give me liberty chapter 20 reading
Which of the following directly enabled the mass consumerism of the 1920s?
American consumers became more willing to buy products of all kinds with money they did not have.
What is one enduring legacy from the Scopes trial of 1925?
Fundamentalists turned to private schools to spread their message.
How did Herbert Hoover respond to the Depression?
He advocated voluntary action by business and encouraged the work of local charitable organizations.
What was the purpose of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?
The ACLU defended the right of Americans to free speech and dissent.
On what basis did the Supreme Court uphold restrictions on civil liberties?
The Court ruled that Congress could prohibit speech it considered dangerous.
Which of the following is NOT representative of American foreign policy in the 1920s?
The United States became an active participant in the League of Nations.
How was the Sacco and Vanzetti case illustrative of the challenges to American freedom and liberty in the decade following World War I?
The outcome of the case underlined the extent to which nativism had become a lens through which Americans viewed the boundaries of freedom.
In what way did white women experience an expansion of personal freedom in the 1920s?
Unmarried women in particular expanded the boundaries of "acceptable" behavior in public.
What caused the Great Depression?
a combination of adverse economic factors that had been building over the 1920s
What best describes the Harlem Renaissance?
a new spirit of racial pride and protest voiced by Black writers, poets, and artists
What was the rationale behind the passage of the Johnson-Reed Act in 1924?
to limit immigration largely to people coming from northern and western Europe
What did the Harding and Coolidge administrations have in common?
Both were fervently pro-business.
