Pretend that you are reporting for a contemporary women's magazine concerning the conditions of women during the 1920s
How would you describe the lifestyle of women in each class of American society, and how would you evaluate the change, if any, in the rights and opportunities for women in that period?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: For some middle- and upper-class women, the 1920s was the age of the flapper. This group tended to enjoy greater sexual freedom than their predecessors and with the decline in family size they also enjoyed more leisure and educational opportunities. Technological development eased the burden of those who could afford the new conveniences, while advertising attempted to influence their spending habits. More women worked outside the home (lower-class women often because they had to do so), where they were still treated unequally.
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A. remained unchanged. B. was altered by the Soviet Union's increased interest in increasing world tensions, especially with the militarily dangerous United Nations. C. was weakened by Mao Zedong's belief that, after Stalin's death, Mao's status as the most experienced Marxist ruler should make him the leading socialist. D. was destroyed by Mao's threat to occupy southeastern Siberia if the Soviet government continued to make, test, and store nuclear weapons there. E. improved because of a joint fear of the United States' ambitions in South Asia.
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A) It was crude rather than sophisticated in its methods of persuasion. B) It supported the Anti-Federalist rather than the Federalist position. C) It promoted a hopeful future for the United States. D) It appealed to reason rather than to emotion.
Which fascist European leader came to power in 1922?
a. Antonio Salazar b. Benito Mussolini c. Joseph Stalin d. Adolf Hitler e. Francisco Franco