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What was the Great Migration?
Movement of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?.
An African American cultural movement in the 1920s.
What type of war was World War I?
Trench warfare.
What was the Lusitania?
A British ship sunk by a German submarine.
Which countries fought in World War I?
Countries like Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.
What are push factors?
Reasons that make people want to leave a place.
What were the Jim Crow laws?
Laws that enforced racial segregation in the southern U.S.
What is propaganda?
Information used to influence public opinion.
What did industrial growth during the war mean?
More jobs in factories.
What is trench warfare?
Fighting from protected trenches.
What are pull factors?
Reasons that attract people to move to a place.
What was the Red Summer?
A period of racial violence in 1919.
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A secret message that influenced the U.S. to enter the war.
Why was the Great Migration important for northern cities?
Because it increased population and the labor force.
What did the Zimmerman Telegram cause?
That Mexico would join Germany against the U.S.
What did people look for with pull factors?
Better jobs and life.
Who were affected by the Jim Crow laws?
African Americans.
What caused the Red Summer?
Racial conflicts and violence.
What kind of jobs did migrants look for in the North?
Factory jobs.
What culture was highlighted in the Harlem Renaissance?
African American culture.
What did propaganda do during the war?
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It encouraged people to support the war effort.
Why was the Lusitania important in the war?
It helped the U.S. enter the war.
What is a common push factor in the Great Migration?
Racial discrimination.
What event helped start the Great Migration?
World War I.
What effect did World War I have on U.S. industry?
Growth and more jobs.