Consumers could now buy products by promising to pay small, regular amounts over a period of time.
11) What did Charles Lindbergh accomplish?
He became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
12) Name three important jazz musicians.
Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
13) How was the Red Scare used to turn the public against unions?
Newspaper articles accused strikers of being "Red agitators". Charges of communism lost the strikes their needed support from the public which basically forced them to stop striking.
14) How did President Harding feel about the League of Nations?
He thought it was wise to not join. He wanted world peace, but didn't want anything to do with the League of Nations.
15) What new forms of entertainment were available to the American people in the 1920s as a result of new technology?
Movies - first silent and then 'talkies'
Radio
Television
Tabloid-style newspapers
Large-circulation magazines
Phonograph records
Sports - baseball, football, boxing
Mah-jongg
Crossword puzzles
Contests - flagpole sitting, dance marathons
Miss America Pageant
Movies - first silent and then 'talkies'
Radio
Television
Tabloid-style newspapers
Large-circulation magazines
Phonograph records
Sports - baseball, football, boxing
Mah-jongg
Crossword puzzles
Contests - flagpole sitting, dance marathons
Miss America Pageant
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