Question 1

All of the following are examples of challenges to traditional values in the 1920's except-

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Prohibition

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flappers

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the Scopes trial

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the rise of the Ku Klux Klan

Question 2

All of the following were examples of mass media in the 1920's except-

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television

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newspapers

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movies

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radio

Question 3

During the 1930's, movies like The Wizard of Oz and the Marx Brothers comedies-

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provided an escape from Depression-era realities.

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challenged traditional views.

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introduced Americans to new music like jazz.

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shaped cultural norms.

Question 4

Which of the following did Franklin Roosevelt use during the Great Depression to communicate with the American people?

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radio fireside chats

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Hollywood movies

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Life magazine

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television addresses

Question 5

Which of the following correctly completes the partial outline above?

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ratification of the 19th Amendment

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rise of Rosie the Riveter

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publication of The Feminine Mystique

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the creation of Cult of Domesticity

Question 6

Which of the following accurately describes the U.S. economy in the years before the stock market crash?

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Businesses boomed and investments were made with borrowed money.

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Farmers were doing well, but other sectors of the economy were not.

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Few people invested in the stock market because they didn't have enough money.

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The economy was in a crisis as a result of World War I.

Question 7

Which of the following completes the diagram above?

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Banks had no money

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Over speculation occured

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Business boomed again

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Banks loaned out money

Question 8

Why did banks run out of money after the stock market crashed in 1929?

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Bank deposits were invested in the market.

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Banks had not loaned out enough money in the 1920s.

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There was not enough money in circulation.

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People had not deposited money in the banks.

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