How Was American Life Different in the 1920s Than in the Years

question 86

Multiple Choice

How was American life different in the 1920s than in the years prior?

• A) In this new era of consumerism, Americans drank more heavily.
• B) Women's suffrage led to a new wave of political activism among both women and men.
• C) The strict standards of morality imposed by the fundamentalist revival meant that Americans had less sex.
• D) Although Americans worked hard in an increasingly industrial world, they also enjoyed more vacations.
• E) Interracial marriages became far more common in this more urban and modern society.

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Fatty Chyme

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