HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The decade kicked off with the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave white women the vote. Women also joined the workforce in increasing numbers, participated actively in the nation’s new mass consumer culture, and enjoyed more freedom in their personal lives.
Detailed explanation-2: -Women found their lives changed in more than appearance, however. Society now accepted that women could be independent and make choices for themselves in education, jobs, marital status, and careers. Women’s spheres had broadened to include public as well as home life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Men had no limitations, as did women. Men were encouraged to be traditional or modern, in that they were allowed to live in an “obscure” manner. They were allowed to drink, smoke, gamble, and cuss in public-whereas, if women wanted to do so they were shunned.
Detailed explanation-4: -Domestic service/maid/private household worker was the most common occupation for women in 1920. Farming and laundering are two occupations that have not been in the top 10 since the 1930s.