changing political environment

Question 1

By how much did unemployment increase between 1919 and 1921?

Answer 1

4,060,000

Question 2

What did the 1921 Emergency Quota Act restrict immigration to?

Answer 2

357,000 a year

Question 3

How many workers went on Strike on 6th February 1919?

Answer 3

60,000

Question 4

During the ‘Red Hunting’ in the 1920s, how many were actually deported?

Answer 4

556

Question 5

In 1933, the government received $2,000 million. How much di it actually spend?

Answer 5

$5,000 million

Question 6

In the 1932 presidential election, how many states did Hoover win?

Answer 6

6

Question 7

What was the vale of the lend-lease supplies by the end of the Second World War?

Answer 7

$51 billion

Question 8

How much did industry profit rise between 1940 and 1943?

Answer 8

11 million

Question 9

In the early 1950s what % was Defense spending of US GNP?

Answer 9

14%

Question 10

How many members did the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) gain?

Answer 10

over 30,000

Question 11

In 1960 what % of Americans trusted the government?

Answer 11

70%

Question 12

In 1974 what % of Americans trusted the government?

Answer 12

less than 40%