1920s Culture and Economy

Which of the following is a characteristic of daily life in the 1920s?

• Many Americans lost all of their money in the Stock Market crash.
• Many Americans did not have jobs and there were failed banks and businesses. 
• Many Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies. 
• All Americans experienced an economic boom, furthered by new technologies.

What did Harding mean when he said "return to normalcy"?

• Join the League of NAtions

• Go back to isolation

• Enter WWI

• Teach the bible in school

What was the immediate economic result of the use of mass-production techniques in American factories?

• increased the use of homemade products

• reduced costs of goods

• improved safety conditions

• expanding membership in labor unions

The new payment plan that allowed consumers to buys goods and pay for them later was

• prohibition

• laissez faire

• barter

• installment buying

The 1920's are sometimes called the "Roaring Twenties" because

• foreign trade prospered after WWI

• the United States assumed a leadership role in world affairs

• political reforms made the government less democratic

• social and economic change occurred throughout the United States

Which invention made it easier and faster for people to receive news and advertisements in this area?

• the television

• the radio

• The Steam Engine

• the internet

The economic boom of the 1920's were caused in part by:

• installment buying and an unregulated stock market due to credit

• the expansion of civil right to women and minorities

• the end of a laissez-faire government

• increased government restrictions of big business

After WWI, which factor was the major cause of the migration of many African Americans to the North?

• the start of the Harlem Renaissance

• increased job opportunities in Northern cities

• laws passed in Northern states to end racial discrimination

• Federal government job training programs

Which of the following is a result of Henry Ford's assembly line?

• cars were produced quickly and cheaply

• cars became toys for the rich

• cars were invented

• cars ran on electricity

As the 1920's progressed, farm incomes

• remained steady.

• increased, but less rapidly than urban incomes.

• declined.

• increased more rapidly than urban incomes.