US history Chap 9, lessons 3,4

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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


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