22-23-Y9 History (Summer)

Question 1

1908

Answer 1

First Model T Ford released

Question 2

1917

Answer 2

Russian Revolution

Question 3

1918

Answer 3

First World War Ends

Question 4

1919

Answer 4

Volstead Act Passed

Question 5

1919

Answer 5

Strikes across America

Question 6

1920

Answer 6

Prohibition Starts

Question 7

1920

Answer 7

Palmer Raids

Question 8

1920

Answer 8

Sacco and Vanzetti Trial

Question 9

1921

Answer 9

Immigration Quota Act

Question 10

1922

Answer 10

Fordney-McCumber Tariff

Question 11

1924

Answer 11

National Origins Act

Question 12

1924

Answer 12

In June Ford sold its 10 millionth Model T

Question 13

1925

Answer 13

KKK Washington March

Question 14

1925

Answer 14

Al Capone becomes boss of Chicago Mafia

Question 15

1927

Answer 15

The first talkie “The Jazz Singer” released

Question 16

1927

Answer 16

Sacco and Vanzetti executed

Question 17

1929

Answer 17

St Valentine’s Day Massacre

Question 18

1929

Answer 18

Wall Street Crash

Question 19

How did WW1 help contribute to the economic boom in America?

Answer 19

$9 billion was loaned to the Allies over the course of the First World War. American supplied the world with 40% of all iron and 70% of all petrol.

Question 20

How did mass production help contribute to the economic boom in America?

Answer 20

By 1925, one Ford Car was being made every ten seconds. Mass Production helped reduce price of the Model T Ford from $850 to $260. In 1929 around 27 Million cars were registered. By 1925, 500,000 were working in the car industry.

Question 21

Which Republican policies helped contribute to the economic boom in America?

Answer 21

Rugged individualism, isolationism, laissez faire, high tariffs on imported goods – these allowed companies to grow.

Question 22

How did advertising help contribute to the economic boom in America?

Answer 22

New advertising techniques encouraged people to spend. Billboards became important in new advertisements.

Question 23

How did hire purchase help contribute to the economic boom in America?

Answer 23

Paying by instalments meant people didn’t need to have the money at the time they wanted to buy. Six out of 10 cars were bought with hire purchase.

Question 24

How did the stock market help contribute to the economic boom in America?

Answer 24

‘Playing the market’ became a craze. People would buy on the margin – this was where they would borrow money from the banks to buy shares, then pay it back with the money made from the shares.

Question 25

How did sports change in the 1920s?

Answer 25

Babe Ruth was earning $80,000 a year by 1930. Sports was broadcast on the radio (10 million radios by 1929)

Question 26

How did cinema change during the 1920s?

Answer 26

Weekly audiences grew from 35 million in 1919 to 100 million in 1930. Famous actors were Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow and Gloria Swanson. By 1929 Hollywood was making over 500 films a year. The Jazz Singer was the first talkie in 1927. The Hayes Code banned nudity and prevented kissing for more than 3 seconds.

Question 27

What were flappers?

Answer 27

By 1925, 10.5 million women were in the workforce meaning more freedom. Flappers came from northern cities and were often middle class women. The Anti-Flirt League protested against them.

Question 28

How did music change in the 1920s?

Answer 28

Harlem Renaissance started. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bessie Smith were famous Jazz players.