Ch. 10, Lesson 1 | A Growing Economy - Review Questions

What was President Warren G. Harding's election message?

• Return to Normalcy

• A Return to War

• Embrace the Change

• Forward with Prosperity

Define 'boom' as it relates to the U.S. economy after World War I.

• A period of fast economic growth

• A period of slow economic decline

• A period of political instability

• A period of cultural stagnation

In the 1920s, the U.S. became the richest country in the world. What did this mean for many Americans in terms of their ability to purchase homes?

• They made enough money to buy in the nation's growing cities and suburbs.

• They could only afford homes in rural areas.

• They had to share homes with other families.

• They could not afford homes at all.

According to the graph on page 323, how many cars were sold in America in 1925?

• 4 million

• 2 million

• 3 million

• 5 million

How did Henry Ford contribute to the economic boom of the 1920s?

• By introducing methods of mass production using assembly lines and division of labor

• By reducing the number of cars produced

• By increasing the cost of cars

• By exporting cars to other countries only

What does 'mass production' mean?

• Using machines to make many products at once

• Producing a single product at a time

• Handcrafting products without machines

• Producing a limited range of products

What is an 'assembly line'?

• A long line of workers and equipment

• A process where each car is built from start to finish by one worker

• A method where cars are imported and then sold

• A type of product sold by Ford

What happens when a company uses 'division of labor'?

• Each worker or group of workers has one small task in a big project

• Each worker performs a variety of tasks in random order

• All workers do the same task, leading to inefficiency

• Workers are divided into groups based on their labor unions

By using mass production, assembly lines, and division of labor, how did Ford's factories produce cars?

• More quickly and inexpensively

• More slowly and at a higher cost

• At the same speed but with higher quality

• Without any significant changes in production speed or cost

What was one of the effects of Ford's implementation of lower prices and higher wages?

• Fewer people could buy Ford's cars.

• Other companies did not change their production methods.

• More people could buy Ford's cars.

• It led to a decrease in mass production.