SS.912.A.5.4-5.7

Based on the chart, which statement describes the economic condition of American farm workers during the 1920s?

• The entry of more women into

  the workforce meant fewer women were available for farm work.

• Overproduction reduced crop prices and kept farm workers from enjoying the general prosperity of the times.

• Subsidies and other government programs allowed farm workers' incomes to match those in industry.

• Higher prices for farm products resulted in a higher standard of living for all farm workers.

Why did the United States participate in the Washington Conference (1921) and the Kellogg-­‐Briand Pact (1928)?

• to reduce barriers to international trade

• to work with other nations to prevent future wars

• to form military alliances as a defense against aggression

• to expand American influence over Asia and Latin America

The controversies surrounding these issues were all signs of what aspect of American life?

• the need for government intervention during economic crises

•   the benefits of new technologies introduced by popular inventors

• the tension between traditional and modern values and beliefs

• the importance of fighting against communism at home and abroad

In the 1920s, which United States action furthered the goal of international peace?

• signing a pact to outlaw armed conflict

• advocating a policy to promote isolationism

• holding a conference to renounce imperialism

• joining a league to secure military cooperation

Internationalism

• Political principle that calls for greater political and economic cooperation among Allied nations

• A series of laws enacted during the 1930s to prevent U.S. arms sales and loans to nations at war

• National policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries

• Group which opposed U.S. involvement in World War II

According to Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was

• to remove threat of future wars.
• to prevent nuclear proliferation.
• to help the US gain more territories.
• to help promote prohibition in other countries.