Changing Times

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The image is a 1920’s automobile advertisement. What problem arose for consumers who chose to make purchases such as this during the 1920s?

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People bought many items on credit and could not afford to pay their debts when the economy weakened.

Front

What did the 18th amendment lead to?

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An increase in organized crime

Answer explanation

Standard: Analyze the influence that Hollywood, the Harlem Renaissance, the Fundamentalist Movement, and Prohibition had in changing American society in the 1920’s. (A.5.6)

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What statement accurately compares the views of W.E.B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey on segregation?

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W.E.B. Du Bois advocated an end to segregation while Marcus Garvey thought African Americans should not integrate with white people.

Answer explanation

Standard: Compare the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey relating to the African American experience. (A.5.8)

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What effect did the industry shown here have on the postwar U.S. economy? This photograph shows a 1920’s assembly line at a Ford factory.

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It led to the growth of other industries and of suburban communities.

Answer explanation

Standard: Evaluate how the economic boom during the Roaring 20’s changed consumers, business, manufacturing, and marketing practices. (A.5.4)

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What is prohibition?

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Banning the sale, manufacturing, & transport of alcohol

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9-12.AH.18

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What was the name given to those who illegally sold alcohol to consumers?

Back

Bootleggers

Front

Which best describes the activities of the Ku Klux Klan during the 1920s?

Back

Promoted anti-immigrant sentiments in addition to their racist views about African Americans

Answer explanation

Standard: Explain why support for the Ku Klux Klan varied in the 1920's with respect to issues such as anti-immigration, anti-African American, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, and anti-women, and anti-union (A.5.9)