Chapter 10
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| Briefly state which issues we at the center of the trial of John Scopes. | The issues that were at the center of the John Scopes trial were: the teaching of evolution, & freedom of speech.
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| Name two reasons that were given in support of enacting a ban on alcohol in the United States. | Two reasons that were given in support of enacting a ban on alcohol were: alcohol was corrupting the society & tearing apart families.
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| Describe a common theme in the work of the writers in Harlem in the 1920s. | A common theme among Harlem Renissiance writers was defiance, or resistance, int he face of white prejudice.
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| How was American education affected by successful industries and rising household income? | American education was affected because more children were going to school instead of working; their parents' income was getting higher, therefore they didn't need to have a job.
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| Identify at least three things that contributed to a new American popular culture in the 1920s. | Three things that contributed to a new popular culture were the TV, the car, and the radio.
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| How did women vote when they were initially allowed to vote? | When they were initially allowed to vote, women mostly voted the same as their fathers or husbands.
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| Why was the NAACP founded? | The NAACP was founded to end descrimination & mistreatment of African Americans.
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| How did the car and the radio come together? | Lear & Wavering installed a radio into their car that didn't interfere with their electrical system so their girlfrinds would have more fun on dates.
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| Why did school attendance increase in the 1920s? | School attendance increased because adults were making more money & their kids were able to leave work & go to school for an education.
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| Why did so many African Americans move in the early 1900s? | In the early 1900s, the demand for war equipment was higher; therefore, many African Americans moved North because there were a lot of new jobs.
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| Why did entertainment, such as movies, become so popular in the 1920s. | Movies became so popular because people were getting more money, and they had more money to entertain themselves.
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| How did the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance affect American culture? | The writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance helped people better understand African Americans.
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| Why was the Lost Generation so named? | The generation was named the 'Lost Generation' because a group of American writers chose to live in Europe following World War I.
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| What were some of the positive and negative consequences of prohibition? | A positive consequence of prohibition was that there was a decline in alcohol-reduced death. A negative consequence was that there was a lot more law breaking.
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| Briefly state which issues we at the center of the trial of John Scopes. | The issues that were at the center of the John Scopes trial were: the teaching of evolution, & freedom of speech.
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| Name two reasons that were given in support of enacting a ban on alcohol in the United States. | Two reasons that were given in support of enacting a ban on alcohol were: alcohol was corrupting the society & tearing apart families.
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| Describe a common theme in the work of the writers in Harlem in the 1920s. | A common theme among Harlem Renissiance writers was defiance, or resistance, int he face of white prejudice.
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| How was American education affected by successful industries and rising household income? | American education was affected because more children were going to school instead of working; their parents' income was getting higher, therefore they didn't need to have a job.
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| Identify at least three things that contributed to a new American popular culture in the 1920s. | Three things that contributed to a new popular culture were the TV, the car, and the radio.
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| How did women vote when they were initially allowed to vote? | When they were initially allowed to vote, women mostly voted the same as their fathers or husbands.
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| Why was the NAACP founded? | The NAACP was founded to end descrimination & mistreatment of African Americans.
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| How did the car and the radio come together? | Lear & Wavering installed a radio into their car that didn't interfere with their electrical system so their girlfrinds would have more fun on dates.
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| Why did school attendance increase in the 1920s? | School attendance increased because adults were making more money & their kids were able to leave work & go to school for an education.
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| Why did so many African Americans move in the early 1900s? | In the early 1900s, the demand for war equipment was higher; therefore, many African Americans moved North because there were a lot of new jobs.
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| Why did entertainment, such as movies, become so popular in the 1920s. | Movies became so popular because people were getting more money, and they had more money to entertain themselves.
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| How did the writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance affect American culture? | The writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance helped people better understand African Americans.
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| Why was the Lost Generation so named? | The generation was named the 'Lost Generation' because a group of American writers chose to live in Europe following World War I.
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| What were some of the positive and negative consequences of prohibition? | A positive consequence of prohibition was that there was a decline in alcohol-reduced death. A negative consequence was that there was a lot more law breaking.
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