Which innovation enabled ordinary people to buy cars?

Henry Ford's assembly line, which made cars inexpensive

Which are characteristics of Impressionist artists?

They emphasized the changing effects of light on a scene.

Why did new forms of entertainment such as carnival rides and professional sports grow in popularity around 1900?

Large numbers of people had leisure time and extra money.

Which statement about the women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s is correct?

It was led by a growing number of well-educated and well-to-do women.

Which description of Aristide Boucicaut is correct?

He was a traveling salesman who built the world's first department store.

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1
Which was not a labor-saving device that first appeared around the beginning of the twentieth century?
sewing machine
vacuum cleaner
spinning wheel
washing machine
2
Which innovation enabled ordinary people to buy cars?
Henry Ford's assembly line, which made cars inexpensive
Joseph Pultizer's use of advertizing in newspapers
Thomas Edison's use of electricity to keep factories open around the clock
J.P.Morgan's methods of banking that made it easy to get credit
3
Which are characteristics of Impressionist artists?
They tried to capture scenes with photographic realism.
They broke down common objects and reassembled them in new ways.
They used color and texture to create patterns not found in nature.
They emphasized the changing effects of light on a scene.
4
Why did new forms of entertainment such as carnival rides and professional sports grow in popularity around 1900?
Older forms of entertainment had become outdated and boring
Unemployed workers in large cities needed ways to spend their time.
Large numbers of people had leisure time and extra money.
Young people demanded new and exciting pastimes.
5
Which was not a new form of popular entertainment that appeared around the beginning of the twentieth century?
vaudeville shows
quilting bees
professional sports
trolley parks
6
Which American suffrage leader was arrested in 1872 when she tried to cast a vote in the U.S. presidential election?
Susan B. Anthony
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Carrie Nation
Ida B. Wells
7
Which British social activist campaigned vigorously for decades to achieve women's suffrage in Great Britain?
Emmeline Pankhurst
Julia Ward Howe
Jane Adams
Susan B. Anthony
8
Which artistic style is Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait, shown here?
Impressionism
Cubism
Abstract
Postimpressionism
9
Which Naturalist author wrote novels that showed how conditions in the slums determined a character's fate?
Sigmund Freud
William Randolph Hearst
Émile Zola
Joseph Conrad
10
Which statement about the women's suffrage movement of the late 1800s and early 1900s is correct?
It was led by a growing number of well-educated and well-to-do women.
It was led by women in the labor force, especially factory workers
It was led by industrialists who supported women's demands for equality.
It was led by conservative male politicians who believed women should vote
11
Which description of Aristide Boucicaut is correct?
He was a chemist who developed the first vaccine.
He was a wealthy baron and the administrator who renovated Paris.
He was an author whose novels explained the origin of species.
He was a traveling salesman who built the world's first department store.
12
Why did publishers such as William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer print sensationalist stories in their newspapers?
to sell more papers
to prove that newspapers could be as exciting as television and radio news
to keep the public informed
to end the practice of yellow journalism
13
Which artistic style is Pablo Picasso's Violin?
Abstract
Cubism
Postimpressionism
Impressionism

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