𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟎𝐬?

Question 1

Was the American government democratic or Republic in the 1920s?

Answer 1

Republican

Question 2

Was the American government democratic or Republic in the 1920s?

Answer 2

The American government was Republican in the 1920s.

Question 3

What was the government policy which put high taxes on foreign goods?

Answer 3

The Fordney McCumber Act put high taxes on foreign goods.

Question 4

What was the government belief which meant businesses should be ‘left alone’ by the government, with few rules and low taxes?

Answer 4

Laissez Faire

Question 5

What new technique were factories using so they make more goods cheaply?

Answer 5

Mass production and the assembly line

Question 6

What was it called when customers could buy goods and pay for them in installments?

Answer 6

Hire Purchase

Question 7

What is the ‘cycle’ called where more jobs mean more spending and therefore more

Answer 7

Cycle of Prosperity