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1
Americans elected Herbert Hoover as President because he
built Hoover Dam
was not corrupt
promised to continue prosperity
had served in government before
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One major danger sign that the American economy was in trouble in the 1920's was
the growth of industry
a rise in immigration
the increase of personal debt
the demand for more jobs
3
President Harding avoided political alliances with other countries to try to follow a policy of
social stability
disarmament
isolationism
raising tariffs
4
The use of the assembly line to manufacture cars allowed Henry Ford to
gain a monopoly in the automobile industry
produce cars without factory workers
sell cars at higher prices
sell cars at prices ordinary Americans could afford
5
One characteristic of a consumer economy is that
most people work at home
only the rich can afford modern products
people buy large numbers of products
people make everything they need
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During the Red Scare, many Americans blamed labor strikes on
republicans
communists
the shortage of workers
high rent
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Many farmers struggled to survive in the 1920's because
they had no work
most were tenant farmers
farm prices plummeted
they borrowed money
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President Warren G. Harding called for
international disarmament
a ban on unions
the arrest of all radicals
the end of communisim
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To meet workers' demands and keep out unions, many companies
initiated welfare capitalism
fired employees
hired women and children
closed their businesses
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Rising prices on the stock market encouraged people to take risks by
putting money in banks
increasing savings
buying on the margin
selling stocks
