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Which best describes how the Great Migration affected Northern cities?

A
Northern cities changed very little as African Americans moved in.
B
Northern cities became as segregated as the Southern cities.
C
Northern cities forced African Americans into segregated neighborhoods.
D
Northern cities grew more diverse as African Americans shared their culture.
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A poet whose works inspired other Harlem Renaissance poets was

A
Nella Larsen.
B
Claude McKay.
C
James Weldon Johnson.
D
Countee Cullen.
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Which is the best example of an effect of the Harlem Renaissance on music?

A
It brought ragtime to a wider American audience.
B
It brought spirituals to many African American churches.
C
It brought jazz to a wider American audience.
D
It brought the blues to many African American churches.
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Besides jazz, the Harlem Renaissance was also known for African American

A
literature.
B
job growth.
C
education.
D
business growth.
6

In the early 1900s, the Chicago Defender was

A
an African American newspaper.
B
a novel by Langston Hughes.
C
an African American song.
D
an African American novelist.
8

Who was called the “Shakespeare of Harlem” during the Harlem Renaissance?

A
Langston Hughes
B
James Weldon Johnson
C
Claude McKay
D
Louis Armstrong
9

Which two cities were the most popular destinations during the Great Migration?

A
New York and Chicago
B
Atlanta and New York
C
Detroit and Chicago
D
Chicago and Atlanta
10

The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move away are called

A
opportunities.
B
pull factors.
C
migrations.
D
push factors.
11

In which city is Harlem located?

A
Detroit
B
Chicago
C
New York City
D
Philadelphia
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Two push factors that caused African Americans to leave the South in the early 1900s were

A
segregation and low wages.
B
integration and Jim Crow laws.
C
job opportunities and music.
D
the Harlem Renaissance and literature.
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The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move away are called

A
opportunities.
B
pull factors.
C
migrations.
D
push factors.
16

Which best describes how the Great Migration affected Northern cities?

A
Northern cities changed very little as African Americans moved in.
B
Northern cities became as segregated as the Southern cities.
C
Northern cities forced African Americans into segregated neighborhoods.
D
Northern cities grew more diverse as African Americans shared their culture.
17

The Chicago Defender called for an end to lynching and segregation. How did this influence the Great Migration?

A
these were push factors
B
these were pull factors
C
these were political factors
D
these were economic factors
18

In the early 1900s, the Chicago Defender was

A
an African American newspaper.
B
a novel by Langston Hughes.
C
an African American song.
D
an African American novelist.
19

The Jazz Age occurred during which decade?

A
1910s
B
1920s
C
1930s
D
1940s
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Which two cities were the most popular destinations during the Great Migration?

A
New York and Chicago
B
Atlanta and New York
C
Detroit and Chicago
D
Chicago and Atlanta

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