Which do you think had the most profound impact on American society in the 1920s, the radio or the automobile? Explain your answer
What will be an ideal response?
Both technologies were alleged to promote family "togetherness" and have a nationalizing influence. Radio promoted racial and ethnic stereotypes, boosted mass consumption, and helped create folk heroes like Charles Lindbergh. The automobile promoted adolescent rebellion and created new sexual opportunities. It was also critical to the economic health of many collateral industries like steel and petroleum.
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a. They were put to death. b. They were forced to work on sugar plantations. c. They had one foot cut off by the Spanish conquerors. d. The female members of their tribe were forced to marry the Spanish conquerors. e. They had their right arms severed by the Spanish.
Why was D-Day one of the most significant events of World War II?
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Which of the following helps explain why agricultural technology was relatively primitive in the Cotton Kingdom?
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