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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
washington
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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
bootleggers
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“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
The grapes of wrath
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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
B
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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
DuBois
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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
Fitzgerald
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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
legal
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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
harlem
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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
speakeasies
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Which Amendment to the Constitution won women the right to vote? (1 point)
18th
19th
20th
21st
19th
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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.
city scenes
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The painter who chronicled the Great Migration North was (1 point)
Jacob Lawrence
Georgia O’Keeffe
Langston Hughes
John Steinbeck
Lawrence
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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
African Americans
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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
temperance
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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
north
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____ 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
Anthony
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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
same school
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Which Amendment to the Constitution made the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages against the law? (1 point)
18th
19th
20th
21st
18th
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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
broadcast
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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.
suburbs
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With what are George Gershwin and Aaron Copland associated? (1 point)
painting
poetry
composing uniquely American music
novels
composing
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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
stay neutral
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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
better jobs but continued
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This “Empress of the Blues” sang about the hardships of African Americans. (1 point)
Bessie Smith
Susan B. Anthony
Georgia O’Keeffe
Jane Addams
Bessie
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