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This mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to cities like Chicago and New York during the early 1900s was driven by the search for jobs and escape from Jim Crow laws.
Great Migration
Known as the “Sultan of Swat,” this baseball legend became a national celebrity in the 1920s, thanks to the rise of radio and movies.
Babe Ruth
These are reasons immigrants leave their home country, such as poverty or persecution, while reasons they come to a new country—like jobs or freedom—are called this.
push and pull factors
This African American blues singer, often called the “Empress of the Blues,” became one of the most influential vocalists of the 1920s.
Bessie Smith
This silent film star became an international icon during the 1920s, representing the influence of movies on American popular culture.
Charlie Chaplin
Tennessee earned this nickname after becoming the final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
perfect 36
Thanks to this major advancement, many American homes gained access to electric lighting and appliances in the 1920s, transforming daily life and boosting consumer culture.
Electricity
Broadcast from Nashville, Tennessee, this long-running radio show helped popularize country music across the United States.
Grand Ole Opry
Supporters of this foreign policy approach in the early 1900s believed the U.S. should spread democracy, open new markets, and show military strength.
interventionism
This innovation by Henry Ford revolutionized manufacturing, drastically lowering the cost of cars and putting America on wheels.
The assembly line
By mass-producing this product, Henry Ford made it affordable for average Americans, transforming transportation and suburban growth.
automobile
This Christian-based movement believed helping the poor and improving living conditions was a moral duty and key to solving social problems in cities.
social gospel movement
This cultural movement centered in New York celebrated African American art, music, and literature, with figures like Louis Armstrong and Langston Hughes.
Harlem Renaissance
This Harlem Renaissance poet used jazz rhythms and everyday language to tell the stories of Black life in America.
Langston Hughes
This man believed African Americans should focus on vocational training and gradual progress, while his rival pushed for immediate civil rights and higher education to challenge inequality.
Booker T. Washington & WEB DuBois