Migration & Influence of African American Culture
A white supremacist terrorist organization that was prevalent in 1920s America that spread violence and hostility against African Americans and other marginalized groups
What is the Klu Klux Klan
The "buy now, pay later" financing option which made large investments, such as cars and radios, available to many middle class citizens in the 1920s.
What is credit
How many people moved from the rural areas to the urban city around 1920's?
11 million
1918
This group of racial segregation laws led to public segregation, disenfranchisement and prohibition of interracial marriages as well as many other restrictions for Black Americans.
What are Jim Crow Laws
This economic system, in which a country mobilizes all resources to contribute to war efforts, enabled great technological advancement during WWI and set in place the infrastructure for the 1920's industrial revolution.
What is total war economy
What is the most famous, mass produced car in the 1920's.
The Ford Model T
Which two groups were excluded from the right to vote?
Asian & Indigenous women
This decade saw the beginning of African American migration to Northern and Midwestern states
This production method, introduced by Ford Motor Company in 1913, was responsible for greatly reducing costs and production times of many luxury items in the 1920s, such as the automobile and radio.
What is the assembly line
White collar jobs grew because businesses in which place expanded quickly.
Urban Cities
What did smoking symbolize to young women?
Independence/freedom/rebellion
This was the name of the book that inspired rise of the colored empires read by Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby
“The Rising Tide of Colour Against White World Supremacy”
Which group/subculture did the Flapper style contrast with?
The "Gibson Girl"
What three reasons discouraged women's suffrage?
2. Public disapproval
3. Potentially causing biased voting