Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes Life in the South

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes life in the South in the 1920s?

• A) Because the automobile industry had barely begun and transportation was limited, the South remained entirely insulated from the North and the effects of consumerism.
• B) The South experienced a rise in urbanization much as the North did; however, neither region could catch up to the West in terms of population.
• C) Thanks to the eradication of Jim Crow laws, the South had been transformed into a region where African Americans had a large political presence and increasingly had white-collar jobs.
• D) Compared to other regions, the South remained the poorest and most rural, with fewer farmers owning their land and black sharecroppers staying especially poor.
• E) The South became home to the largest and most diverse cities in the country, partly enabled by the high crop prices of the agricultural sector.

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