How did American politics reflect American society during the 1920s?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students should begin this essay by describing the appeal of Warren G. Harding's appeal for a "return to normalcy." Americans were eager to escape the restrictions and sorrows of the war years and embraced a government that largely stayed out of the economy, even at the expense of organized labor. Better students may point out the continuation of prohibition, but should also mention the government's half-hearted efforts in enforcing the measure. Students may also compare corruption in government to corruption in society, revealing an America that. prioritized financial gain instead of the reform-minded Progressive Era that preceded the Roaring Twenties.
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A) subject peoples to play a dominant role in civil administration. B) a sensible system of collecting tribute based on an area's productive capacity. C) noble offices to be filled by election rather than hereditary means. D) widespread corruption by the satraps, who acted without the king's knowledge. E) the enforcement of religious uniformity throughout the empire.
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A) James II. B) Louis XIV. C) Louis XIII. D) Charles I. E) Henry IV.
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A) 25 percent B) 10 percent C) 50 percent D) 63 percent