SS Chapter 25 Short Answers FINAL – Flashcards
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What were Harding's and Coolidge's policies toward business?
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Government should stay out of business
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How did corruption affect the Harding administration?
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it made Harding, who was a great president, go from great to terrible because of the scandal.
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In what ways did people in the 1920s differ from Americans before them?
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more rebellions, fashion expression, influenced by radio, jazz music, more leisure
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Why did President Coolidge veto a bill to aid farmers?
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didnt want government to become involved with people who have social and economic problems
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How did the Roaring Twenties change the lives of young people?
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went to school longer, more job opportunities
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Where was the center of African American culture located in the 1920s?
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Harlem
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What were the conflicts that divided society?
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teens, african americans
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How did yound men and women express themselves differently from their parents in the 1920s?
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different attitudes, dress, and speech
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How did installment buying encourage the growth of the nation's economy in the 1920s?
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Installment buying is making a large purchase using credit. This allowed people to buy things that they couldn't afford to buy with their cash savings. More people buying expensive items helped the economy grow.
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What was the government's relationship with business during the 1920s?
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*Government regulation of business was kept at a minimum through laissez-fare policies.
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How did yound men and women express themselves differently from Americans before them?
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different attitudes, dress, and speech
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What financial problems did the new nation face?
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*
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Identify the four developments in the 1920's that contributed to economic prosperity.
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1. Radio 2. Washing Machine 3. Vacuum 4. Automobile
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T/F: The Great Migration and economic gains of African Americans caused the influence of the NAACP to spread outside of the south
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NAACP, true
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T/F: One reason for the popularity for the professional sports in the 1920s was the development of the radio
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professional sports, true
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T/F: Clara Bow refered to the expatriates who frequently gathered in her Paris apartment as a lost generation of americans
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Clara Bow, false: Gertrude Stein
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T/F: When he called for less government in business and more business in government, President Harding was supporting a policy of progressive reform
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progressive reform, false: Laissez faire
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T/F: In seizing control over trade in illegal liquor in Chicago, Al Capone became the most ruthless crime boss in the 1920s
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Al Capone, true
