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It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons except…

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prohibition banned only alcoholic beverages manufactured in the United States

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to obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden nightclubs known as…

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speakeasies

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the harlem renaissance refers to…

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a celebration of african-american culture in literature and art

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John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of…

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evolution

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fundamentalists believed that…

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the bible should be taken literally

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double standard refers to….

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stricter and moral standard for women than for men in the 1920s

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F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920 as the…

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jazz age

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Charles Lindbergh was famous as a…

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pilot

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The NAACP did all of the following except…

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propose that african americans move back to Africa

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Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the north by such musicians as….

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louis armstrong

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by what percent did the population of african americans in Louisiana change between 1890 and 1920?

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-11%

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by what percent did the african american population change in New York?

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+1%

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what did Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina have in common during the period represented on the map?

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all experienced a decrease in percentage of african american population

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which state had the largest percent increase in its african american population?

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West Virginia

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what trend does this map illustrate?

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the movement of African Americans to the north

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What percentage of the population in 1929 had a gross income between $3,000 and $3,999?

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8 percent

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which group of income earners had an average income of $6,327?

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top 20%

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the top 20% of the population earned 54.4% of all income earned in 1929. what % did the bottom 40% earn?

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12.5%

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in 1929, much more did the average family in the top 20% earn than the average family in the bottom 40%?

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$5602

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what % of all income was earned by the 3rd 20% of income earners?

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13.8%

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True / False. The people who most strongly supported prohibition tended to live in URBAN areas.

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False. rural

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True/False. The “double standard” of the 1920s refers to the fact that women were judged by STRICTER standards than men were.

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true

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True/False. Fundamentalists in the 1920s supported a literal interpretation of the CONSTITUTION.

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False. bible

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True/False. Prominent writers of the 1920s, both black and white, tended to hold a CRITICAL view if the U.S. society.

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true

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True/False. The largest population increases during the 1920s occurred in America’s SUBURBS.

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False. cities

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True/False. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN defended John Scopes in the famous Scopes trial of 1925.

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False. Clarence Darrow

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True/False. The NAACP was founded by Marcus Garvey.

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False. UNIA

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True/False. SINCLAIR LEWIS, the first american to win a Nobel Prize in literature, wrote the novel Babbitt.

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True

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True/False. AMELIA EARHART was the first person to complete a non-stop solo flight across the atlantic.

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False. Charles Lindbergh

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True/False. FLAPPERS were emancipated young women who embraced new fashions and urban attitudes of the day.

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true

31
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__ Marked the works of many famous writers of the 1920s, including the lost generation.

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Critical views of american culture

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Except for __, all of the following were more likely to approve of prohibition in the 1920s and early 1930.

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recent immigrants

33
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__ increased during the 1920s.

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the crime rate

34
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The “great migration” of 1910-1920 refers to the movement of…

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African americans from the south to northern cities

35
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The main significance of the trial of John T. Scopes was that…

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it highlighted the struggle between science and religion in american schools.

36
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Except for __, alcohol caused all of the following, according to most fundamentalists.

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evangelism

37
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except for __, all of the following allowed women to shed old roles in the 1920s.

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work opportunities provided by the new industrial economy

38
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concert music composer __ was influenced by both the music of ___ and traditional music.

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George Gershwin

Louis Armstrong

39
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Ernest Hemingway, author of the sun also rises, introduced…

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a simplified style of writing

40
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The ___ fought for legislation to protect african american rights under the leadership of ___.

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NAACP

James Weldon Johnson

41
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This was defended at the scopes trial

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Fundamentalism

42
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He was called as a witness in the scopes trial.

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William Jennings Bryan

43
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This was someone who provided illegal alcohol.

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bootlegger

44
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One of the effects of this was a rise in organized crime.

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prohibition

45
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This describes the era after the 18th amendment went into effect.

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prohibition

46
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The government failed to budget enough men and money to enforce this.

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prohibition

47
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The american civil liberties union hired him to represent John T. Scopes.

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Clarence Darrow

48
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This was an “underground” saloon or nightclub where liquor was sold illegally.

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speakeasy

49
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This protestant movement was grounded in the literal, word for word, interpretation of the bible.

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the scopes trial

50
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A flapper was a young woman who….

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  • Seemed casual and independent
  • Often smoked and drank in public
  • Wore short skirts
  • Rejected traditionalist values of the 19th century
  • Openly discussed courtship and relationships
  • Suffered from a double standard
51
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In the 1920s, women in the workplace found that….

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  • Many assembly-line jobs were available
  • Some previously “men only” jobs were available to them
  • Most paid workers were still men
52
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In the 1920s, women at home found that…

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  • More ready-made foods and clothing were available
  • Their children spent most of their days at school and in organized activities
  • They experienced greater equality in marriage
53
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This artist produced intensely colored canvases that captured the grandeur of New York.

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George O’Keefe

54
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Gene Tunney defeated this former heavy weight champion in what was called the “fight of the century.”

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Jack Dempsey

55
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He was a small-town pilot who made the first nonstop solo flight across the atlantic.

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Charles A. LindBergh

56
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This composer merged traditional elements of music with american jazz.

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George Gershwin

57
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This writer’s poems celebrated youth and a life of independence and freedom from traditional restraints.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

58
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In This Side of Paradise and The Great Gatsby, this novelist portrayed wealthy people leading to hopelessly empty lives.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

59
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Wounded in WWI, this writer criticized the glorification of war and introduced a tough, simplified style of writing that set a new literary standard.

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Ernest Hemingway

60
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The first american to win a nobel prize for literature, he used the character in Babbitt to mock americans for their conformity and materialism.

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Sinclair Lewis

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This black nationalist association was founded by Marcus Garvey.

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Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)

62
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This was a literary and artistic movement that celebrated African American Culture.

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Harlem Renaissance

63
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Among the founders of this association was W.E.B. Du Bois.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

64
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In 1927, this singer became the highest paid black artist in the world.

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Bessie Smith

65
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This major dramatic actor’s performance in Shakespeare’s “Othello” was widely acclaimed.

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Paul Robeson

66
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In many of her novels, books of folklore, poetry, and short stories, this writer portrayed the lives of poor, unschooled Southern African Americans.

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Zora Neale Hurston

67
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This jazz pianist and composer won fame as one of America’s greatest composers. he wrote such pieces as “Mood Indigo” and “Sophisticated Lady.”

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Duke Ellington

68
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This trumpet player’s astounding sense of rhythm and ability to improvise has led many to consider him the single most important and influential musician in the history of jazz.

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Louis Armstrong

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