Unit 4 the 1920's

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Prohibition

• Outlawing alcohol

• producing large amounts of standardized products

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Nativism

• increased buying of products

• belief that native-born americans are superior to immigrants

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Mass production

• moving from one place to another

• producing large amounts of standardized products

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Migration

• Outlawing alcohol

• moving from one place to another

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Consumerism

• increased buying of products

• Outlawing alcohol

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The Roaring Twenties were characterized by:

• bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines.

• installment plans, Prohibition, and Flappers.

• internment camps, the rationing of goods, and the first use of the atomic bomb.

• brinkmanship, McCarthyism, and a policy of containment.

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The establishment of speakeasies in the 1920s was an unintended consequence of which federal government action?

• The deportation of suspected communist sympathizers

• The prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages

•  The taxation of imported luxury goods

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What was a major influence on the popularity of the Flapper during the 1920s?

• A shift away from the traditional roles of women

• A decline in the number of women working in urban factories

• An increase in the use of credit and installment plans

• A decrease in crime associated with prohibition

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

• assimilation programs in the United States had been unsuccessful

   

• communists were infiltrating the United States

• political machines had too much power in urban areas

• economic decline had increased the competition for jobs

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Which results did Ford hope to achieve by implementing the process described in this excerpt?

• Reduced numbers of employees quitting

• Increased labor union membership

• Increased productivity and efficiency

• Reduced payroll taxes and employee benefits

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How did Charles Lindbergh affect the development of aviation in the United States? 

• Lindbergh demonstrated aerial maneuvers that could provide the military with an advantage.

• Lindbergh showed that air travel was an acceptable form of transportation.

• Lindbergh created the first domestic commercial airline company.

• Lindbergh lobbied congress to invest federal funding into commercial airlines.

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What was a primary reason for the demographic shift described in this excerpt?

• A lack of educational institutions for African Americans in the South

• Increased availability of manufactured goods in the North

• Limited economic opportunities for African Americans in the South

• Increased demand for sharecroppers in the North

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What was one way the U.S Government responded to this combination of events?

• Implemented a military draft

• Established a Federal income tax

• Made labor unions illegal

• Passed immigration restrictions

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This graph presents historical tax rates in the United States: 

In which way did the trend represented in this graph result in economic growth during this time period?

• People paid higher interest rates on bank loans

• The government reduced regulations on stock market investments

• The government reduced its deficit spending

• People had more money to spend on consumer goods

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This 1924 cartoon satirizes a scandal that led to:

• widespread dissatisfaction with a lack of economic development

• public disappointment over revelations of government corruption

• widespread anger over excessive partisan politics

• public frustration with government neglect of the working class

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Which of these cause-and-effect relationships is accurate?

• The rise of fascism in Italy influenced the onset of the Red Scare.

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the implementation of the New Deal.

• The ideas of social Darwinism led to the passage of Prohibition laws.

• The ideas of the Harlem Renaissance influenced the growth of the Civil Rights movement.

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How does this excerpt reflect a significant turning point in American History?

• It portrays the changing social norms of the Jazz Age

• It describes the experiences of immigrant workers during the Gilded Age

• It details the industrial progress of the post-World War I era

• It depicts the reaction to victory in the Spanish-American War

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What was one immediate result of Henry Ford's manufacturing methods?

• Cars required little fuel to operate efficiently

• Cars replaced railroads as the fastest way to ship goods

• Cars could be customized

• Cars became affordable for more people

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How did these developments in transportation most affect the standard of living in U.S cities?

• By giving residents more flexibility in employment

• By expanding the options for personal education

• By increasing the expenses associated with relocation

• By increasing traffic congestion on city streets

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Many Progressives opposed Social Darwinism because it prompted the idea that:

• poverty could be eradicated through increased economic regulation

• immigration weakened national unity

• people in lower classes were not capable of economic success

• the government should take responsibility for the well-being of people