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__________ was used to purchase large items during the 1920s?

• gold

• cash

• checks

• credit

Which statement best describes the New Deal?

• helped everyone, but still discriminated against minorities

• helped everyone equally

• only helped whites

• refused direct relief to immigrants

Why did New Deal programs benefit men more than women?

• men were considered the primary caretakers

• women were considered unable to have a career

• it did not help jobs in the housekeeping business

• federal programs provided more incentives for women to leave the workforce

Which New Deal program established a retirement income system?

• Federal Reserve Act

• Social Security Act

• National Industrial Recovery Act

• Public Works Administration

What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

• Imperialism

• Industrialization

Which of the following is NOT a reason the United States got involved in the fighting of World War I?

• The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

• German U-boats sinking American ships

• Germany broke many promises not to sink merchant ships on the open seas without warning

• The Zimmerman Telegram

What did Warren Harding promise after WWI during the 1920 presidential race?

• A return to normalcy

• Increased intervention

• Continued expansion

• Cutting trade with foreign powers

Following World War I, why did the United States Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

• did not punish Germany for starting the war

• failed to include President Wilson's Fourteen Points

• it contained provisions that might lead the United States into foreign conflicts

• made no provision for reduction of military weapons

What was the purpose of propaganda that was created by the US government during World War I?

• It was intended to get US citizens to see that Spain's actions in Cuba were malicious and needed to be dealt with by the US.

• It was intended to get US citizens to continue to support the stance of American neutrality in the war

• It was intended to get US citizens to support the Central Powers in their fight against the Allied Powers through the buying of War Bonds.

• It was intended to sell the war so that US citizens supported the government's efforts to help the Allied Powers win the war.

What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?

• 16th
• 17th
• 18th
• 19th