner, not producing enough crops, not making enough money for themselves or their family, or all of these things
400
What happened to crime during Prohibition?
Increased- there was a clear rise in organized crime during Prohibition
400
What is "Nativism"?
The idea that your nations values and ideas are superior to others
500
What made Harlem so appealing for aspiring artists, musicians, & writers?
There was more opportunity available in cities like Harlem, especially for talented African Americans who had talents in areas like the performing arts, writing, etc.
500
What is a "bootlegger?"
Someone who makes, sells or distributes alcohol illegally
500
During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from __________ places in the south, to ____________ places in the north, in search of better opportunity.
Rural (farmland) and urban (city)
500
Why was Prohibition difficult to enforce?
A clear 1. lack of enforcement (not enough law enforcement officers) and 2. respect for the law made the laws of Prohibition very difficult to enforce.
500
What is "Xenophobia"?
The fear of immigrants or foreigners.