How did U.S. businesses promote consumption?

What will be an ideal response?


Advertising became its own big business as it grew and developed a consumer culture. Department stores and mail order catalogs also helped consumption grow rapidly.

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Alliances between white and black farmers enabled both groups to do all of the following EXCEPT:

A) negotiate favorable transportation agreements. B) negotiate favorable marketing agreements. C) negotiate favorable bulk purchase prices. D) negotiate an end to extrajudicial violence against black farm families.

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The phrase "Hundred Days" refers to

a. the worst months of the Great Depression. b. the time between Franklin Roosevelt's inaugural address and his submission of legislation to Congress. c. the first months of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency when Congress passed numerous important laws. d. the lame-duck period between Franklin Roosevelt's election and his inauguration. e. the time that all banks were closed by FDR.

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The World War I military draft a. generally worked fairly and effectively to prvide military manpower. b. caused widespread resistance and riots

c. permitted men to purchase substitutes to go in their place. d. included women as well as men. e. was not as fair as the Civil War draft.

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To imperialize his preeminence, Charlemagne looked to _________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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