USHC 6 1920s to Mass Advertising

Which was radio and movies' MOST important contribution to American life in the 1920s?

• It broadcast updates about the growing Dust Bowl.

• It helped create a common culture in the United States.

• It kept people informed on the war with Japan.

• It allowed people in suburbs to listen to plays without attending them.

Which of the following best reflects the decade of the 1920s?

• Foreign trade prospering after World War I

• The United States assuming a leadership role in world affairs

• Political reforms that made government more democratic

• Widespread social and economic change occurred

Which pair of circumstances represents an accurate cause-and-effect relationship?

• Establishment of Jim Crow Laws ---> Beginning of Reconstruction

• Dred Scott Decision ---> Passage of the Fugitive Slave Law

• Closing of the Frontier ---> Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

• Technology and the automobile---> Movement from the city to the suburbs

What would BEST explain the increased number of affordable cars manufactured in the 1920s?

• The wartime rationing program created more automobiles.

• The Great Depression ended so people had more money to spend.

• The assembly line, created by Henry Ford, improved mass production.

• The creation of interstate highways caused the need for more cars.

Which of the following BEST explains the impact of the consumer financing option on American households?

• Workers were laid off from the coal industry.

• Women began to work in large numbers to buy newly available appliances.

• Employers provided their employees with fringe benefits.

• Families were able to use credit to purchase items they otherwise could not have afforded.

Which of the following statements characterizes Americans’ attitudes and actions during the 1920s?

(Choose 4 that apply)

• African Americans enjoyed the benefits from advanced employment opportunities in the South.

• Americans enjoyed increased free time, new styles of music, and a more modern attitude toward gender roles.

• American children enjoyed more free time and had more toys than before.

• Americans enjoyed leisure time that was enhanced by the rise of professional sports.

• African Americans celebrated their cultural accomplishments in music, literature, and the arts.

What reflected the rise of popular culture in American society in the 1920s?

(Choose 3 that apply)

• Professional sports were broadcast on the radio.

• Spread of jazz music was spread through radio and movies.

• Newspapers and magazines advertised consumer goods.

• Keynesian Economics replaced the Trickle-Down Theory.

Which of the following is a cause of the economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920s?

• installment buying and an unregulated stock market

• the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities

• the mobilization of the economy for war

• increased government restrictions on big business

Why did many United States farmers fail to benefit from the economic prosperity of the 1920s?

• No technological advances were made in agriculture.

• Levels of farm production declined

• Farm exports were heavily taxed.

• Agricultural goods were overproduced.

After World War I, which factor was a major cause of the migration of many African Americans to the North?

• the start of the Harlem Renaissance

• decreased job opportunities in Northern cities

• to escape poverty and de jure segregation in the South

• federal government job-training programs