hist exam 2f

Which African American leader believed vocational education would lead to equality of the races, urging African Americans to accept social separation.
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Langston Hughes
Jacob Lawrence

People continued to purchase and consume alcohol during Prohibition even though it was illegal. What was the name for the people that transported alcohol illegally?
bootleggers
progressives
suffragists
abolitionists

“Okies” and “Arkies,” people who migrated west from the Plains in the 1930’s, were written about in which book by John Steinbeck? (1 point)
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
THE GREAT GATSBY
THE GREAT MIGRATION NORTH
WESTWARD EXPANSION

Three of the most famous talents in the 1920’s were Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Louis Armstrong. Which of the following correctly portrays their particular skills? (1 point)

A. Langston Hughes : poetry :: Louis Armstrong : painting

B. Louis Armstrong : music :: Langston Hughes : poetry

C. Duke Ellington : poetry :: Langston Hughes : music

D. Louis Armstrong : poetry :: Langston Hughes : painting

Which African American leader believed African Americans should fight for full political, civil, and social rights? (1 point)

W.E.B. DuBois

Booker T. Washington

Langston Hughes

Jacob Lawrence

The writer who documented much of the 1920’s and labeled them the “Jazz Age” was(1 point)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Aaron Copland

Langston Hughes

George Gershwin

Which of the following describes the Supreme Court ruling in the 1896 court case PLESSY V. FERGUSON? (1 point)

"separate but equal" facilities for African Americans were illegal

African Americans could not be forced to pay a poll tax in order to vote

African Americans could not be forced to take a literacy test before registering to vote

"separate but equal" facilities for African Americans were legal

During the 1920’s, a large number of African American musicians, artists, and writers settled in a section of New York City. This gathering led to a rebirth of the African American culture. Black artists were not only interested in rediscovering their African roots and culture but also in understanding their place in American society. Whites also started to take notice of the achievements of black artists. What is the BEST name for this time in history? (1 point)

Harlem Renaissance

Temperance Movement

Roaring Twenties

New York Rebirth

As a result of Prohibition many bars were closed and people went to ____. (1 point)

nothing; the bars were torn down due to public pressure

illegal bingo parlors

speakeasies that served illegal alcohol

taverns that served legal alcohol

Which Amendment to the Constitution won women the right to vote? (1 point)

18th

19th

20th

21st

Georgia O’Keeffe is associated with (1 point)

using music to reveal the freshness and variety of black culture.

portraying African American culture through jazz.

combining the African and American cultural roots through poetry.

being an artist of city scenes, Southwestern scenes, skulls, and huge flowers.

The painter who chronicled the Great Migration North was (1 point)

Jacob Lawrence

Georgia O’Keeffe

Langston Hughes

John Steinbeck

Racial segregation (1 point)

was directed at Native Americans

affected only immigrants

targeted mainly African Americans

was not found after the end of the 1800s

The movement in the late 19th century that tried unsuccessfully to prohibit the purchase and consumption of alcohol was the (1 point)

Harlem Renaissance

Suffrage Movement

Abolitionist Movement

Temperance Movement

The use of machines on farms had reduced labor needs and increased production. In other words, it took fewer farm workers to produce more of the crop because of these new inventions. What did many of the workers left without jobs do? (1 point)

move north to find jobs in the factories

move east to work in the coal mines

move west to become cowboys

stay in the south and buy their own farms

____ was a suffragist who worked for women's rights, including the right to vote. (1 point)

Georgia O'Keefe

Bessie Smith

Carry Nation

Susan B. Anthony

An example of segregation is NOT being able to (1 point)

vote in elections

go to the bank

travel to another state

go to the same school as other children

Which Amendment to the Constitution made the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages against the law? (1 point)

18th

19th

20th

21st

In the 1920s, sales of automobiles continued to grow. Transportation related businesses and industries benefited from this sales boom. Which of the following WOULD NOT have benefited from the automotive sales boom? (1 point)

steel

oil/gasoline

road construction

broadcast

The greater mobility allowed by the purchase of an automobile caused many people to leave their homes and move to (1 point)

the suburbs.

rural areas.

urban areas.

the inner city.

With what are George Gershwin and Aaron Copland associated? (1 point)

painting

poetry

composing uniquely American music

novels

After World War I, most Americans wanted the United States to ______. (1 point)

base troops in Europe in case another war begins

be an active member of the League of Nations

stay neutral, avoiding the possibility of being pulled into another European war

remain an ally of the British and French

Many African Americans left the South during the Great Migration North in search of better jobs and less discrimination and violence. What did they find when they got there? (1 point)

fewer jobs and more discrimination and violence

better jobs but more discrimination and violence

fewer jobs but no discrimination or violence

better jobs but continued discrimination and violence

This “Empress of the Blues” sang about the hardships of African Americans. (1 point)

Bessie Smith

Susan B. Anthony

Georgia O’Keeffe

Jane Addams