Claude McKay was a poet that wrote about which topic when he wrote: "If we must die, let it not be like hogs; Like men we’ll face the murderous, cowardly pack;
-Pressed to the wall, dying, but fighting back" ?
What is racism
100
What is the Great Migration?
What is the movement of blacks to the North.
100
Who were the two Italian immigrants that may have been wrongly killed for a robbery/murder?
Who were Sacco & Vanzetti.
100
What is a Flapper?
What is a modern lady with short hair, etc
100
What is the KKK and why did it form?
What is a white supremacy group that was afraid that African-Americans were gaining respect & freedom.
200
Renaissance means:
What is rebirth
200
How did the population shift in the 20s (where did people move from or to)?
What is from the farms to the cities.
200
What is Communism?
What is an economic system in which no money is used and people are expected to work & share the things they all produce.
200
What right did women win in 1920?
What is the right to vote.
200
Why was John Scopes arrested?
What is he broke the law that prohibited teaching Evolution.
300
How did the Harlem Renaissance provide a chance for different races to unite (get together)?
What is: they danced, read their poems/books, listened to Jazz, shared ideas, & got to know each other.
300
Name two ways people spent their free time.
What is watching sports & dancing (movies).
300
What was the Red Scare? Who were the "Reds" & why were people afraid of them?
What is fear of Communism. -Bombs / strikes / drama
300
What role did women play in the passing of Prohibition?
What is they went on strike & helped pass laws & bring attention to the problem by forming groups.
300
Why was Eugene Debs arrested?
What is he gave anti-war speech.
400
What did Marcus Garvey think was the solution to racism?
What is the "Go Back to Africa" Movement.
400
What is "Normalcy" & why did people want it?
What is 'getting back to normal' after WWI because it was, like, all cray-cray & stuff.
400
What were the Palmer Raids?
What is the arrest & deportation of suspected Communists.
400
Why was smoking and swearing such a big deal for women?
What is they were supposed to act prim & proper.
400
Name two cities there were race riots OR explain why the riots started.
What is Tulsa & Chicago... African-Americans were asserting themselves & expressing PRIDE!
500
Name one jazz musician or a song they wrote.
Who is Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, or Bix Beiderbeck.
500
Why did people want Prohibition?
What is it ruined families because men would spend all their money & abuse their families.
500
How many guns were found on Jan 1, 1920 in raids of thousands of homes?
What is 3 guns.
500
Why are Kelly & Tanya so cool?
Because they come back every day to help you!
500
What is an Immigration Quota & why were they set?
What is a limit on the number of immigrants from a certain place. -Set to stop the flow of communism into the U.S.+