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Which best describes an unintended consequence of Prohibition?

A
an increase in chronic illness
B
an increase in “medicinal alcohol”
C
a decrease in violent crime
D
a decrease in immoral behavior
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Which statement best explains the relationship between new forms of entertainment in the 1920s and the fads of the era?

A
The rebellion of the 1920s was a fad that ended when radio became more available.
B
The entertainment industry was built on a fad that later became a solid business.
C
The availability of radio and film helped spread the word about new fads.
D
The new forms of entertainment were fads that changed with the times.
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Which best states how the Scopes trial ended?

A
Scopes changed his plea to not guilty, and won the case.
B
Scopes lost and appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
C
Scopes changed his plea to guilty, and was convicted.
D
Scopes lost and appealed to the US Supreme Court.
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Two women writers active in the 1920s were

A
Willa Cather and Clara Bow.
B
Edith Wharton and Willa Cather.
C
Edith Wharton and Margaret Sanger.
D
Clara Bow and Edith Wharton.
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Read the quotation from Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery.“No one section of our country was wholly responsible for its introduction, and, besides, it was recognized and protected for years by the General Government. Having once got its tentacles fastened on to the economic and social life of the Republic, it was no easy matter for the country to relieve itself of the institution.” On which point would Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois agree?

A
American society is able to easily overcome the negative effects of slavery.
B
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that the only way to achieve equality is through activism.
C
The effects of slavery are so ingrained in American society that achieving equality for all will take patience.
D
Slavery has lasting and extensive effects on every aspect of American society.
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What effect, if any, did Plessy v. Ferguson have on the South’s Jim Crow laws?

A
The case had no effect on the laws.
B
The case weakened the laws.
C
The case strengthened the laws.
D
The case invalidated the laws.

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