Society in the Roaring Twenties

Question 1

A result of jazz’s development during the 1920s and 1930s was that many people

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embraced jazz music.

Question 2

Who was called the “Shakespeare of Harlem” during the Harlem Renaissance?

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Langston Hughes

Question 3

The Chicago Defender called for an end to lynching and segregation. How did this influence the Great Migration?

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these were pull factors

Question 4

Zora Neale Hurston collected and wrote about African American

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folk tales.

Question 5

The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move away are called

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push factors.

Question 6

best

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Northern cities grew more diverse as African Americans shared their culture.

Question 7

Besides jazz, the Harlem Renaissance was also known for African American

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literature.

Question 8

In which city is Harlem located?

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New York City

Question 9

A poet whose works inspired other Harlem Renaissance poets was

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Claude McKay.

Question 10

The Cotton Club was famous for which of the following?

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music

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