Flashcards on American History and Culture

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System in which companies allowed workers profit sharing, medical care benefits, and pensions

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Welfare capitalism

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Pilot of the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight

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Charles Lindbergh

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Payments Germany was required to make as punishment for starting the war

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Reparations

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Enormously increased manufacturing efficiency

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Assembly line

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Warren G. Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans' desire to

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Return to life as it was before the war

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Commercial radio began its rise in November 1920, with news about

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A presidential election

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The Jazz Age is associated with which historical period?

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The 1920s

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The new morality of the 1920s glorified personal freedom.

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John T. Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution.

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The McNary-Haugen Bill aimed to address agricultural surplus issues.

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