Unit 4A: Test Answers

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

Retired Americans were provided for by the government.

Very few retired Americans needed financial help.

Very few retired Americans had a guaranteed income.

Retired Americans lived on pensions from their former employers.

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

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

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

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

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

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