The Worlds Oceans

McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test

Answers

1. There was a dramatic increase in three of the following economic indicators during the mid 1920s. Which is the exception?
Your response: rate of inflation
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Correct. See pages 809-10.

2. America's economic boom in the 1920s resulted from:
Your response: all of the above.
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Correct. See page 810.

3. Which of the following industries seemed least affected by the trend toward consolidation in the 1920s?
Your response: cotton textiles
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Correct. See page 810.

4. The "welfare capitalism" of the 1920s did not provide American workers any:
Your response: real control over their own fates.
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Correct. See page 811.

5. The essence of welfare capitalism was:
Your response: company-provided benefits for workers.
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Correct. See page 811.

6. Which of the following did not contribute to the weakness of the organized labor movement in America in the 1920s?
Your response: The radical leadership of the AFL.
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Correct. See pages 811-12.

7. In the 1920s and after, the term "parity" was used to refer to:
Your response: a fair exchange price for farm crops.
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Correct. See page 814.

8. Which of the following industries was most closely associated with the rise of consumerism in America in the 1920s?
Your response: advertising
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Correct. See page 814.

9. Margaret Sanger was significant to American social and cultural life in the 1920s as a promoter of:
Your response: the birth-control movement.
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Correct. See page 818.

10. Three of the following were manifestations of changing cultural values among Americans in the 1920s. Which is the exception?
Your response: Birth-control devices were legalized in all states, and abortion was legalized in some states.
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Correct. See page 818.

11. According to the text, which of the following had the greatest influence in