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THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Every piece of work in the shop moves; it may move on hooks on overhead chains ____ ; it may travel on a moving platform, or it may go by gravity, but the point is that there is no lifting or trucking of anything other than materials ____ No workman has anything to do with moving or lifting anything.”-Henry Ford What does Henry Ford describe in this quote?
A
the rate at which his workers produce an automobile
B
the assembly lines in his automobile factories
C
the importance of quality control in mass production
D
the reduction in the number of workers needed in factories
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Although these were prosperous times for many, some groups did not share in the good times of the 1920s. Farmers, African Americans, Native Americans and workers in some industries suffered from declining incomes and unemployment.

Detailed explanation-2: -How did Harlem’s Cotton Club have a positive impact on American society during the Harlem Renaissance? It helped to promote desegregation in public places. It provided a popular venue to promote African American performing arts. It separated African American culture from the wider culture of the nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -One characteristic of the U.S. economy in the 1920’s: all-time high production levels of consumer goods. is the defining characteristic of the US during the Red Scare of the 1920’s.

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