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20 Cards in this Set
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There was a dramatic increase in three of the following economic indicators during the mid 1920s. which is the exception?
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rate of inflation
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america's economic boom in the 1920s resulted from
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all of the above
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Which of the following industries seemed least affected by the trend toward consoidation in the 1920s
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cotton textles
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the "welfare capitalism" of the 1920s did not provide American workers any
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real control over their own fates
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the essence of welfare capitalism was
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company-provided benefits for workers
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which of the following did not contribute to the weakness of the organized labor movement in America in the 1920s
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the radical leadership of the AFL
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In the 1920s and after, the term "parity" was used to refer to
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a fair exchange price for farm crops
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Which of the following industries was most closely associcated with the rise of consmerism in America inthe 1920s
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advertising
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Margaret Sanger was significant to Amerian social and cultural life in the 1920s as a promoter of
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the birth-control movement
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What is the exception of changing cultural values among Americans in the 1920s
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Birth-control devices were legalized in all states and abortion was legalized in some states
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according to the text, which of the following had the greatest influence in producing the sense of disillusionment characterisitc of the Lost Generation
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The traumatic experience of WWI
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H.L. Mencken was significant to American social and cultural life in the 1920s as
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a sarcastic debunker of traditional culture
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A principal theme of Sinclair Lewis's novels in the 1920s was
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contempt for modern American society
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The Harlem Renaissance referred to
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a movement in black literature, art, and music
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What is the exception to accuratley describe the "noble experiment" of prohibition
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The Great Depression hindered efforts to repeal prohibition
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What was not a provision of the immigration laws passed in 1921 and 1924
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Restrictions on Japanese, Chinese, and Korean immigration were eased
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What does not describe the new Ku Klux Klan (1916)
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Confined its activities to protests and symbolism rather than violence
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A Christian fundamentalist is one who
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believes in the fundamental inerrancy of the New Testament
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John T. Scopes was accused of the "crime" of teaching
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that Darwinism evolution best explains the origins of humans
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The most important problem faced by the Democratic Party in the 1920s was
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a serious split between urban and rural wings of the party
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