Changes in Middle-Class Attitudes During the 1920s Included

question 40

Multiple Choice

Changes in middle-class attitudes during the 1920s included

• A) a surprising degree of support for the Bolshevik cause, first articulated by President Wilson in 1919.
• B) the popularity of Theodor van de Velde's book Divorce in Five Easy Lessons.
• C) the popularity of short skirts, short hair, and the use of previously risqué cosmetics.
• D) the acquisition of television sets.
• E) the popularity of the twist.

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Definitions:

Polygraph

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Right Frontal Lobe

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