All of the Following Was Part of the New Consumer

question 9

Multiple Choice

All of the following was part of the new consumer lifestyle of the 1920s except

• A)new appliances eased the burden of housework.
• B)the automobile made vacations and camping trips popular.
• C)poverty was eliminated from American society.
• D)high quality, fashionable clothes were available to most Americans.
• E)advertising increased consumer demand.

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