Unit 11 1920s

Which event lead to the prosepity seen during the early part of the 1920s?

• WWI

• WWII

• Civil War

• Great Depression

What did dams built along SC's rivers create?

• Electricity

• Weapons grade plutonium

• Highways

• Tourism

What did SC hope to use to boost the economy during the 1920s?

• Tourism

• Agriculture

• Industry

• Shipping

Where did South Carolinians learn about flappers, dances, music, and news?

• Mass media

• Rumors

• Internet

• Twitter

What does the Great Migration lead to?

• Harlem Renaissance

• WWI

• WWII

• Great Depression

Which of the following was an effect the boll weevil had on SC?

• Destroyed 1/2 of all cotton crops

• Cotton prices increased

• Cotton prices decreased

• Cotton was not longer a cash crop

True or false: SC's banks didn't fail until after the stock market crash.

• True

• False

Machines were set to run faster

• Speed-up

• Stretch-out

• Longer working hours

• Less workers

1 worker worked more machines

• Speed-up

• Stretch-out

• Longer working hours

• Less pay

What caused demand for crops to increase and the prices of those crops to go up?

• World War I

• Civil War

• American Revolution

• Zimmerman Telegraph