Questions 1-6 refer to key concepts and ideas from class discussions, activities, and homework.
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Question 4
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Question 6
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Questions 7-10 refer to the following excerpt.
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Question 10
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Question 11
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With the rise of _________________________ at the turn of the 20th century, American cities grew as did the challenge of keeping them clean; human and animal waste piled up on the streets as factory smoke polluted the air.
temperance
advertising
urbanization
flappers
In the Prohibition era, organized crime was able to flourish due to _________________________ operations that controlled the illegal distribution of liquor in cities like Chicago and New York.
tenement
bootlegging
depression
consumption
The Harlem Renaissance can best be described as
the effort to resist racism and segregation in the North.
the migration of Northern black Americans to Southern cities.
a celebration of black culture and creative expression in Black communities.
the movement for African Americans to return to Africa led by Marcus Garvey.
Critics of the Roaring 20s argue that it led to the Great Depression because
consumerism weakened the morality of the American people.
the economic boom was based on too much credit given out and overproduction.
the growth of the auto industry badly hurt the railroad industry.
advertising was solely based on gaining status and popularity.
Question 5
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According to Figure 31.2 (above), what year of the Great Depression was the worst for the U.S. economy?
1932
1934
1928
1930
Question 7
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Question 8
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It can be reasonably inferred that the rise of the society described in the passage was a result of the
success of economic reforms in the Unites States.
development of new manufacturing techniques.
rise of democratic participation in the country.
decline of large corporations and business.
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Line 4-5 ("The increasing...the signs")
Line 1-2 ("Something new...years ago")
Line 2-4 ("It is...American democracy")
Line 5-7 ("Consumption is...the consumer")
Extra Credit: One factor that caused 6 million African Americans to move to Northern cities in the Great Migration is
the emergence of organized crime in the era of Prohibition.
economic instability across all industrial cities.
racial discrimination and violence in the Jim Crow South.
the rise of big cities and industry in the South.
In the graph, which range of years displays a decrease in Common Stock Prices?
