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USA 1920-73 1.1 The 'Boom'
USA 1920-73 1.1 The 'Boom'
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1
Why had the USA grown in industrial strength before WW1?
It had a small population
It had a huge reserve of natural resources
It had discovered gold
It had borrowed money from other countries
2
What industry (linked to cars) was the single biggest employer in the 1920s?
Road building
Car manufacturing
Sat Nav
The armed forces
3
Where was the US stock market?
Bourbon Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wall Street
Sunset Boulevard
4
What percentage of Americans lived on the breadline in the 1920s?
59%
42%
20%
36%
5
What was the
main
reason for farming struggling in the 1920s?
Not enough cows
Lack of machinery
Overproduction
Prohibition
6
Native Americans were forced off of their land. Where were they forced to move to?
Mexico
Cities
Reservations
Hotels
7
As people's confidence increased, they began to invest in...
Banks
The stock market
Gold
Race horses
8
What manufacturing process made car production more efficient?
The assembly line
Master craftsmen
Welding
Laser cutting
9
True or False? Everyone in the USA benefited from the boom of the 1920s.
False
True
10
The car made it possible to buy houses in the...
Countryside
City
Ghetto
Suburbs
11
Who revolutionised car production?
Henry Ford
Karl Benz
Gottlieb Daimler
Louis Chevrolet
12
Why were African-Americans often unable to find jobs in cities in the 1920s?
Factories had a 'white only' policy
They didn't look hard enough
There were no jobs
The factories were hidden
13
Coal faced competition from which other forms of power in the 1920s?
Wind
Nuclear
Solar
Electricty
14
Which political party were in power throughout the 1920s in America?
Democrats
Liberals
Greens
Republicans
15
Buy now, pay later was also known as...
Free goods
Borrowing
Credit
Hire purchase
16
How many radios were bought using hire purchase?
10 out of 10
7 out of 10
9 out of 10
8 out of 10
17
What name is given to the marketing used by big industries to persuade people to buy goods?
Sales
Persuasion
Advertising
Propaganda
18
When you can't afford the basics in life you are described as living on the...
Milkline
Breadline
Flourline
Cheeseline
19
Which of these was
NOT
a consumer product of the 1920s?
Telephone
Hoover
Television
Radio
20
Why did workers in older textiles industries struggle in the 1920s?
They were lazy
Changes in fashion
Development of man made fabrics
Cheap labour in southern states
21
Who were the original inhabitants of the USA?
Aztecs
Russian immigrants
Native Americans
WASPS
22
Which industry did
NOT
benefit from the increase in car sales?
Rubber
Petrol
Coal
Glass
23
What type of goods fueled the boom of the 1920s?
Expensive
Essential
Consumer
Necessary
24
Why did WW1 lead to American prosperity in the 1920s?
They made money from the Treaty of Versailles
They lent vast sums of money to European nations
They sold munitions to European nations
They joined in 1917 so were not drained, like other nations
25
African-Americans who worked on farms were often known by what term?
Cropsharers
Slaves
Sharecroppers
Farmers
26
How many cars were bought using hire purchase?
6 out of 10
4 out of 10
8 out of 10
2 out of 10
27
Farmers income fell from $22 billion to $? in the 1920s?
$11 billion
$12 billion
$18 billion
$13 billion
28
Which of these was
NOT
a policy of the Republican government in the 1920s?
Social security
Tariffs
Low taxes
Laissez-faire
29
What was the name of the famous Ford car that was mass-produced and sold in its millions?
Model P
Model V
Model T
Model G
