Chapter 8 Review

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Following WWI, the US experienced a period of technological advancement in transportation. Which advancement in transportation occurred during this period? Options: introduction of the electric streetcar, increased availability of the automobile, decreased cost of commercial air travel, introduction of the transcontinental railroad

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increased availability of the automobile

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How did the Great Migration affect life in northern cities in the 1920s?

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increased competition for jobs and housing

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The Great Migration of African Americans to the North during the 1920s was mainly the result of…

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Racism and discrimination of African Americans in the South

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What new technology became widespread in homes by the end of the 1920's and brought news, entertainment, and advertisements to the family home? Options: refrigerators, telephones, radios, electric fans

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radios

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What constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

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19th

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The right to vote.

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suffrage

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What was the main goal of the women’s rights movement during the Progressive Era?

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securing the right to vote

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Period in the 1920s when suspected communists and other radicals were arrested due to the fear of the spread of communism.

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Red Scare

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Secret organization that hated African Americans, Jews, Catholics, and immigrants.

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Ku Klux Klan

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A convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York. This convention was meant to address the issue of

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Womens Rights