What did the 1921 Emergency Quota Act do?

Restricted immigration to 3% of the number already in the US

What was 'moonshine'?

Home-brewed alcohol that could be dangerous

What does 'buying on the margin' mean?

Buying shares on credit, paying the money back after profit

What happened at the St Valentine's Day Massacre?

Al Capone killed 7 of Bugs Moran's gang

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1
What does KKK stand for?
Kluk Klux Klan
Klu Kux Klan
Kul Klux Kan
Ku Klux Klan
2
Which industries grew as the car industry grew too?
Rubber
Oil
Answers 1, 2 and 3
Glass
3
Which of the following was a film star of the 1920s?
Rudolph Valentino
Roderick Valencia
Rodney Valentine
Rudolph Valet
4
What is a 'tariff'?
A form of treaty
An increase in welfare payments
A tax on imported goods
A restriction on the number of immigrants
5
Why was alcohol banned in January 1920?
Beer was seen as 'un-American'
Answers 1, 2 and 3
The work of the Anti-Saloon League
Drinking made workers unreliable
6
What did the 1921 Emergency Quota Act do?
Banned communists from entering America
Restricted immigration to 3% of the number already in the US
Only allowed 2 million immigrants in per year
Prevented anyone professional leaving the USA
7
What was 'moonshine'?
Home-brewed alcohol that could be dangerous
Any spirit that was clear (such as vodka or gin)
The nickname given to blood of people poisoned by alcohol
A nickname given to IRS agents enforcing prohibition
8
What does 'buying on the margin' mean?
Buying low priced shares accidentally
Buying shares on credit, paying the money back after profit
Buying risky shares
Buying multiple shares from different companies
9
What happened to America after the war?
They became isolationist
They gained independence
They remained at war
They became a democracy
10
Which laws made segregation legal?
Jim Crow Laws
Racial Relations Act, 1924
The 18th Amendment
The Segregation Act, 1921
11
What happened at the St Valentine's Day Massacre?
Bugs Moran killed 7 of Al Capone's men
Al Capone killed 7 of Bugs Moran's gang
Al Capone killed 7 of his own gang for being disloyal
Bugsy Malone killed 7 of his own men
12
What was the name of Henry Ford's mass-produced car?
Model T
Model V
Model K
Model S
13
All US presidents in the 1920s were members of the same political party. Which one?
Democrats
Republicans
14
When did America join the League of Nations?
1922
Never
1920
1921
15
What was Sacco and Vanzetti's punishment?
A life sentence in prison
Banned from the USA forever
25 years in prison
The death sentence
16
What did Henry Ford introduce to his factories?
A free uniform
8 hour shifts
Tea breaks whenever workers wanted one
An annual bonus for every worker
17
What music was popular in the 1920s?
Hip hop
Reggae
Classical
Jazz
18
Where is the New York Stock Exchange?
Wolf Street
Well Street
Wall Street
Will Street
19
Who went to court as part of the Monkey Trial?
John Scopes
Elizabeth Eckford
Albert Einstein
Harry Truman
20
Which 2 Italian immigrants were accused of murder and robbery in a famous case in 1920?
Socco and Vinzotti
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacci and Vanzetto
Sicco and Varzotti
21
Who set up the NAACP?
Martin Luther King
Marcus Garvey
W. E. B. Du Bois
Malcolm X
22
What is the name given to a stock market in which prices are rising?
Snake
Bear
Otter
Bull
23
What was the name of the method of buying on credit?
Asking nicely
Hire purchase
Low consumption
Credit cards
24
What was an illegal saloon called?
Speakfreely
Talkfreely
Talkeasy
Speakeasy
25
What was the common belief of all Republican presidents throughout the 1920s?
Laissez-fewer
Laissez-fuhrer
Laissez-faire
Laissez-fire
26
How many families had a radio by 1925?
20,700
27,000,000,000
2,700,000
207,000,000
27
Where was Al Capone based?
Seattle
Chicago
Miami
Los Angeles

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