History final exam: 7. The Progressives (1920-1929) 6/10

The Progressives fought against unsafe working conditions, long hours, and child labor

What did the Progressives fight against?

The Progressives supported labor unions, better wages, and workers’ rights

What did the Progressives support?

The Progressives pushed for government regulation of big businesses and monopolies

What did the Progressives push for?

Political reforms worked to reduce corruption in government

What did political reforms work to achieve?

Political reforms supported changes like the direct election of senators with the 17th amendment, women’s suffrage, and campaign reforms

What changes did Progressives support with political reforms?

Progressives believed the government should be more honest and responsive to people

How did Progressives believe the government should react to people?

Social reforms advocated for public health, education, and clean housing in crowded cities

What did social reforms advocate for?

Some social reforms focused on temperance (ending alcohol use), which helped lead to Prohibition

What did social reforms want to achieve with temperance?

Over 1 million African Americans moved from the South to northern cities

What is the Great Migration?

They were seeking a better job, education. and escape from Jim Crow Laws

What did African Americans seek during the Great Migration?

African Americans often faced racial tension, discrimination. and housing struggles in the North

What did African Americans face during the Great Migration?

While a few Progressives supported civil rights, many ignored racial inequality

Even though some Progressives supported civil rights, what did they often ignore?

The movement often focused more on economic and political reform than racial justice

What did the Progressive movement often focus on more?

Progressives impact on racial issues was limited especially during the massive social shift caused by the Great Migration

How did Progressives react to the Great Migration?

Labor unions were a big part of the Progressive era

What unions were a big part of the Progressive era?

Labor unions were supported by many Progressive reformers who wanted to protect workers

Who supported labor unions?

Labor unions fought for better wages, shorter workdays, and safer conditions

What did labor unions fight for?

Labor unions helped push for laws against child labor and for workers’ rights

What did the labor unions push for?

Labor unions and Progressives faced resistance from big businesses

Who did labor unions and Progressives face resistance from?

Labor unions worked alongside Progressives to fight the problems caused by industrialization

Who did the labor unions work alongside?

Knights of Labor or American Federation of Labor (AFL)

What are the two most major labor unions?

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social, and artistic movement in the 1920s-1930s where Black artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers celebrated their identity and creativity

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

Harlem, New York

Where was the Harlem Renaissance?

1. Celebrate Black culture and history

2. Challenge racism and stereotypes by making their own stories and identities

3. Show the world that Black voices matter in art, music, and literature

What were the main goals of the Harlem Renaissance?

1. Gave Black Americans a new sense of pride

2. Influenced future civil rights movements, through art and activism

3. Helped break down racial barriers in culture

What impact did the Harlem renaissance have?

After fighting in WW1, many Black veterans and citizens demanded greater equality and rights

What was Post-World War I optimism for Black people?

Jazz legend and trumpeter

Who is Louis Armstrong?

Jazz composer and bandleader

Who is Duke Ellington?

Bessie Smith is a powerful blues singer and well known as the “Empress of the Blues”

Who is Bessie Smith?

Langston Hughes is a influential poet and most famous for his poems that celebrate Black life and culture

Who is Langston Hughes?

Josephine Baker is a dancer and performer who became famous in Europe and broke barriers for Black performers

Who is Josephine Baker?

A novelist whose works explored Black identity and rural life

Who is Zora Neale Hurston?

The Harlem Renaissance helped introduce jazz and blues to a wider audience, making these musical styles essential to American culture

How did the Harlem Renaissance help introduce jazz and blues to America?

The Harlem Renaissance encouraged Black Americans to take pride in their heritage

What did the Harlem Renaissance encourage Black Americans to do?

The Harlem Renaissance movement sparked important conversations about race, equality, and social justice in America

What did the Harlem Renaissance movement spark?

The Harlem Renaissance laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement

What impact did the Harlem Renaissance have in the future?