Chap. 24 sec. 2 Life During the 1920's

A Changing Society

The experience of living through ___ changed the way many young people saw the world around them. Young men returning from ___ had visited far-off countries and learned about other ___.

• World War II, Europe, cultures

• the Spanish American War, cultures

• World War I, Europe. cultures

• the Civil War, Asia, cultures

A Changing Society

Many ___ people moved away from farms and small towns to ___. By 1920, for the first time in American history, more than ___ of the country's population lived in ___ areas. Young people took advantage of the economic opportunities of the 1920's to gain ___.

• old, cities, half, urban, independence

• old, cities, a quarter, urban, independence

• young, cities, a quarter, rural, independence

• young, cities, half, urban, independence

A Changing Society

An new youth culture developed, which included going to ___ and dance clubs, listening to popular music, and driving fast ___.

• parties, cars

• church, planes

• work, cars

• the moon, bicycles

A Changing Society

For many young Americans, access to ___ was an important part of this new independence. High school ___ doubled during the decade. The percentage of students going on to ___ was higher in the United States than in any other ___.

• education, tardies, college, country

• education, attendance, college, country

• parties, tardies, war, country

• parties, attendance, college, country

Changing Society

In 1925, ___ (Wyoming) and ___ (Texas) became the first women to serve as ___ in the United States.

• Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, Nellie Taylo Ross, governors

• Nellie Taylo Ross, Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, senators

• Miriam "Ma Ferguson, Nellie Taylo Ross, presidents

• Nellie Taylo Ross, Miriam "Ma" Ferguson, governors

A Changing Society

Some young women found other ways to express their ____. Young women known as ____ cut their hair short and wore makeup and ____ dresses, openly challenging traditional ideas of how women were suppose to ____.

• freedom, flappers, short, behave

• freedom, communists, short, behave

• freedom, flappers, long, behave

• freedom, communists, long, behave

Fear and Violence

You have read about the hard times that hit the U.S. ____ after World War I----unemployment, ____, and labor disputes that resulted in large ____.

• economy, inflation, war

• economy, deflation, war

• economy, deflation, strikes

• economy, inflation, strikes

Fear and Violence

In this atmosphere, suspicion of ____ and ____, or people who believe in an ____ change in government, sometimes led to violence.

• foreigners, soldiers, gradual

• soldiers, foreigners, gradual

• foreigners, radicals, extreme

• women, radicals, extreme

The Read Scare

After the ____ took power in ____ in 1917, many ____ began to fear Communist ideas. They worried that Communists would soon try to gain ____ in the United States.

• Capitalists, the United States, Russians, power

• Capitalists, Russia, United States, power

• Communists, Russia, Germans, power

• Communists, Russia, Americans, power

Red Scare

When did the fear of a Communists take over of the United States increase?

• ...when millions of African American workers went on strike in 1919.

• ...when millions of German workers went on strike in 1919.

• ...when millions of Russian workers went on strike in 1919.

• ...when millions of American workers went on strike in 1919.