SAT II US History : Facts and Details in U.S. Social History from 1899 to the Present
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Example Question #31 : U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
What was the period of time, particularly in the mid-late 1920’s when African American thought and culture was redefined?
Harlem Renaissance
Segregation
The Jazz Movement
African Awakening
Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a period of time where African-American culture was redefined. Many great African-American artists, musicians, and thinkers came out of this movement to accept the different, unique, culture of African Americans.
Example Question #841 : Sat Subject Test In United States History
What did Langston Hughes write about primarily?
Social justice
The famous people of Harlem
Lower-Class life
Parties and big events
Lower-Class life
Hughes focused most of his work on the everyday lives of the lower-class working people of New York. He wanted to highlight the struggle most people in the city went through to make ends meet.
Example Question #32 : Facts And Details In U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
Archibald Motley and Aaron Douglas were famous figures during the Harlem Renaissance. What was their profession?
Poet
Painter
Community leader
Writer
Painter
These famous men were painters. They rose to prominence by painting events and buildings of the time. Douglas painted many famous landmarks of New York, and Motley painted many famous events and streets of the time.
Example Question #91 : U.S. Social History
Who was the man that photographed famous people and places of the Harlem Renaissance?
Dizzy Gillespie
James Van Der Zee
Countee Cullen
Louis Armstrong
James Van Der Zee
Var Der Zee was, arguably, the most famous photographer of the Renaissance. The other people listed here were either authors or musicians. Var Der Zee photographed things and people to show themes of pride, dignity, and idealism.
Example Question #32 : U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
Which of the following was not a famous musician of the Harlem Renaissance?
Prentiss Taylor
Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Prentiss Taylor
Taylor was a visual artist rather than a musical artist. One thing that the Harlem Renaissance had in spades was talented musicians. Many of these artists are still well known and beloved to this day. Not just in African-American culture, but in national and international circles as well.
Example Question #33 : U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
Which of the following was not a theme of the Harlem Renaissance?
Separation from White culture
Racial pride
New Optimism
A new African-American identity
Separation from White culture
While African-Americans wanted to differentiate their own culture from the majority white culture, they did not attempt to separate themselves. They embraced the predominantly white culture of these northern cities, but attempted to add a bit of their own culture to the culture of these cities.
Example Question #34 : U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
To what event does the term "Black Tuesday" refer?
The first time retailers offered deep post-Thanksgiving discounts in an effort to increase spending following the Great Depression
The day after Pearl Harbor was bombed by Japan
The day the stock market crashed setting off the Great Depression
The day the U.S. entered World War I
The day the stock market crashed setting off the Great Depression
October 29th, 1929 over 
Example Question #41 : U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
During the Civil Rights movement, many people conducted sit-ins at lunch counters and other types of protests. These actions are examples of ______________.
Martin Luther King's way to support affirmative action
acts of violence by the Black Panthers and other groups
violent acts conducted by whites who were for the continuation of segregation
nonviolent attempts to show opposition to acts of segregation
None of these
nonviolent attempts to show opposition to acts of segregation
Sit-ins at lunch counters, on buses, and other places were ways for supporters of integration to demonstrate non-violently their opposition to blacks and whites having to sit separately in restaurants, lunch counters, and buses. While Martin Luther King supported such nonviolent forms of protest, he did not specifically support affirmative action, as he was focused on securing more basic rights for the racially and socially pressed in American society.
Example Question #36 : Facts And Details In U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
What part did Langston Hughes play in the Harlem Renaissance?
Artist
Political activist
Community leader
Poet
Poet
Hughes was a very famous poet of this period. He was one of the first African-Americans to support himself as a writer. He wrote stories and poetry about the lives of the people of Harlem and New York.
Example Question #42 : U.S. Social History From 1899 To The Present
Before a welfare system was in effect, many people in the Great Depression relied on government help to get by. What was this called?
Handouts
Direct Relief
Indirect Relief
Charity
Direct Relief
Direct Relief is when the government gives money, or something of value, directly to a citizen. While relief can be given to businesses or local governments, these require a middle-man to give relief to the person thus making the relief indirect.
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