Worksheets1920s Consumer Society
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
The prosperity of the United States in the mid-1920s resulted in part from
increased demand for new consumer goods
high-wage contracts negotiated by labor unions
record-high farm prices
increased government regulation of the economy
Henry Ford’s use of the assembly line in the production of automobiles led directly to
a decrease in the number of automobiles available
a decrease in the cost of automobiles
an increase in the unemployment rate
an increase in the time needed to produce a single automobile
Improved mass-production techniques affected the American economy of the 1920s by
lowering the quality of most products
reducing prices of consumer goods
decreasing the quantity of manufactured products
causing higher unemployment
Henry Ford produced a more affordable car primarily because his company
paid workers lower wages than its competitors paid
offered a variety of options to buyers
developed a less expensive method of production
used foreign-made parts
"The business of America is business."
— President Calvin Coolidge
By making this statement, President Coolidge was expressing his support for
higher taxes on corporations
banking regulations
democratic socialism
the free-enterprise system
A major reason for the emergence of a “consumer culture” in the 1920s was that
the Federal Government encouraged labor to unionize
advertising and installment payments encouraged buying
minimum-wage laws expanded buying power
enforcement of antitrust laws resulted in higher prices
The growth of the automobile industry after World War I changed the United States economy by
stimulating the development of other new industries
decreasing employment opportunities for assembly-line workers
increasing the number of railroad passengers
encouraging government operation of major industries
In the United States, the decade of the 1920s was characterized by
a willingness to encourage immigration to the United States
increased consumer borrowing and spending
the active involvement of the United States in European affairs
major reforms in national labor legislation
Which development led to the other three?
growth of suburban housing
expansion of roads and highways
decline in the availability of mass transit
rise of the automobile industry
