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USA 1919-1941
USA 1919-1941
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HSC Modern History National Study
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1
Manifest Destiny means
the promise of immeasurable opportunity
the promise of unlimited alcohol
the promise of employment
the promise of wealth in return for hard work
2
Between the years of 1890 and 1915 the population of America increased by how many people?
22.5 million
18 million
17 million
10 million
3
The Puritan tradition was based on
hard drinking and hard gambling
hard work and sharing with your neighbour
hard work and high standards of morality
religious faith and equality for all
4
This created friction in American society in the 1920s
Immigration
Industrialisation
Alcoholism
Religion
5
After WWI, the USA experienced massive
criminal activity
racism
unemployment
urbanisation
6
Most Americans in the 1920s were...
Orthodox Christian
Muslim
Protestant
Catholic
7
What did the Prohibition law do?
Ban the manufacture of alcohol
Ban the consumption of alcohol
All of the above
Ban the sale of alcohol
8
The Three R's in FDR's GD policy were
Relief, Recovery and Reform
Reconciliation, Revival and Revolution
Revival, Re-investment and Reform
Revolution, Reaction and Relief
9
Hoover approached the GD with a policy to
increase immigration numbers
increase taxes for farmers
increase loans to businesses
increase government spending
10
This image is evidence of
escapism via movies
an American export
capitalism
globalisation
11
The St. Valentine's Day massacre occured
when police arrested Al Capone
when alcohol was poured down the drain
when gangs came into conflict
when Prohibition came into law
12
Progressivism developed as a response to
excessive wealth and influence
the New Deal
poverty, inequality and injustice
inadequate housing and education
13
Elliot Ness was in charge of
Executing Prohibition criminals
Releasing Prohibition criminals
Prosecuting Prohibition criminals
Catching Prohibition criminals
14
Progressivism was a response to
injustice and inadequate housing
welfare and social justice issues
poverty and class division in American society
inequalities in education and employment
15
Which movement pushed for Prohibition?
Civil Rights
Feminists
Temperamentalists
Temperance
16
Urbanisation was a product of
growth in the sale of automobiles
growth in the patronage of the cinema
growth in ownership of stocks and shares
growth of industrial output
17
Which film re-invigorated the KKK into mainstream society in the 1920's?
The Clansman
Founding Fathers
BIrth of a Nation
White is Right
18
The Dust Bowl was worst experienced in these states
Oklahoma and Kansas
Alabama and New England
California and Texas
Mississippi and Virginia
19
Which President wanted a return to 'Normalcy'?
Harding
Roosevelt
Hoover
Coolidge
20
When was the Prohibition Act put into effect?
January 17 1923
January 17 1922
January 17 1921
January 17 1920
21
The Johnson-Reed Act 1924 relates to
Prohibition
Immigration
Segregation
Foreign Policy
22
Which act allowed Congress to limit the number of immigrants allowed into the country?
Immigration Restriction Act
Undesirable Act
Volstead Act
Quota Act
23
FDR's wife's name was
Eleanor
Evelyn
Esther
Ellie
24
Under Hoover's presidency government debt rose
False
True
25
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen Swallow?
YES
60KMH
7cm
European or African?
26
Two long term causes of the Great Depression are
Prohibition and Immigration
Post-war recession and Rising Prices
Reliance on credit and rising debt levels
Speculation on the stock market and Boxing day sales
27
In which year did gross farm incomes fall by 50%?
1934
1935
1933
1932
28
What famous quote did Roosevelt say in his inauguration speech?
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
"We will fight them on the beaches"
"The Holocaust didn't happen"
"The problem of being faster than light is you can only live in darkness"
29
America's foreign policy during the interwar period is referred to as
Internationalism
non-interventionist
Isolationist
Unilateralism
30
Prohibition was only popular in the Northern States
False
True
31
Herbert Hoover was President between
1929 - 1941
1929-1939
1929 - 1933
1929 -1935
32
The correct chronological order of Presidents after WWI is
Coolidge, Harding, Hoover, Roosevelt
Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover
Hoover, Coolidge, Haring, Roosevelt
33
The Stock market crashed on
19th October 1929
10th October 1929
9th October 1929
29th October 1929
34
Conservatism is a belief that asserts
tradition is unimportant
caution should be applied to most challenges
challenge to the norm is essential
change is inevitable and desirable
35
Xenophobia means
intense fear of Xens
Extreme dislike of Jazz music
Intense fear of gangsters
Extreme dislike of foreigners
36
In 1933 FDR's goal for the New Deal included?
The Government would only spend what it received in taxes.
To relax supervision of the banks
To continue segregation of black and white races
To put people to work
37
One of the Alphabet Agencies was the
Christian Conservative Consortium
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
38
In 1932, farm bankruptcies increased by
500%
100%
50%
250%
39
In which year did Prohibition end?
1933
1935
1934
1941
40
Consumerism refers to America's love of
banking
Ikea
saving
spending
