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Chapter 13 Questions

  1. Who was known as the Sultan of Swat and what record did he establish in 1927?
  2. What was the Harlem Renaissance?
  3. By 1930, how many American women were earning wages and what percentage of the workforce did they represent?
  4. Write 1-2 sentences using at least 3 of the slang expressions on p.463.
  5. What were the three largest cities in the U.S. at the beginning of the 1920’s?
  6. How did the 18th Amendment change life in the U.S.?
  7. What was The Spirit Of St. Louis?
  8. Describe a typical outfit worn by a flapper.
  9. How did people gain entry into speakeasies?
  10. What 3 corporations formed the first radio network, the National Broadcasting Corporation?
  11. Describe the modern high school of the 1920’s. 
  12. Describe the relationship between Fundamentalism and the Scopes trial.
  13. What was significant about the 1927 release of The Jazz Singer?
  14. How did Al Capone become wealthy?
  15. What was the goal of the Black Star line?
  16. Describe 2 ways the NAACP fought for African-American rights.
  17. Examine the 1910 and 1930 pie charts on p.460. Which area saw the greatest increase in female occupations and which area saw the greatest decrease?
  18.  Describe the group that was known as the Lost Generation.
  19. Why did the Great Migration occur?
  20. Choose the letter that was the main occupation of each of the following people:

1. Louis Armstrong                   a. Singer

2. Cab Calloway                      b. Poet

3. Countee Cullen                     c. Actor

4. Duke Ellington                       d. Musician

5. Langston Hughes                   e. Novelist

6. Nella Larsen

7. Claude McKay

8. Zora Neale Hurston

9. Paul Robeson

10. Bessie Smith