True or False Chapter 22 Self-Quiz 1

. By 1922, the radio was the most sought-after consumer product in the nation.

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False

. Critics of the convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti argued compellingly that the two defendants were clearly innocent.

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False

. Harlem's most famous night club, the Cotton Club, pioneered racial mixing in 1920s America.

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False

. Hollywood portrayals of the lives of the rich and famous may have had a greater impact on perceptions of America abroad than it did at home.

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False

. Sexual liberation during the 1920s also included easier access to birth control.

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False

. Aimee Semple McPherson retained a large following throughout the 1930s but died in 1944 from a drug overdose.

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False

. Before he became Warren Harding's secretary of commerce, Herbert Hoover had gained international fame for organizing food relief in Europe after World War I.

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False

. Disarmament was one international reform that survived the transition from Wilson's progressive years into the Republican era.

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False

. By March 1929, the American economy seemed on a path toward permanent economic decline.

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False

. The economic strains of 1929 were only mitigated by the balance of international trade and finance.

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False

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