Unit 8 1920s through WWII

The Red Scare following World War I was caused primarily by

• an outbreak of infectious diseases
• General Palmer's raids
• fear of communists coming into the US
• an invasion of very aggressive fire ants

This prohibition amendment banned the production and sale of alcohol in the US

• 17th
• 18th
• 19th
• 21st

The price of a Ford Model T dropped in the years after it was first introduced in 1908. One of the reasons for this was

• The Great Depression drove down all prices
• A reduction in wages paid to nonunion workers
• The lack of competition from other automakers
• Improved manufacturing techniques, including improvements in the assembly line

What significant change did Henry Ford bring to U.S. factories at the beginning of the 20th century?

• Labor unions
• Assembly line
• Employment of women
• Conversion to a war product

One cause of the stock market crash of 1929

• Overproduction 
• mass production 
• underproduction 

Another cause of the stock market crash of 1929

• Overconsumption 
• Underconsumption 
• Mass Production 

As a result of the Great Depression, millions were left homeless and unemployed. Shanty towns began forming outside of cities known as

• Shantyvilles
• Ghettos
• Hoovervilles
• Rooseveltvilles

Henry Ford's car was so affordable because of a process of manufacturing known as 

• Mass Consumption 
• Mass Production 
• Cheap Labor 

What was the first source of mass communication for American Culture?

• Television
• Radio
•  Telephone
• Computers

It can be argued that radio's MOST important contribution to American life in the 1920s was

• broadcast updates about the growing "Dust Bowl."
  
• it helped to create a common culture in the United States.
  
• people could keep posted on all news about the war with Japan.
  
• those in the city could hear Broadway plays instead of attending them.