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Society in the 1920s Answers

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What feature did radio in the 1920s offer that other inventions did not offer?

A
People could listen to music in real time.
B
People could get news from other countries 24 hours a day.
C
People could communicate with other people.
D
People could stay home and listen to talkies.
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Why were prominent American writers of the 1920s called the “lost generation”?

A
They lost books stored in Europe during the war.
B
They lost their ability to write creatively during the war.
C
They survived the war, but were physically wounded.
D
They had trouble adjusting to life in the postwar era.
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A major theme of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s work was the idea that the postwar world

A
presented chances to become wealthy.
B
needed new inventions to fix problems.
C
presented chances for adventure.
D
was empty and meaningless.
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A major change women experienced during the post-World War I era was that they started

A
wearing longer hemlines.
B
dancing and drinking alcohol.
C
driving cars and trucks.
D
working outside the home.
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How did Henry Ford’s Model T contribute to the culture of the Roaring Twenties?

A
The Model T used traditional manufacturing methods and was expensive.
B
The Model T became available to more people, stimulating an overall feeling of prosperity.
C
The Model T was a product of the assembly line.
D
The Model T was a symbol of the extreme wealth generated in this period.
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Ernest Hemingway, part of the “lost generation,” often wrote works related to

A
the excesses of wealth.
B
the futility of war.
C
the conflict between classes.
D
the hope of youth.
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In the 1920s, mass media helped popularize which of these sports heroes?

A
Babe Ruth
B
Jesse Owens
C
Mickey Mantle
D
Ted Williams
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During the 1920s, flappers were best described as women who

A
wore long dresses.
B
entered beauty pageants.
C
created inventions.
D
danced the Charleston.
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Charles Lindbergh was known as

A
a heroic soldier.
B
a popular radio announcer.
C
a popular baseball player.
D
a heroic pilot.
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Both Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald were

A
successful playwrights.
B
optimistic reporters.
C
pessimistic novelists.
D
unsuccessful artists.

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