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1. Changes in American life following World War I included more electric lighting, labor-saving products, new forms of entertainment, and improvements in communication. There was also a movement to the suburbs.

2. The Great Migration of African-Americans from the South to the North, which had begun during the war, continued throughout the 1920s.

3. Discrimination, low paying jobs, and violence prompted many blacks to leave the South in search of better employment opportunities in northern industrial cities.

4. De facto segregation, race riots, discrimination, and violence also existed in many northern cities.

5. Marcus Garvey led a “back to Africa” movement.

6. The Harlem Renaissance, centered in Harlem in New York City, was a flourishing of African-American contributions to art, music, and literature during the 1920s and early 1930s.

7. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were jazz musicians and composers.

8. Bessie Smith, a popular singer, was known as the “Empress of the Blues.”

9. Langston Hughes wrote poems about the experiences and feelings of African-Americans.

10. Jacob Lawrence was one of the most popular African-American artists of the Twentieth Century. He painted many historical themes, including the experiences of Harriet Tubman and scenes of the Great Migration North.

11. The Ku Klux Klan reached its greatest strength in the early 1920s, gaining political power in several states.

12. The Red Scare and the debate surrounding the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti revealed an increase in nativism in the 1920s.

13. The 18th Amendment made the manufacture, transport, and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal during the 1920s. Prohibition led to an increase in organized crime, and it was repealed in 1933 by the adoption of the 21st Amendment.

14. Bootleggers supplied alcohol to illegal bars called speakeasies, so named because passwords were used to gain admittance.

15. Because of the 19th Amendment, women voted in a presidential election for the first time in 1920.
16. Perceptions of women and their roles in society changed during the 1920s, resulting in increased educational opportunities, more career choices, and the recognition of property rights.

Inventions and other technological changes helped to shape the American economy and society in the 1920s. These changes included the assembly line, radio, and the greater demand for electricity which accompanied the wider availability of consumer goods.

18. Advertising increased the demand for national brands, and installment buying allowed consumers to purchase high priced items without having to save all the money first.

19. Ways the automobile changed America during the 1920s included increased mobility, movement to the suburbs, and new jobs, including those in supporting industries such as oil, steel, and road construction.

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