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A lasting effect of the New Deal can be seen when

A
great numbers of young people are out of work.
B
taxes are lowered to assist business owners.
C
the government intervenes in a time of national crisis.
D
certain social programs are declared unconstitutional.
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Which occurred after African American jazz musicians migrated north?

A
Jazz music spread throughout the US.
B
Jazz music spread only in major cities.
C
Jazz music played only in the South.
D
Jazz music lost popularity in the South.
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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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How did Herbert Hoover respond to the demands of the Bonus Army?

A
by using military force against its members
B
by offering its members jobs in the military
C
by ignoring it to focus on economic issues
D
by offering its members government jobs
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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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By instituting government oversight on banks and investments, Franklin Roosevelt

A
reinforced the policies of Herbert Hoover.
B
hoped to create jobs and get reelected.
C
prompted Americans to take their money out of banks.
D
hoped to avoid another stock market crash.
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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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In the consumer culture of the 1920s,

A
people purchased nonessential goods on a regular basis.
B
people purchased only essential goods on a regular basis.
C
people reduced their purchasing of essential goods.
D
people reduced their purchasing of nonessential goods.
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Which is true about the “lost generation”?

A
They thought life was too short not to have fun.
B
They tried to win favor with the wealthy but became poor.
C
They did not think the lifestyle of the 1920s was desirable.
D
They were trying to find a country that would welcome them.
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How did the events surrounding the Bonus Army in 1932 affect people’s attitudes?

A
More Americans wanted MacArthur to be president.
B
More Americans began to dislike Hoover.
C
More Americans joined the Bonus Army.
D
More Americans wanted helped from the RFC.
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How did F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby reflect the culture of the 1920s?

A
Its characters showed little regard for morals.
B
Its characters were determined to become wealthy.
C
Its characters suffered from trauma after the war.
D
Its characters tested new social and political freedoms.
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In 1925, John Scopes broke a state law in Tennessee called the Butler Act, which outlawed

A
teaching about religion.
B
teaching about evolution.
C
teaching about Prohibition.
D
teaching about creationism.
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The aspects of a specific location that make people want to move there are called

A
migrations.
B
barriers.
C
pull factors.
D
push factors.
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Why did Franklin Roosevelt’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration give grants to states, even though it cost more than giving money to individuals?

A
It was easier for the federal government to let individual states distribute the grants to individuals.
B
It was easier to identify impoverished states than it was to identify impoverished individuals.
C
States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.
D
States could use part of the money to pay state officials and pass the rest to individuals.
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A pull factor that caused African Americans to migrate north in the early 1900s was

A
Jim Crow laws.
B
guaranteed jobs.
C
higher wages.
D
integration.

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