U.S. History - Unit 8 (SSUSH16bc) Question Preview (ID: 60919)


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Outlawing alcoholic beverages in the U.S. was due to:
a) anti-German feelings
b) anti-French feelings
c) anti-British feelings
d) anti-Soviet feelings

Which amendment outlawed the production, sale, and distribution of alcohol in the U.S.?
a) the 18th Amendment
b) the 19th Amendment
c) the 17th Amendment
d) the 20th Amendment

During the 1920s, smugglers and members of organized crime...
a) were able to make huge profits from alcohol
b) were financially crippled by the 18th Amendment
c) ###
d) ####

Eventually, the 18th Amendment was...
a) repealed by the 21st Amendment
b) repealed by the 19th Amendment
c) found to be unconstitutional
d) vetoed by President Woodrow Wilson

What was the 19th Amendment?
a) Women gained the right to vote.
b) Alcohol production was banned in the U.S.
c) Citizens could directly vote for U.S. senators.
d) Presidents could only serve two terms.

During the 1920s...
a) consumer buying increased
b) consumer buying decreased
c) ###
d) ####

Advertising was a way in which American businesses...
a) encouraged Americans to buy their products
b) discouraged Americans from spending money
c) ###
d) ####

The Model T was an innovation from:
a) Henry Ford
b) John D. Rockefeller
c) Thomas Edison
d) Louis Armstrong

Mass production of the Model T occurred due to:
a) an assembly line
b) moving operations to Chicago
c) the 21st Amendment
d) ####

The automobile...
a) had a gigantic impact on the U.S.
b) had little effect on America's middle class
c) ###
d) ####

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