America 1920-1973 Flashcards

1
Q

When was the Wall Street Crash?

A

1929

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2
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Which political party helped to make America wealthier during the 1920s?

A

Republican

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3
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What has America exported to Europe during the First World War which made American companies very rich by 1918?

A

Food and weapons

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4
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Which approach did the Republicans use towards the economy?

A

Laissez-faire

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5
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What is a tariff?

A

Tax on imports

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6
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Who benefitted the most from laissez faire, tariffs and low taxes?

A

Businessmen

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7
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The sale of which consumer items helped to grow the economy?

A

Radios, vacuum cleaners and washing machines

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8
Q

What were the benefits of mass production?

A

Quicker and cheaper

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9
Q

What was hire purchase?

A

Paying in instalments

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10
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Who produced the most cars in 1920s America?

A

Henry Ford

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11
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What was the most popular type of Ford in the 1920s?

A

Model T

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12
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Who did not share in the economic boom?

A

African Americans, immigrants, farmers and old industry workers

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13
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What was the name given to the 1920s era in America?

A

The Roaring Twenties

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14
Q

What percentage did the average wage increase by in the 1920s?

A

11.1%

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15
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How many radio stations were registered by 1922 (there was 1 registered in 1921)?

A

508

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16
Q

What was the name of a famous jazz dance?

A

The Charleston

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17
Q

Which sport became hugely popular in the 1920s?

A

Baseball

18
Q

How many cinema tickets were sold every week in the 1920s?

A

100 million

19
Q

Who were flappers?

A

Young urban women who cut their hair short and wore daring clothes and smoked in public.

20
Q

Which labour saving devices were introduced in the 1920s?

A

Vacuum cleaners and washing machines

21
Q

How many women were in paid employment by 1929?

A

10 million

22
Q

Which year did women win the right to vote in the USA?

A

1920

23
Q

Where did traditional views of women continue in the 1920s?

A

The countryside

24
Q

What was Prohibition in 1920s America?

A

The banning of the production and sale of alcohol

25
Q

Why did the Temperance Movement campaign for prohibition?

A

They argued that the health of children was at risk and that alcohol was destroying family life.

26
Q

What was the name of the Act that introduced prohibition to America?

A

The Volstead Act

27
Q

How much did alcohol consumption actually fall by during prohibition?

A

30%

28
Q

What was the name given to secret illegal bars?

A

Speakeasies

29
Q

What did bootleggers do?

A

Smuggle alcohol into the USA (often from Canada)

30
Q

What was ‘corruption’?

A

Bribes to look the other way

31
Q

Who was the most famous gangster of the 1920s?

A

Al Capone

32
Q

In what year was the St.Valentine’s massacre?

A

1929

33
Q

What year was prohibition repealed (ended)?

A

1933

34
Q

Which organisation was racist and intimidated and was violent towards African-Americans?

A

The KKK

35
Q

What does lynched mean?

A

To be killed by a mob without trial

36
Q

How many people were members of the KKK at it’s peak in 1925?

A

4.5 million

37
Q

Which political ideology did Americans fear in the 1920s?

A

Communism

38
Q

Who were Americans suspicious of during the Red Scare?

A

Communists and immigrants

39
Q

Which nationality were Sacco and Vanzetti?

A

Italian

40
Q

Why was immigration reduced by introducing quotas in the 1920s?

A

Fear of immigrants and their political impact

41
Q

What year was the Wall Street Crash?

A

1929

42
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