The Roaring Twenties

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The Roaring Twenties were characterized by-

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installment plans, prohibition, and flappers

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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

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How did the developments in transportation (Elevated train, Cable car, Trolley, Subway) most affect the standard of living in US cities?

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By giving residents more flexibility in employment

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During the 1920s, what was one result of innovations in US transportation technology? Options: Commercial airplanes replaced ocean liners as the primary means of travel to Europe. Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people. Cable cars provided a comfortable means of quick travel to any city within a state. Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast.

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Mass-produced automobiles made travel more affordable for many people.

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The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920's was an unintended consequence of which federal government action? Options: The taxation of imported luxury goods, The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers, The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages, The implementation of immigration restrictions

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The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

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Which inference about the 1920s is supported by this illustration?

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Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

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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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Many Progressives opposed social Darwinism because it promoted the idea that -

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people in lower classes were not capable of economic success

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Cartoons such as this one took the position that deportation was necessary because-

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communists were infiltrating the United States

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Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s? A decline in immigration rates, A growing fear of communism, The expansion of the consumer economy, The rise of organized crime

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The rise of organized crime