What led President Wilson to seek a Congressional declaration of war against Germany?

Wilson's deire to broker a just peace

In the 1920s and 1930s, how did declining cottonprices impact the farmers of South Carolina?

Farmerscould not pay their mortgages and lost their farms

How did textile mill owners attempt to combat decliningprices?

A. Employed the ‘speed-up’ and the ‘stretch-out’

How did the boll weevil damage the economy of South Carolina during the 1920s?

A. destroyed most of the state’s cotton crop

What caused a decline in SC's agricultural economy after WW1?

Loss of overseas markets and overproduction

South Carolina benefitted from WW1 in all the following ways EXCEPT?

A. A. were drawn to economic opportunities South

How did electricity change the lives of SC during the 1920s?

Urban dwellers had access to new appliances

How did the rise of mass media during the 1920's make a significant impact in SC?

Became aware of national trends on the radios

Which of the following is an example of celebrating SC's cultural heritage?

Dubose Heyward, who wrote Porgy

Why were banks in South Carolina failing evenbefore the stock market crash of 1929?

Theycould not sell foreclosed farms

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What led President Wilson to seek a Congressional declaration of war against Germany?
Wilson's deire to broker a just peace
Allied forces continued sinking of U.S. War ships.
Germany's sinking of a ship, Litsutania.
Congress strongly encouraged Wilson to declare war.
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In the 1920s and 1930s, how did declining cottonprices impact the farmers of South Carolina?
A. There was no impact to the farmers.
A. Farmers had to sell their cotton to foreignmarkets
A. Farmers could not pay their sharecroppers.
Farmerscould not pay their mortgages and lost their farms
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How did textile mill owners attempt to combat decliningprices?
A. Lower the pay of all employees
A. Employed the ‘speed-up’ and the ‘stretch-out’
A. Hire more people to work
A. Asked employees to work longer hours and withoutpay
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How did the boll weevil damage the economy of South Carolina during the 1920s?
A. destroyed most of the state’s rice crop
A. damaged the water and sanitation systems incities
A. destroyed most of the state’s cotton crop
A. damaged the tourist industry
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What caused a decline in SC's agricultural economy after WW1?
Loss of overseas markets and overproduction
Increase of people moving to the suburbs
Installment plains allowed customers to pay later
Severe weather such as earthquakes and hurricanes
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South Carolina benefitted from WW1 in all the following ways EXCEPT?
SC cotton farmers saw good times as prices rose for crops
Federal dollars into the state and stimulated the economy
A. A. were drawn to economic opportunities South
New military bases.
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How did electricity change the lives of SC during the 1920s?
Everyone's life became faster and easier
Country folk could phone city friends
Women had fewer household chores
Urban dwellers had access to new appliances
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How did the rise of mass media during the 1920's make a significant impact in SC?
Suffered hearing loss as a result of loud jazz music
Began to travel more due to vacation advertisements
Became aware of national trends on the radios
More people attended college as literacy rates increased
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Which of the following is an example of celebrating SC's cultural heritage?
Harriet Beecher Stowe, who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Dubose Heyward, who wrote Porgy
John Ransom, who wrote Without the Thunder
Langston Hughes, who wrote Mother to Son
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Why were banks in South Carolina failing evenbefore the stock market crash of 1929?
They were stealingthe money
They invested money they loaned to farmers
They had too many loans and credit cards unpaid
Theycould not sell foreclosed farms

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