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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In which industry did Guglielmo Marconi and David Sarnoff work | Communications |
| uring Prohibition, the people that continued to produce, sell, and transport alcohol were known as | Bootleggers. |
| Which of the following was a result of Prohibition in the 1920s | Fall of the stock market |
| Why did African Americans move from the South to these states between 1910 and 1930 | There were more jobs. |
| . The Great Migration North of African Americans was the subject of which painter | Jacob Lawrence |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald is to John Steinbeck as Aaron Copland is to | George Gershwin |
| Which artist of the 1920's and 30's was known for urban scenes, flowers, and later paintings of the Southwest | Georgia O'Keeffe |
| During the 1920s, the literary and artistic movement centered on African American culture was known as the | Harlem Renaissance |
| This musician, nicknamed “Satchmo”, was a great jazz trumpeter | Louis Armstrong |
| He was considered one of the most beloved pantomime artists; his clown antics entertained millions. | Charlie Chaplin |
| This person wrote about migrant workers in the Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck |
| This person was a pianist and composer of the Harlem Renaissance and helped to make the Cotton Club famous. | Duke Ellington |
| This person wrote about the emptiness and lack of concern in the 1920s in the novel The Great Gatsby. | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| This person took the first solo flight to Paris in 1927. | Charles Lindbergh |
| his person’s inventions made electrification in the home and workplace possible. | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Whose invention made air travel possible | Wright Brothers |
| Rebirth of activities in art and literature by African Americans. | Harlem Renaissance |
| Someone who writes novels. | Novelist |
| created a series of paintings detaling the events of the great migration north. | Narrator |
| To represent somebody or something in words | describe |
| Someone who writes music. | Composer |
| Popular music that originated among African American people characterized by unique rhythms. | Blues music |
| An artist known for urban scenes and later paintings of the Southwest. | george o kelffe |
| A novelist who wrote about the Jazz Age of the 1920’s | F. scott fitsgareled |
| A novelist who portrayed the strength of poor migrant workers during the 1930’s | john steinback |
| Composer who wrote unique American music. | Aaron copland |
| Composer who wrote unique American music? | George Gershiwn |
| An African American painter who chronicled the experiences of the Great Migration north through art. | Jacob larwrence |
| An African American poet who combined the experiences of African and American cultural roots. | angston hughes |
| An African American jazz composer. | Duke elligton |
| An African American jazz composer. | louise armstrong |
| An African American blues singer | Bessie smith |
| Places created for people to drink alcoholic beverages during Prohibition | speakeasy |
| When African Americans moved up North and the Midwest to find jobs and escape discrimination in the South. | Great migraton |
| To have an insufficient supply of | inadiquite |
| Repealed the 18th Amendment (ended Prohibition) | 21 amendment |