Great Migration
What was the Great Migration
The movement of African Americans from the rural South to the North and Midwestern Cities.
Famous 1920s movie star, known as the king of comedy and a $1 million dollar contract.
Charlie Chaplin
What invention allowed people to travel quickly through the air?
The airplane
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
What was the Scopes Trial about?
Teaching evolution in schools.
Name 2 major reasons African Americans moved North during the Great Migration.
To find industrial jobs and escape racial discrimination
Which baseball player became a national hero in the 1920s?
Babe Ruth. What was he known for?
What new technology spread electricity to homes and businesses in the 1920s
Power grids and electrical lines
Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Louis Armstrong, or Duke Ellington
What was the outcome of the Trial?
How did the Great Migration affect Northern cities?
It increased urban African American populations and contributed to cultural change.
Tension rose over competition for jobs
Grand Ole Opry
Who revolutionized the automobile manufacturing with the assembly line
Henry Ford
What nickname was given the young women who challenged traditional norms in the 1920s.
Flappers
What is prohibition
Nationwide ban of manufacturing, producing, or selling alcohol
Which regions did most African Americans move to during the Great Migration?
Northeast and Midwest
Name one blues or jazz musician who rose to fame in the 1920s.
W.C. Handy or Bessie Smith
List several social changes to American society because of the automobile.
It allowed people to live in suburbs and commute to work. Tourism, created the high school.
Name changes in women's roles in the 1920s workforce and education
More women worked in office and clerical jobs and went to college
Name several effects of Prohibition on American Society
Bootlegging, organized crime, and speakeasies
How did the Great Migration impact African American political power?
It gave them more voting influence and political representation in Northern cities
Which famous aviator became a celebrity after a nonstop flight across the Atlantic?
Charles Lindbergh
How did mass production and assembly line of cars affect the economy?
It created jobs, boosted related industries, and lower car prices.
What organization rose in influence to fight for African American civil rights in the 1920s
NAACP
What was the "First Red Scare" and what caused it?
Fear of communism after the Russian Revolution and labor stirkes.