USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did millions of people fear the country was losing?
A
Isolation
B
Prohibition
C
Traditional values
D
Welfare capitalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Traditionalists wanted to live the simple life, and wanted to have a wife and kids, and mostly farm. Modernists were typically younger people, and wanted more excitement in life. This is when flappers, or women wearing short dresses and dancing, were invented.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tensions arose between traditionalists, with their deep respect for long-held cultural and religious values, and modernists, who embraced new ideas, styles, and social trends.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditionalist: a person who has deep respect for long-held cultural and religious values. For them, these values were anchors that provided order and stability to society. Modernist: a person who embraced new ideas, styles, and social trends.

Detailed explanation-4: -Devastating effects were seen in both rich and poor countries with falling personal income, prices, tax revenues, and profits. International trade fell by more than 50%, unemployment in the U.S. rose to 23% and in some countries rose as high as 33%.

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