What features and controversies characterized America's transformation into a car culture in the 1920s? How did lifestyles and labor relations also change during the decade?
What will be an ideal response?
The construction industry expanded rapidly as roads were built and paved, and highways, tunnels, and roadside businesses were constructed; towns and cities became inhospitable to horse-drawn conveyances; people went into debt to buy personal cars; middle-class workers moved their families to the suburbs; and the Sunday drive partially replaced church attendance.
At the same time as mass production brought decreased worker autonomy, businesses began to provide fringe benefits to pacify labor unrest.
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The second Confederate draft was controversial because:
A) German mercenaries were hired. B) rich men were able to get out of serving more easily than before. C) mercenaries were hired from Latin America. D) it included blacks.
Animals in the Americas suitable for domestication included all EXCEPT:
a. Llamas b. Alpacas c. Turkeys d. Horses
What stood in the way of the nation's perceived manifest destiny?
a. The weak American economy b. Religious conflict in the United States c. The large number of immigrants d. Other countries and people already owning large parts of the North American continent
Note the specific steps taken by Italy and Germany in the 1930s that were in direct violation of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
What will be an ideal response?