USA 1919-1941 Flashcards
Which term is often used to describe the USA in the 1920s?
The Roaring Twenties
The 1920s has also been described as?
The Jazz Age
During the 1920s what percentage of people lived just above the poverty line?
During the 1920s 60 per cent of people lived just above the poverty line.
Life was especially difficult for African-Americans in…
Life was especially difficult for African-Americans in The Deep South.
Some of the southern states where life was hard for African-Americans were…
Mississippi and Alabama
Who was the baseball hero of the 1920s?
Babe Ruth was the baseball hero of the 1920s.
What impact did the war have on the demand for American goods?
increased demand
What was the key to America’s economic boom in the 1920s?
Technological progress and increased demand.
Which group of women were better off in the 1920s?
Middle-class women were better off in the 1920s.
The most important industry in the 1920s was…
Automobiles were the most important industry in the 1920s.
The main type of car produced by Ford in the 1920s was…
The main type of car produced by Ford in the 1920s was the Model T.
The city at the centre of the automobile industry was…
The city at the centre of the automobile industry was Detroit.
Ford’s main idea to speed up production was…
Ford’s main idea to speed up production was the assembly line.
Many Americans bought items through…
hire purchase ( The buy now pay later idea like credit)
The building that welcomed many immigrants to the USA was…
The building that welcomed many immigrants to the USA was The Statue of Liberty.
The anti-communist mood in the post-war period was known as…
The anti-communist mood in the post-war period was known as The Red Scare.
The white supremacy organisation that was revived during this period was called…
The white supremacy organisation that was revived during this period was called…
Which law was brought in to limit immigration in 1921?
The Emergency Quota Act was brought in to limit immigration in 1921.
The law of 1924 that made it even more difficult for immigrants to enter the USA was the…
National Origins Act
The main anti-alcohol group in America leading up to Prohibition was…
The main anti-alcohol group in America leading up to Prohibition was The Anti-Saloon League.
Prohibition was known as…
The noble experiment
Which amendment introduced Prohibition?
The 18th Amendment introduced Prohibition.
Illegal smugglers of drink during Prohibition were known as…
Illegal smugglers of drink during Prohibition were known as bootleggers.
Who was the most infamous gangster of the 1920s?
Al Capone
The most notorious gangster murders was known as…
The most notorious gangster murders was known as The St Valentine’s Day Massacre. This is where al capone’s men dressed as the police and lured a rival gang out and shot them down in pure daylight.
What were the illegal drinking dens called?
Illegal drinking dens were called speakeasies.
The enquiry into Prohibition was called the…
The enquiry into Prohibition was called the Wickersham Commission.
Prohibition helped to create…
organised crime
Prohibition is seen by historians as…
Prohibition is seen by historians as a failure.
The American president elected in 1928 was…
Herbert Hoover
When did the Wall Street Crash happen?
The Wall Street Crash happened in October 1929.
The biggest underlying economic problem was…
over production and under consumption
The Depression was most severe in…
winter 1932
The number of unemployed reached its peak at…
The number of unemployed reached its peak at upwards of 13 million.
The shanty towns that many people lived in were called…
The shanty towns that many people lived in were called Hoovervilles.
Signs went up across America saying…
Signs went up across America saying “No men wanted”.
Who was the Democratic candidate in the presidential election of 1932?
Franklin D Roosevelt was the Democratic candidate in the presidential election of 1932.
The election of 1932 was won by…
The Democrats
The American economy did not fully recover until…
The American economy did not fully recover until 1941.
When did Roosevelt first announce the New Deal?
Roosevelt first announced the New Deal in the election campaign of 1932.
Roosevelt suffered from…
polio
Roosevelt said the “only thing we have to fear is fear itself” in…
Roosevelt said the “only thing we have to fear is fear itself” in the inaugural address.
Roosevelt’s radio messages to the nation were called…
Roosevelt’s radio messages to the nation were called fireside chats.
Roosevelt gave time for the banks to recover by…
Declaring a bank holiday.
The New Deal agency responsible for flood control, building dams and new towns was the…
The New Deal agency responsible for flood control, building dams and new towns was the the Tennessee Valley Authority.
