1920s America

Question 1

What did the L in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 1

Laissez-faire

Question 2

What did the first A in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 2

Assembly line

Question 3

What did the C in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 3

Credit

Question 4

What did the K in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 4

Knowledge

Question 5

What did the P in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 5

Position of the USA in the world

Question 6

What did the second A in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 6

Advertising

Question 7

What did the N in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 7

New consumer goods

Question 8

What did the T in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 8

Tariffs

Question 9

What did the S in LACK PANTS stand for?

Answer 9

Share confidence

Question 10

What’s the definition of isolationism?

Answer 10

The opinion that remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, particularly the political affairs of other countries, is better

Question 11

How many radios existed in America pre-1920 compared to the amount by 1926?

Answer 11

60,000:10 million

Question 12

How many cars existed in America pre-1920 compared to the amount by 1926?

Answer 12

9 million: 26 million

Question 13

How many telephones existed in America pre-1920 compared to the amount by 1926?

Answer 13

10 million: 20 million

Question 14

For every fridge pre-1920, how many were there by 1926?

Answer 14

167

Question 15

Who were Sacco and Vanzetti, and why are they so well known?

Answer 15

Sacco was a shoe-cutter in a factory, and Vanzetti was unemployed but worked to empower people. They were both Italian. They were accused of murder and theft after two security guards were found dead and $15000 stolen at Sacco’s factory. Despite overpowering defence evidence, they were found guilty and executed. It is suspected that this is because they were immigrants.

Question 16

Who were the KKK?

Answer 16

An extremist group who believed white Protestants were superior to other races/religions. They persecuted against Catholics, Jews, and foreign immigrants - attacking and killing them. They were entirely legal in the 1920s, and at one point had 5 million followers.

Question 17

What led to the KKK’s decrease in popularity?

Answer 17

A KKK leader assaulted his secretary, who later died, and was charged with second-degree murder. In the trial, a lot came out about the KKK, so many people left, the organisation only being left with 50,000 members.

Question 18

What was Garveyism?

Answer 18

The belief that African-Americans should return to Africa to rebuild their beautiful continent (essentially African/black supremacy). Started by someone called Marcus Garvey, who was black, but had a small following that petered out when Garvey was exposed for fraud in his business.

Question 19

What was the Valentine’s Day massacre?

Answer 19

An execution of Al Capone’s rival gang when picking up some illegal alcohol to sell. Al Capone’s gang was suspected of being behind it, but nothing was ever proven. The public reacted to this badly, deciding that now was the point that a line had been crossed and the violence had become too much.

Question 20

Name a famous basketball player from the 1920s

Answer 20

Babe Ruth

Question 21

Who is the Red Scare person?😂

Answer 21

Edgar Hoover

Question 22

Who was the president who wanted the League of Nations?

Answer 22

Woodrow Wilson

Question 23

When was the migration act passed?

Answer 23

1924