For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
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All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except

a. new appliances eased the burden of housework. b. the automobile made vacations and camping trips popular. c. poverty was eliminated from American society. d. high quality, fashionable clothes were available to most Americans. e. advertising increased consumer demand.

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Since no candidate received a majority in the election of 1824, the vote on the top three went to the Senate.

a. true b. false

History

Who were the ephors and what governmental power did they hold in Sparta?

A) Ephors were five elected officials that held the main authority in Sparta. B) Ephors were an elderly group of men selected by lot and held the power to veto the kings' decisions. C) Ephors were a group of men selected by the kings to serve in the capacity of overseers to Spartan government. D) Ephors were a council of five selected by the king to rule Sparta during times of war. E) None of these

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In the text authors' view, "private greed and government impotence commingled to create [an economic] catastrophe" by 1930. Describe the evidence of both private greed and government impotence to which the authors refer

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