USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
led the Back-to-Africa movement, which would allow African-Americans to return to Africa, primarily in Liberia
A
Herbert Hoover
B
Marcus Garvey
C
Charles Lindbergh
D
Tin Pan Alley
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through the UNIA, Garvey also pushed to support the “back to Africa” movement, and created the Black Star Line to act as the Black owned passenger line that would carry patrons back and forth to Africa. He also fostered restaurants and shopping centers to encourage black economic independence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Garvey’s goal was to create a separate economy and society run for and by African Americans. Ultimately, Garvey argued, all black people in the world should return to their homeland in Africa, which should be free of white colonial rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Marcus Garvey promote black nationalism and a “Back to Africa” movement? Garvey believed that black pride and separation, not integration, were crucial to bringing power to people of African descent all over the world.

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