Buy Now, Pay Later allowed people in the 1920s to:

Purchase many new consumer goods they couldn't really afford

An important goal of United States foreign policy in the 1920s was to

avoid involvement in foreign conflicts, not join the League of Nations

What was a main reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920s?

development of many new consumer goods; cars and appliances

What was the major goal of the nativist U.S. immigration laws in the 1920s?

To limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s can best be described as

acceptance of AfricanAmerican writers artists and performers

The case of Sacco and Vanzetti is an example of the Red Scare and increased nativism b/c:

they were executed for their political views, not evidence

What factor primarily contributed to the Great Migration?

Available jobs in northern factories

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1
Buy Now, Pay Later allowed people in the 1920s to:
create Quotas to keep out New Immigrants
Purchase many new consumer goods they couldn't really afford
Purchase illegal alcohol during prohibition
Drink alcohol, even though it was illegal
2
An important goal of United States foreign policy in the 1920s was to
make the League of Nations successful
avoid involvement in foreign conflicts, not join the League of Nations
build a large colonial empire
end the policy of Dollar Diplomacy in Latin America
3
What was the major result of Henry Ford’s innovative moving assembly line?
Farmers overproduced goods and became poor
The prices of cars went down
The prices of cars increased leading to a growth in cars
He paid his workers twice the national average
4
What was a major result of Prohibition in the United States during the 1920s?
increase in organized crime
restriction of immigration
growth of communism
destruction of family values
5
the U.S. raided homes of anarchists and communists during the ________ raids.
Kelpy G
Harding
Arnie
Palmer
6
What was a main reason for rapid economic growth in the United States during the 1920s?
Growth of the railroad industry
prosperity of American farmers
increased spending on the military
development of many new consumer goods; cars and appliances
7
An explosion of African American art, culture, poetry and music during the 20s is know as:
"Buy now, pay later" (installment buying)
Chicago Age of Enlightenment
Harlem Renaissance
Modernists vs. Tradiitionalists
8
The widespread anxiety and fear of a communist takeover in the U.S. during the early 20s was?
Coolidge Prosperity
Red Scare
Great Migration
Isolationism
9
What was the major goal of the nativist U.S. immigration laws in the 1920s?
To increase immigration from Southeast Asia
To attract skilled immigrants from Latin America
To establish equal numbers of immigrants from all nations
To limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
10
The women in the picture represent what new fad in women's fashion and lifestyle?
Nativism
Harlem renaiassance
Traditionalists
Flapper image
11
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s can best be described as
movement that tried to draw people to the inner cities
movement to help promote African-American businesses
a relief program to provide jobs for minority workers
acceptance of AfricanAmerican writers artists and performers
12
The case of Sacco and Vanzetti is an example of the Red Scare and increased nativism b/c:
They were convicted by a traditionalist, rural jury
they moved to Nrothern cities from the rural south
they were free to exercise their 1st amendment rights
they were executed for their political views, not evidence
13
What factor primarily contributed to the Great Migration?
No racism or discrimination in the North
Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation (Jim Crow) laws
Available jobs in northern factories
Increased snow days off from school
14
The use of buy now, pay later during the 1920s allowed consumers to buy products but also:
led to an increase in gang violence
was amazing
made Americans not want to join the League of Nations
created consumer debt

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