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ROARING 20s QUIZ (1)

ROARING 20s QUIZ (1). 1. The decade after World War I known as “The Roaring 20’s” was characterized by. a . g eneral optimism and risk-taking. g eneral pessimism and disillusionment a return to 17 th century American values. d. a return to sectionalism.

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ROARING 20s QUIZ (1)

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  1. ROARING 20s QUIZ (1)

  2. 1. The decade after World War I known as “The Roaring 20’s” was characterized by a. general optimism and risk-taking. • general pessimism and disillusionment • a return to 17th century American values. d. a return to sectionalism

  3. 2. Because many were uncomfortable with the new wild mass culture in the Roaring 20’s many turned to: • Militarism • Fundamentalism • Humanism • Progressivism

  4. 3. What economic plan was called the "trickle-down theory" by opponents? • tax cuts for the working poor that would give them more money to buy goods • plans to reform the government at the highest level that would end political corruption • tax cuts for wealthy Americans that were supposed to stimulate business and create jobs • federal investment in business, including subsidies for businesses to keep them hiring

  5. 4. The change in traditional gender roles during the 1920s was symbolized by the • passage of an equal pay for women act. • popularity of both the fashion and behavior of Flappers. • drafting of women into military service for the war. • appointment of several flappers to President Calvin Coolidge’s cabinet

  6. 5. The “Harlem Renaissance” refers to the • artistic style of the first settlers in New York. • African American soldiers in WWI. • revivial of African American pride in culture in the 1920s. • rise of Hispanic culture in Los Angeles during the 1920s.

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