The text authors describe the 1920s as a time in which "a society in transition debated which of its traditional values to preserve and which to modify or abandon"
Identify at least three traditional values that were preserved in the twenties and three that were modified or abandoned.
Among the three traditional values preserved consider: disillusionment with and isolation from world affairs; minimal government interference in the free enterprise system; nativist suspicion of new immigrants and racial and ethnic minorities.
Among the three abandoned or modified values consider: traditional inhibitions concerning sexual discussion and sexual behavior; the traditional "productive" orientation in the marketplace to a "consumptive" orientation; modifying individualism in favor of conformity (while still admiring the individualism of folk heroes).
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In early-nineteenth-century America, men usually regarded women as
a. social and political equals. b. having little to contribute to society beyond childbearing. c. being physically and emotionally weaker but morally superior to men. d. prone to moral temptation. e. sexually lustful and dangerous.
The chief accomplishment of the National Convention was
A) creation of the revolutionary calendar. B) preservation of the revolution from being destroyed by foreign enemies. C) creation of the Directory. D) the establishment of the National French School System. E) defeat of the counter-revolutionaries led by the Bourbon family in southern France.
Robert La Follette led:
a. a political machine that successfully fought off reform. b. Wisconsin Progressives. c. Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives. d. a business revolt against high taxes and government regulation.
Which of the following best describes the religious beliefs of the Chav'n people?
A. The Chav'n believed in a host of deities represented in sculpture as part animal and part human. B. The Chav'n solely worshiped female deities. C. The Chav'n were monotheistic and believed in a single god known as the Jaguar King. D. The Chav'n believed it was blasphemous to visually depict their gods.