Roaring 20s DOL

The automobile improved Americans’ standard of living by reducing the -

• distance workers could live from their jobs

• independence of women and young people

• need for roadside restaurants and businesses

• isolation of rural families

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6B

Whose philosophy, demonstrated by the quote and image, significantly changed American manufacturing?

• Marcus Garvey

• Henry Ford

• Charles Lindbergh

• Glenn Curtiss

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6B

This excerpt illustrates Harding's campaign to be a president who would -

• help the country recover from the turmoil of the previous decade

• refuse to allow the continuation of laissez-faire economic policies

• use diplomacy to establish alliances with other countries

• improve economic growth by promoting unrestricted immigration

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6B

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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6A

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

• Women confronted discrimination in employment and education.

• Women challenged traditional attitudes and social norms.

• Reform organizations targeted women's issues.

• Mass media reflected trends popular in rural communities.

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6A

Which statement best demonstrates how changes in young women's fashion reflected the changes to their role in society in the 1920s?

• Shorter hair and dresses allowed young women to more easily care for their homes and children as they rejected the trend to challenge traditional authority.

• Shorter hair and dresses reflected the need to conserve fabric and have practical hair for work in difficult environments due to economic hardship.

• Shorter hair and dresses reflected young women’s disapproval of the speakeasy and Jazz culture that spread through the cities during Prohibition.

• Shorter hair and dresses rejected traditional societal expectations as women gained increased political and economic independence.

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6A