Roaring 20s & Great Depression

What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?

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  restriction of immigration

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  growth of communism

• destruction of family values

• increase in organized crime

What event proved that even during the Roaring Twenties, religious fundamentalists still had strong influence over American politics?

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  the Great Depression

• the Red Scare

• the Scopes Trial

• Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

Which action is an example of nativism in the 1920s?

• widespread violation of Prohibition laws

• efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians

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  passage of laws restricting immigration

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  provision of credit to farmers

The Palmer Raids after World War I were controversial because the federal government

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  led a campaign against discrimination and racial segregation

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  imprisoned suffragists who led protest marches

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  violated the civil liberties of suspected radicals

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  granted asylum to European refugees

Which factor best accounts for the affordability of Ford Model T automobiles in the 1920s?

• Handcrafted production
• Assembly line production
• Use of expensive materials
• High demand leading to price reduction

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s is best known for

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  ending racial segregation in public facilities

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  promoting the cultural creativity of African Americans

• encouraging passage of new voting rights legislation

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  supporting legislation to eliminate the Ku Klux Klan

The 1920s are often called the Roaring Twenties because the decade was noted for

• political reform

• economic depression

• social and cultural changes

• ending Prohibition

During the 1920s, the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Palmer raids, and the revival of the Ku Klux Klan demonstrate that

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  nativist sentiments were on the rise

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  cultural values were similar between urban and rural Americans

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  popular support for international involvement was increasing

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  public support for limiting immigration was declining

A major reason for the emergence of a "consumer culture" in the 1920's was that

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  the Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize

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  enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices

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  minimum-wage laws expanded buying power

• advertising and installment payments encouraged buying

One way in which the economic principles of Republican presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge were similar is that both believed that government should

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  raise income taxes on all Americans

• provide relief payments to unemployed workers

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  limit its regulation of business activities

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  purchase surplus farm products