6th Grade Social Studies Study Guide Chapter 8: The Roaring Twenties
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Who were some African American writers that became famous during the Harlem Renaissance? | Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay |
| What form of music became popular during the 1920"s? | Jazz |
| Which had the greatest influence on entertainment and the arts in the 1920's? | Radio |
| Who was Prohibition aimed at? | People who drank alcohol |
| What change to the 1920's cause cities to expand outward? | More automobiles |
| What group of people did not benefit from the boom of the 1920's? | Farmers |
| Who flew from New York City to Paris, France in 1927 and convinced people that travel by airplane would be important? | Charles Lindbergh |
| What industries grew because of the increase of automobile sales in the 1920's? | Road building,m gas stations, and repaired automobiles service stations. |
| Why were more people able to buy automobiles, radios, washing machines and other goods in the 1920's? | Installment buying |
| Consumer Goods | Products made to personal use |
| Renaissance | A time of great interest and activity in the arts. |
| Installment buying | Making monthly payments until the full price is paid |
| Urbanization | The movement of people to the cities. |
| Mechanization | The process in which tasks that were once done by hand are now done by machines. |
| Where is Harlem and why was it important to the culture of the 1920's/ | Harlem was a neighborhood in NYC. It was the biggest black people community and the location of the Harlem Renaissance. |
| What was the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution and why was it repealed? | The Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution banned the making and selling and transportation of alcohol. It took away rights instead of giving them. |
| Why did many American oppose immigration in the 1920's. Give at least two reasons. | Americans opposed immigration in the 1920's because they were afraid they would take their jobs and they would change the "American Way of Life" |
| What changes took place in agriculture after Word War I and how were farmers affected? | 1. Farmers had a surplus of farm products and they were affected by the farmers couldn't pay the loans. 2. Prices of goods dropped and the farmers were affected by having to sell farms and move to the cities. |
| How were advertisements in the 1920's different from advertisements in earlier times? | Earlier ads only offered facts about the product. |
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