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The Jazz Age 1919-1929
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Prohibition Prohibition was imposed by a constitutional amendment (the 18 th ) that made it illegal to manufacture, transport, and sell alcoholic beverages. As a result speakeasies were created as places for people to drink alcoholic beverages. Bootleggers smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime
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The Great Migration North Jobs for African Americans in the South were scarce and low paying. African Americans faced discrimination and violence in the South. African Americans moved to northern cities in search of better employment opportunities. African Americans also faced discrimination and violence in the North.
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Cultural climate of the 1920s and 1930s Art—Georgia O’Keeffe, an artist known for urban scenes and, later, paintings of the Southwest Literature — F. Scott Fitzgerald, a novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920s. Wrote The Great Gatsby. John Steinbeck, a novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930s. Wrote The Grapes of Wrath. Music—Aaron Copland and George Gershwin, composers who wrote uniquely American music. Rhapsody in Blue is one of Gershwin’s most famous pieces.
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Harlem Renaissance African American artists, writers, and musicians based in Harlem revealed the freshness and variety of African American culture. Art—Jacob Lawrence - painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art Literature—Langston Hughes - African American poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots. Music—Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong were jazz composers. Ellington was a pianist and Armstrong a trumpeter. Bessie Smith - blues singer Popularity of these artists spread to the rest of society.
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POP QUIZ Time!!!
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The _____ amendment banned alcohol. 1.16 th 2.17 th 3.18 th 4.19th
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Who smuggled illegal alcohol and promoted organized crime? 1.Bootleggers 2.Speakeasies 3.the Underground Railroad 4.Carpetbaggers 5.Muckrakers
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Participant Scores 200Jessica Allen 200Carson Aud 200Michaela Beidler 200Kyle Brown 200Mitchell Conley 200Josh Conyers 200Taylor Conyers 200Seth Cross 200Brandon Estes 200Christina Floyd
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The mass movement of African Americans north between 1915-1960 is known as the 1.Harlem Renaissance 2.Prohibition 3.Great Migration 4.Temperance Movement
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African Americans left the South to 1.Find a better job 2.Escape discrimination 3.Neither 4.#1 and #2
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Participant Scores 400Jessica Allen 400Carson Aud 400Mitchell Conley 400Josh Conyers 400Taylor Conyers 400Seth Cross 400Brandon Estes 400Christina Floyd 400Matt Jones 400Tori Leche
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When African American reached the north they no longer face discrimination and violence. 1.True 2.False
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Who painted urban scenes and paintings of the Southwest? 1.Aaron Copland 2.George Gershwin 3.F. Scott Fitzgerald 4.Georgia O’Keefe
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Participant Scores 600Jessica Allen 600Mitchell Conley 600Josh Conyers 600Taylor Conyers 600Seth Cross 600Brandon Estes 600Christina Floyd 600Tori Leche 600Julie Page 600Cameron Shah
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Who wrote about the Jazz Age and authored the book “The Great Gatsby”? 1.F. Scott Fitzgerald 2.John Steinbeck 3.Mark Twain 4.Gary Paulson
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This painting shows a scene from the 1.Great Migration 2.Emancipation Proclamation 3.The March on Washington 4.The Great Depression
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This person painted the story of the Great Migration. 1.Langston Hughes 2.Jacob Lawrence 3.Bessie Smith 4.James Whistler
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Participant Scores 900Jessica Allen 900Mitchell Conley 900Josh Conyers 900Seth Cross 900Brandon Estes 900Christina Floyd 900Julie Page 900Austin Shumate 900Erica Snook 900Madison Whitesell
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This describes the time when African American artists, writers, and musicians revealed the freshness and variety of African American culture. 1.The Great Migration 2.The “Revival” 3.The Harlem Renaissance 4.The Roaring Twenties
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Participant Scores 1000Jessica Allen 1000Mitchell Conley 1000Josh Conyers 1000Seth Cross 1000Brandon Estes 1000Julie Page 1000Austin Shumate 1000Erica Snook 1000Madison Whitesell 900Kyle Brown
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