topic 1 - America 1920 - 1973

Question 1

what do the stars on the American flag represent ?

Answer 1

the states

Question 2

how many states were there in America in 1920 ?

Answer 2

43

Question 3

how many states are there in America now ?

Answer 3

50

Question 4

when did America gain independence from Britain ?

Answer 4

1781

Question 5

in which battle did America gain independence from Britain ?

Answer 5

battle of Yortown

Question 6

when was America recognised as its own country?

Answer 6

1783

Question 7

what is congress ?

Answer 7

a cabinet of elected people made up of the senate and house representatives

Question 8

what is the bill of rights ?

Answer 8

a list of written rights that all Americans have

Question 9

what is the republican party ?

Answer 9

one of Americas political parties that prefer to stay out of peoples way and preserve traditions, known for being conservative

Question 10

what is the democratic party ?

Answer 10

one of Americas political parties known for being more liberal. They tend to have a more broader cross section voting for them

Question 11

what does laissez faire mean ?

Answer 11

French phrase meaning to leave alone, republican party is very keen on this

Question 12

who were the first group of Americans ?

Answer 12

native Americans

Question 13

who discovered America ?

Answer 13

Christopher Columbus

Question 14

when did Christopher Columbus discover America?

Answer 14

1492

Question 15

what places did France take over in America ?

Answer 15

places in eastern north America

Question 16

when did the native Americans arrive in America ?

Answer 16

in the glacial period

Question 17

what country did Portugal colonize in America ?

Answer 17

Brazil

Question 18

what was the first British colony in America called?

Answer 18

Jamestown

Question 19

who took over the native Americans land and forced them to live in reservations ?

Answer 19

white European settlers

Question 20

what were Native Americans sometimes referred to ?

Answer 20

red Indians

Question 21

when the white European settlers first settled in America, how many native Americans were there?

Answer 21

5 million

Question 22

by 1960, how many native Americans were there ?

Answer 22

250,000

Question 23

who were the early immigrants ?

Answer 23

white settlers from Europe, particularly Britain, the Netherlands, and Germany

Question 24

when did the early immigrants arrive in America ?

Answer 24

1600s

Question 25

who were the African Americans ?

Answer 25

millions of African Americans were slaves and made to work on tobacco and cotton farms in south America between 1600 and 1800

Question 26

when was slavery abolished ?

Answer 26

1865

Question 27

how many African Americans were there in America in 1920 ?

Answer 27

roughly 10 million

Question 28

in the 1920s, how were African Americans treated?

Answer 28

they had limited freedom, including no right to vote, getting denied access to good jobs, decent housing and a proper education, in early 1920s, African Americans were the poorest people in the country

Question 29

who were the new immigrants ?

Answer 29

people who came into America from around 185- onwards, mainly eastern and southern Europeans from mainly Russia, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Check Slovakia, and Greece

Question 30

why did new immigrants come to America ?

Answer 30

after gold was discovered in the hopes to make millions

Question 31

what did extreme wealth look like in the 1920s ?

Answer 31

lots of parties, alcohol, gambling

Question 32

what groups in America did not prosper in the 1920s ?

Answer 32

farmers, miners and textile workers, African Americans and immigrants

Question 33

why didn’t farmers, textile workers and miners prosper ?

Answer 33

machinery meant more supply was extracted so prices and demand fell, with less income to the business meant job and wage cuts

Question 34

why didn’t African Americans and immigrants prosper ?

Answer 34

they faced racism and hate, making it difficult to get jobs and if they did get jobs, they faced discrimination and were underpaid

Question 35

what percentage of black women were servants in white houses in 1920 ?

Answer 35

60 %

Question 36

what is a flapper ?

Answer 36

a young woman who behaved and dressed in an unconventional manner, they wore lots of makeup and wore bright coloured clothing with short skirts, they had short hair and smoked in public

Question 37

how did life change for middle and upper class women in the 1920s ?

Answer 37

they had more free time, partly due to new domestic labour saving products like vacuum cleaners

Question 38

when were women given the right to vote ?

Answer 38

August 1920

Question 39

why did women being given the right to vote not change their life in that aspect ?

Answer 39

they’d often vote the same as their male counterparts

Question 40

what is abstinence ?

Answer 40

when you stop drinking altogether

Question 41

what was the 18th amendment ?

Answer 41

changed the constitution to say ‘ the manufacture, sale or transport of intoxicated liquids within the US is prohibited’

Question 42

what was the Volstead act ?

Answer 42

the act that said intoxicating liquor contained more than half a percent of alcohol

Question 43

what does intoxicating mean ?

Answer 43

when a drink has an effect on your body

Question 44

what is prohibition ?

Answer 44

a movement in the 1920s that wanted to ban alcohol

Question 45

what is a saloon ?

Answer 45

a bar or club

Question 46

what is liquor ?

Answer 46

another word for alcohol

Question 47

what is a patriot ?

Answer 47

someone who is passionate about loving their country

Question 48

what is a speakeasy ?

Answer 48

a secret saloon bar that opened in cellars or backrooms

Question 49

what is moonshine ?

Answer 49

a spirit made secretly in home made stills

Question 50

what are bootleggers ?

Answer 50

smugglers who brought alcohol into America in the boots of their cars