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Why did the entertainment industry grow significantly after World War I?

New inventions and innovations improved access to various types of entertainment.

People wanted an escape in difficult economic times, and entertainment had previously been unavailable.

Many popular entertainers had been war heroes, and people were willing to pay a lot of money to hear and see them.

As a result of soldiers returning home, the audience for music and “talkies” increased.

The Harlem Renaissance celebrated the culture and artistic achievements of which group?

Italian Americans

Jewish Americans

African Americans

Asian Americans

Which of these best describes the connection between the 1933 National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA) and the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)?

The Supreme Court declared both the NIRA and the NLRA to be constitutional, leading to stable relations between workers and employers.

The Supreme Court declared both the NIRA and the NLRA unconstitutional, leading to violence between workers and employers.

The Supreme Court declared the NLRA unconstitutional, leading to tension between workers and employers.

The Supreme Court declared the NIRA unconstitutional, leading to the passage of the NLRA.

Which describes an effect of Prohibition?

Americans stopped drinking large amounts of alcohol.

Americans learned how to distill alcohol at home.

Americans stopped going to bars that served alcohol.

Americans started buying alcohol in Mexico and Canada.

Which of these was true before the Social Security Act of 1935?

Very few retired Americans had a guaranteed income.

Very few retired Americans needed financial help.

Retired Americans were provided for by the government.

Retired Americans lived on pensions from their former employers.

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