1920's Review

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Following WWI, the US experienced a period of technological advancement in transportation. Which advancement in transportation occurred during this period?

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increased availability of the automobile

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How did the Great Migration affect life in northern cities in the 1920s?

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increased competition for jobs and housing

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A potential problem from the use of credit is: the inability of people to pay money they owe if their economic situation worsens, A decrease in the amount of money people will spend, A decrease in the amount of products being produced, an inability for people to purchase expensive items like cars or refrigerators

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the inability of people to pay money they owe if their economic situation worsens

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What is the Great Migration?

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The Great Migration is the mass movement of African Americans from the south in the early 1900s.

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The Red Scare was due to a fear of

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Communism

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What scandal marked Harding's presidency?

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Teapot Dome Scandal

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Who became president after Harding's death?

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Calvin Coolidge

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Which economic condition of the 1920s was a major cause of increased consumer spending?

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increased wages

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Higher wages and which other factor lead to increased spending by Americans?

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access to easy credit

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Which pull factor contributed to the Great Migration? Options: The availability of land grants for homesteaders, Economic opportunities in industrialized cities, Better soil conditions in previously uncultivated areas, The lower cost of living in urban areas

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Economic opportunities in industrialized cities