Greater religious freedom

Better education

Jobs

Escape institutional racism

Artists who fueled the movement could no longer financially support themselves

American culture moved away from the arts

American society rejected the Harlem Renaissance as unrealistic

African-Americans rejected the themes of the Harlem Renaissance

James Meredith

Ernie Davis

Thurgood Marshall

Clennon King

Jesse Jackson

World War I ending

The end of the Influenza Pandemic

The start of the Civil Rights Movement

Election of 1920

Northern migration

Harlem had a historically large African-American population

Access to higher education

The strong anti-segregation movement in New York

The Great Depression

World War II

The Roaring 20's

The Civil Right Movement

It represented a sudden escalation in the space race with the Soviet Union and provided impetus to expand America’s own space program.

It demonstrated the Soviet Union’s ability to manufacture and launch nuclear weapons.

It was the first American satellite sent into orbit, and its success lead to the expansion of America’s space program.

It caused a political crisis with the Soviet Union, almost leading to nuclear war.

It was the first attempt by the United States to put a man on the moon; the failure of the mission spurred John F. Kennedy to launch the Apollo Program.