What method was used by mill owners to increase profits?

“speed-up” and “stretch-out”

Despite many challenges, why did the textile industry in SC grow throughout the 1920s?

the New England textile mills closed and moved south

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8.4.P South Carolina's Struggling Agriculture

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A review of South Carolina social studies standard 8.4, indicator 8.4.P

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1
Banks were failing in SC even before the stock market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of...
the Great Prosperity
the Great War
the Great Depression
the Great Cities
2
Northern industrialists were attracted to South Carolina because of the ready supply of...
corrupt politicians
rice and indigo
cheap labor
labor unions
3
What caused the decline in the agricultural sector of SC's economy?
all of these
the boll weevil
drought, erosion, and soil depletion
overproduction
4
What method was used by mill owners to increase profits?
"stand up and deliver"
"sit down and start working"
“speed-up” and “stretch-out”
"step quick and stay long"
5
What method used fewer workers were to tend a larger number of machines?
the multiple machine method
the reach out method
the fewer workers method
the stretch out method
6
Despite many challenges, why did the textile industry in SC grow throughout the 1920s?
The U.S. government began to subsidize the textile industry
The growth of workers’ unions in the South
the New England textile mills closed and moved south
higher pay and better working conditions
7
What insect, in some years, destroyed as much as one half of the cotton crop?
the boll weevil
the cotton worm
the cotton mite
the burrowing beetle
8
By the end of the 1920s, lowcountry farmers turned from cotton to other crops such as....
peaches and livestock
cucumbers and chickens
tobacco and wheat
oranges and melons
9
Why did the textile industry suffer during the 1920s?
Synthetic fibers such as nylon replaced cotton.
all of these
The fashions of the era and short skirts used less material.
declining demand in the 1920s
10
In what method were machines set to run faster?
the machine set method
the speed up method
the blazing glory method
the faster machine method

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