Roaring 20's: Nativism & Prosperity

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What amendment granted suffrage for women?

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19th Amendment

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The movement of African Americans from the rural south to the industrialized cities to seek economic opportunities is called the -

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Great Migration

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What was the name given to the women who challenged traditional attitudes and social norms during the 1920s?

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Flappers

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How did political scandals like the Teapot Dome scandal impact the United States?

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Distrust for the Government Grew

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What was a major factor leading to the erosion of regional cultural differences in the 1920s? Options: development of television, growing popularity of radio and motion pictures, publication of novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis, expansion of air travel after Charles Lindbergh’s flight

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growing popularity of radio and motion pictures

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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 opinions were on the rise

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Henry Ford’s contribution to the industrialization of the United States included both –

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The assembly line and a “middle-class” wage for his workers.

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Politicians who believed in the philosophy of Eugenics favored –

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Racial segregation

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The cartoon above reflects the American public’s opinion that –

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the government must protect Americans from dangerous immigrants.

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Why did the "Return to Normalcy" agenda of the U.S. presidential candidate Warren G Harding appeal to many voters in the 1920 election? Options: The public wanted to help rebuild war-torn countries, There were significant shortages of military supplies, There was a decrease in demand for consumer goods, The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.

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The public wanted to concentrate on domestic economic issues.