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As the 1920’s progressed, farm incomes |
declined. |
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African Americans in the 1920’s faced discrimination especially in |
the South, where the Jim Crow laws were in effect |
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How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime? |
by making it easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity |
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In 1933, Congress repealed Prohibition with the |
Twenty-first Amendment |
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In towns such as New York, Chicago, and Cleveland, |
black middle and upper classes emerged. |
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What was the condition of America’s economy following World War I? |
There was a brief recession, followed by economic growth. |
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What was a major result of Henry Ford’s innovative manufacturing techniques? |
The sale price of cars went down. |
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The demand for automobiles in the 1920’s |
stimulated growth in many other industries. |
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Buying stock on margin remained profitable as long as |
stock prices rose. |
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During the 1920’s, American farmers as a group |
suffered economically. |
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Presidents Harding and Coolidge favored policies that |
aided the growth of business. |
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As President G. Harding |
reduced the regulations on businesses put into place by the Progressives. |
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President Coolidge believed that the creation of wealth |
benefitted the nation as a whole. |
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Under President Coolidge, the nation economy |
boomed. |
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In the 1920’s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding the war? |
by avoiding close interaction with other nations |
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What was the largest cultural split in 1920s America? |
between urban Americans and rural Americans |
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Why was formal education more important for urban Americans than rural Americans? |
Most higher-paying jobs in the cities required a formal education. |
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At it’s heart, the Scopes Trial was a clash between |
religion and science. |
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Why were nativists opposed to immigration? |
They feared the loss of jobs and damage to America’s tradition. |
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Between which two years was the most significant increase in the number of motor vehicles sold? |
1922 and 1923 |
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How was Henry ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T? |
Ford put his cars on moving assembly lines and reduced the time it took to make a car. |
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The American movie industry was controlled by a handful of huge studios in |
Hollywood, California. |
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The "New Woman" of the 1920s |
rejected Victorian morality. |
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How did consumer economy of the 1920s affect the lives of women? |
It made life easier for urban women. |
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Why did so many African Americans migrate north throughout the 1920s? |
for a chance at a better future |
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Jazz was |
an American hybrid of African American and European music forms. |
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The literature of the Harlem Renaissance |
explored the pains and joys of being black in America |
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Where had most African Americans in the 1920s Harlem come from? |
They had moved there from the South and the Caribbean. |
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Why is Louis Armstrong considered a jazz legend? |
for his ability to play the trumpet and his subtle sense of improvisation |
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Who is depicted in the photograph? |
New Women known as flappers |
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Which of the following statements about women in the 1920s is true? |
Not all women wanted to be flappers, but many wanted to challenge political, economic, social, and educational boundaries. |
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Which of the following would be studied by scientific management experts? |
the number of steps between a stockpile of parts and an assembly line |
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Why were American writers of the 1920s referred to as the "Lost Generation"? |
They lost their faith in the existing cultural guideposts. |
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How did the influence of jazz spread across the country so rapidly? |
Photograph records and radio introduced the music to wider audiences. |
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How did the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 affect Native Americans? |
It made them United States citizens |
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wealthy banker who served in the Harding administration |
Andrew Mellon |
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set the theories of Charles Darwin against fundamentalism |
Scopes Trial |
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agreement intended to settle international debts from World War I |
Dawes Plan |
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1920s cultural outpouring associated with African Americans |
Harlem Renaissance |
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first film with synchronized sound |
The Jazz Singer |
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wrote the pain and pride of being black |
Langston Hughes |
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manufacturing method in which each worker preforms one step |
mass production |
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psychologist who stressed the importance of the unconscious mind |
Sigmund Freud |
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targeted blacks, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants |
Ku Klux Klan |
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A period during which the value of stocks increases |
bull market |
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What was made illegal in the United States in 1919? What condition was placed on its legalization in 1933? |
In 1919, alcohol became illegal. In 1933 it was repealed, but the citizens could not transport it. |
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What was the purpose of the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference and the Kellogg-Briand Pact? |
The purpose of the WNDC was to limit the amount of money spent for military build-up. The Kellogg-Briand Act was an agreement to outlaw war signed on August 27, 1928. |
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