Semester Review Roaring 20s

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TEKS 6A: Which of the following is a defining characteristic of society in the United States during the Red Scare of the 1920s? Yellow journalism, Spread of communism, Anti-immigration sentiment, Increasing rights for minority groups

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Spread of communism

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TEKS 6A: What was the primary reason for the raids described in this excerpt?

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To halt the spread of communist ideas by radicals

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TEKS 6A, 29H: What was a result of the social problems presented in this 1917 political cartoon?

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Progressives worked to ratify a prohibition amendment.

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TEKS 6B, 29B: This excerpt illustrates Harding’s campaign promise to be a president who would —

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help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade

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Why did the “Return to Normalcy” agenda of U.S. presidential candidate Warren G. Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election?

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The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.

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TEKS 16A: What was one positive characteristic of the US economy during the 1920s?

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an all-time high in production of consumer goods

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TEKS 16A: What economic practice became popular in the 1920s and eventually contributed to the crash of the stock market? Options: Paying only cash for stock purchases, Selling stocks in very rapid succession, Buying stocks with only a down payment, Sharing insider information on stock trades

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Buying stocks with only a down payment

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TEKS 18C: Which headline would be most associated with the Teapot Dome Scandal? Options: "Washington Conference Limits Warship Building", "Prohibition Amendment Repealed", "Palmer Raids Leads Arrests of Communists", "Cabinet Member Jailed For Corruption"

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"Cabinet Member Jailed For Corruption"

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TEKS 18C, 29H: This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to —

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public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

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One immediate result of Henry Ford’s manufacturing methods was that cars –

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became affordable for more people.