AMSCO chapter 23: MC and short
answer
1) The Lost Generation:
a. Briefly explain ONE social development in the 1920's that supports the Fitzgerald quote. -
answer The stock market boom of the early 1920's caused many investors to become extremely
wealthy.
1) The Lost Generation:
b. Briefly explain ONE economic development of the 1920's that supports the Leuchtenburg
argument. - answer The stock market crash of the 1920's caused the great depression, a time of
poverty and bad conditions in the US
1) The Lost Generation:
c. Briefly explain ONE argument that supports that the 1920's made a positive contribution to
the long-term prosperity of the US. - answer The evolution of the automobile revolutionized
American transportation and continued to be improved. It replaced the railroad industry as the
key promoter of economic growth, and other industries, steel, glass, rubber, gasoline, and
highway construction, now depended on automobile sales. It even affected the social lives of
Americans.
2) Harlem Renaissance:
a. Briefly explain ONE way the Harlem Renaissance supported the point of the view in the
excerpt. - answer The Harlem renaissance was a period of artistic achievement amongst blacks
and helped integrate them into a white city culture in which they were accepted for their
contributions and seen as human
2) Harlem Renaissance:
b. Briefly explain ONE example of an African American artist's achievement from the era that
would support this expert. - answer Duke Ellington played a major role in popularizing jazz
music in Harlem, and throughout the nation. Aside from his live performances at the Cotton
answer
1) The Lost Generation:
a. Briefly explain ONE social development in the 1920's that supports the Fitzgerald quote. -
answer The stock market boom of the early 1920's caused many investors to become extremely
wealthy.
1) The Lost Generation:
b. Briefly explain ONE economic development of the 1920's that supports the Leuchtenburg
argument. - answer The stock market crash of the 1920's caused the great depression, a time of
poverty and bad conditions in the US
1) The Lost Generation:
c. Briefly explain ONE argument that supports that the 1920's made a positive contribution to
the long-term prosperity of the US. - answer The evolution of the automobile revolutionized
American transportation and continued to be improved. It replaced the railroad industry as the
key promoter of economic growth, and other industries, steel, glass, rubber, gasoline, and
highway construction, now depended on automobile sales. It even affected the social lives of
Americans.
2) Harlem Renaissance:
a. Briefly explain ONE way the Harlem Renaissance supported the point of the view in the
excerpt. - answer The Harlem renaissance was a period of artistic achievement amongst blacks
and helped integrate them into a white city culture in which they were accepted for their
contributions and seen as human
2) Harlem Renaissance:
b. Briefly explain ONE example of an African American artist's achievement from the era that
would support this expert. - answer Duke Ellington played a major role in popularizing jazz
music in Harlem, and throughout the nation. Aside from his live performances at the Cotton
