Roaring 20s Study Guide

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A bank or company lends someone money to buy something, and the buyer pays the lender back over time is called ______.

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Which of the following sentences best describes why cars became so popular in the 1920s? Options: Do you want to be able to go where you want, when you want? Henry Ford’s assembly line made the car cheaper to buy for a large portion of the people. You might be looking forward to turning 16 when you can get your driver’s license. The dream of driving became a reality for many Americans in the 1920s.

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Henry Ford’s assembly line made the car cheaper to buy for a large portion of the people.

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Why did Americans begin spending their money at a more rapid rate?

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There were newer and modern technologies available to purchase.

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What is the Great Migration?

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A movement where African Americans moved north to gain a better life, find better jobs, and escape harsh Southern treatment.

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Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone?

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Charles Lindberg

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The celebration of black culture was called a ____________.

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Harlem Renaissance

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Which of the following answers does NOT support the idea that changes in society were felt especially strongly by women? Women got the right to vote, New technologies freed up time for women., Women were able to get jobs., Women became flappers., Women were able to serve in the military.

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Women were able to serve in the military.

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What did not happen at the end of the 1920s? Options: Many farmers had borrowed money to buy land and plant more crops to feed the Allied troops, but they were left with large debts. , Factories also produced more goods than they could sell, forcing them to lay off workers. , Food prices dropped, and farmers struggled to pay off their loans.

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Coolidge also encouraged Americans to spend and save wisely.

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Which of the following sentences best explains the cause and effect of the Stock Market crash of 1929? A car crashed into the stock market injuring many stock market workers. Stock prices crashed in the 1920s but rose in 1929. Stock prices rose in the 1920s but fell to a record low in 1929. Stock prices rose in the 1920s and hit a record high in 1929.

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Stock prices rose in the 1920s but fell to a record low in 1929.