The Roaring 20s flashcard

Front

Which commodity became widely available during the 1920s?

Back

electricity

Front

What is interest?

Back

a fee charged for credit

Front

What allowed families to buy more expensive items after World War I?

Back

installment buying

Front

What was the first electronic entertainment industry?

Back

radio

Front

Credit helped families stay out of debt.

Back

False

Front

What was another name for the Roaring ‘20s?

Back

the Jazz Age

Front

What caused prices to go down in the 1920s? Options: Prohibition, decreased demand, increased production, crop destruction by insects

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increased production

Front

Henry Ford invented the assembly line.

Back

True

Front

What was Ford’s great contribution to American Industry? Options: a. the gas engine, b. the assembly line, c. employing women, d. different car colors

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the assembly line

Front

The moving assembly line made automobiles and countless other items ________

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less expensive