What contributed to the economic prosperity of the United States during the 1920s?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. After 1922, a boom in manufacturing doubled industrial output.
b. Overall production rose almost by half.
c. Per capital income climbed steadily throughout the 1920s.
d. The second industrial revolution ushered in the age of consumption.
e. The pro-business attitude of the Republican presidents during the 1920s allowed businesses to operate largely free of government interference.
f. The stock market continued to climb until the crash in 1929.
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Which act implemented the Eighteenth Amendment?
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Frederick the Great was ruler of ________
A) Russia B) the Holy Roman Empire C) Prussia D) France
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