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Which statement best explains how going to work affected women during and after World War I?

A
Working forced women to cut their hair short, so many women decided to continue the trend.
B
Working created a new entertainment industry, so many women wanted to become movie stars.
C
Working gave women a newfound independence, so they continued to work in different kinds of jobs.
D
Working gave women the same purchasing power as men, so advertisers focused on them.
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Who held the view that businesses should regulate themselves without government oversight?

A
liberals
B
conservatives
C
Huey Long
D
Franklin Roosevelt
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People looking for farm work during the Great Depression often moved to

A
the Dust Bowl.
B
commercial farms.
C
California.
D
Oklahoma.
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What helped manufacturers keep up with consumers in the 1920s?

A
fewer regulations and lower taxes
B
more regulations and lower taxes
C
changing demands of buyers
D
aggressive advertising campaigns
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How did propaganda encourage more Americans to support Prohibition in the early 1900s?

A
The Anti-Saloon League lobbied Congress to encourage its representatives to support Prohibition.
B
Prohibition organizations spread false rumors that drinking small amounts of alcohol could be poisonous.
C
The Anti-Saloon League spread the idea that drinking beer produced in Germany was treasonous.
D
Prohibition organizations wrote articles about families destroyed by the evils of alcoholism.

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