Unit 8 Review: The Roaring 20's

The overproduction of food that drove the prices down signaled prosperity...

• Might end soon

• Would keep going

The drastic increase in the national income made it seem like prosperity in the 1920's...

• Might end soon

• Would keep going

The 50% increase in worker productivity in the 1920's made it seem like prosperity...

• Might end soon

• Would keep going

The decreasing success of the iron & railroad industry made people think the prosperity of the 1920's...

• Might end soon

• Would keep going

The stock market reaching new heights of success made people in the 1920's think prosperity...

• Might end soon

• Would keep going

Which of these industries allowed Americans in the 1920's to travel across oceans?

• The automobile industry

• The airline industry

• The radio industry

• The textile industry

Which of these two options were effects of the automobile industries on American's lives in the 1920s?

• Cities spread in all directions

• People traveled from rural areas to cities less

• Cities became economic bases for car industries

• Suburbs disappeared

What are tariffs?

• Taxes on imported goods

• Taxes on exported goods

• Taxes that come out of citizen's paychecks

• Taxes that are a percentage of a sale

Which of the following did President Calvin Coolidge believe in increasing?

• The federal budget

• Income taxes

• Tariffs

• Government involvement in business

A fast-paced life is associated with...

• Urban life

• Rural life