The Great Migration

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During which period did the Great Migration mainly occur?
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1910-1930
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A result of jazz's development during the 1920s and 1930s was that many people
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embraced jazz music.
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Which is the best example of an effect of the Harlem Renaissance on music?
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It brought jazz to a wider American audience.
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Which best describes how the Great Migration affected Northern cities?
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Northern cities grew more diverse as African American shared their culture.
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The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move away are called
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push factors.
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The Cotton Club was famous for which of the following?
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Music.
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Two push factors that caused African Americans to leave the South in the early 1900s were
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segregation and low wages.
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The Jazz Age occurred during which decade?
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1920's.
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Besides jazz, the Harlem Renaissance was also known for African American
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literature.
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Which two cities were the most popular destination during the Great Migration?
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New York and Chicago.
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Zora Neale Hurston collected and wrote about African American
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folk tales.
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Read the excerpt from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? * * * Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? According to the poem, the speaker feels that the relationship between whites and African Americans is
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tense and unequal.