1920's American History

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What was the term for the practice of buying stocks with borrowed money in the 1920s?

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buying on margin

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Who was the author of the novel 'The Great Gatsby' which depicted the excesses of the Jazz Age?

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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What was the name of the legislation that prohibited the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States?

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Volstead Act

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What was the period known as when there was a cultural shift towards modernity and change in the United States?

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flappers

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Which event in the 1920s led to a widespread fear of communist influence in the United States? Ku Klux Klan, Sacco and Vanzetti, Scopes Trial, Prohibition

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Sacco and Vanzetti

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What was the primary goal of the National Origins Act of 1924?

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To restrict immigration from certain countries

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Which movement in the 1920s emphasized the cultural contributions of African Americans?

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Harlem Renaissance

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Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the 1920s?

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Warren G. Harding

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What significant economic event began in the United States in 1929, marking the end of the Roaring Twenties?

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The Great Depression

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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1920, granted women the right to vote?

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19th Amendment