MODULE 7: JAZZ AGE Flashcards
Which statement best characterizes American attitudes toward the market in the 1920s?
An attitude of consumerism dominated the decade.
What is one way that the popularity of the automobile in the 1920s impacted American culture?
More Americans took vacations.
In what way did new radio programs of the 1920s such as Amos and Andy contribute to anti-Black racism?
They perpetuated stereotypes of Black people as conniving and untrustworthy.
Barnstorming was a common activity for pilots in the 1920s. What is the best description of this activity?
A rousing show to demonstrate pilots’ skills.
In what significant way did the usefulness of aviation change during the 1920s and 1930s?
Passenger flights became commercially viable.
Which statement best characterizes American attitudes toward the market in the 1920s?
An attitude of consumerism dominated the decade.
What is one way that the popularity of the automobile changed life for many Black Americans?
Many Black Americans moved from the South to Detroit to work in one of Ford’s factories.
Which then-new technology transformed American culture during the 1920s?
the radio
What is one example of White Americans engaging with Black culture in the 1920s?
The growing popularity of Jazz music.
What is one example of anti-Black racism in popular entertainment of the 1920s?
The prevalent use of blackface.
Which of the following best describes Henry Ford’s philosophy toward workers on his assembly line?
Pay workers high enough wages to buy an automobile for themselves.
What is one way that the popularity of radio had an impact on American culture during the Jazz Age?
It diminished regional accents and slang.
As opposed to more conventional racial violence in the Jim Crow era, what made the Tulsa Massacre unique?
The use of military-grade weapons such as machine guns and airplanes.
Which route might a Black family undertaking the “Great Migration” in the 1910s and 1920s take?
Alabama to Detroit.
What was the Great Migration?
refers to movement from the South and into Northeastern and Midwestern cities. Thus, Alabama to Detroit is one plausible route for the Great Migration.
The fundamentalism at the heart of the Scopes or “Monkey” trial was a reaction against what set of ideas?
Modern religious ideas which saw the Bible as metaphorical.
What is one way that the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s was different from the original Klan of the 1860s?
The Klan achieved popularity outside the South.
What was one benefit that Northern cities of the Jazz Age could offer Black Americans, which Southern cities could not?
The opportunity for greater political engagement.
What false rumor led to the violence of the Tulsa Massacre in 1921?
A Black man had assaulted a White woman.
The riot began when a 19-year-old Black man was falsely accused of sexually assaulting a White woman.
What is one important consequence of the “Great Migration” that Black families undertook in the 1910s and 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance.
Which division in American society did the Scopes or “Monkey” Trial of 1925 highlight?
Urban vs. Rural values
What was one important consequence of the Scopes or “Monkey” trial?
Fundamentalism seemed discredited and retreated from the public view.
Which description fits many of the victims of the Tulsa Massacre?
Well-to-do Black individuals.
What was one positive development stemming from Prohibition?
A decrease in diseases such as cirrhosis.
Although alcohol was nonetheless consumed during Prohibition, limited access to intoxicating beverages led to a decline in liver diseases such as cirrhosis.
