US history Chap 9, lessons 3,4
which amendment of the constitution gave all women the right to vote?
19th
Where was the automobile manufacturing center of the world?
Detroit
Who was the prosecutor in the Scopes Trial?
William Jennings Bryan
to persuade people to buy their products, on what did businesses increase spending on
advertising
many farmers were unable to pay their ---- and their farms got shut down.
debt
by the 1920's more than 60 percent of american households relied on ---- power.
electrical
Charles Lindbergh made history in 1927 by becoming the first man to fly an airplane around the world.
false
langston Hughes was one of the first African american jazz musicians.
false
the quota system is a scientific theory that humans evolved over vast periods of time.
false
what was the nickname for the new liberated woman of the 1920's
flapper
what is the term for the total value of all goods and services, produces by a nation?
gross national product
------ --- ---- was a pioneer in the manufacturing of affordable automobiles.
henry ford
buying goods by making small regular payments over time is called ----- -----
installment buying
---- is the amount of work each employee can do.
productivity
to increase productivity many employers hired experts in what?
scientific management
what was the name of the law that set up the quota system for immigration in the US.
the emergency quota act.
the blooming culture that spread from harlem is often called what?
the harlem renaissance
the noble experiment referred to a ban on manufacture, sell, and transportation of liquor in the US.
true
creating new rhythms and melodies during a performance is called improvisation.
true.
which practice was used to link workers more closely with the company?
welfare capitalism