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WJEC Depth Study; USA A NAtion of Contrasts.
WJEC Depth Study; USA A NAtion of Contrasts.
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Based on knowledge and exam skills questions for reformed 2017 qualification.
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How many speakeasies were there in New York by 1930?
30,000
10,000
50,000
8,000
2
What is speculation?
Losing money on the stock market.
Making money on the stock market.
Borrowing money to invest in the stock market.
Spending money on the stock market.
3
What is the first module of study called?
The Rise & fall of the economy
Political & Social Change
Culture & Society
Politics & Economy.
4
What term is sued to describe the perfect American citizen?
KKK
UNIA
WASP
5
Why was their case so controversial?
Thy did not get a fair trail as the judge was biased.
Other men confessed to the crime.
They were both known anarchists.
They had over 107 people give them an alibi.
6
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
Discriminatory laws against white people.
Laws to help the whites.
Laws to help Jim Crow.
Discriminatory laws against black people.
7
What was the American policy on immigration before 1910?
Half in policy
Open Door Policy
Closed Door Policy
Uncle Sam's Policy
8
Who sold the oil?
Harry Sinclair
Edward Doheny
Albert Fall
Warren Harding
9
When was the Great Migration?
1912-1922
1916-1920
1914-1918
1910-1929
10
What does AO3 assess?
Knowledge & Understanding
Context
Ability to read the paper
Ability to analyse sources
11
How many members did the KKK have by 1925?
1/2 million
2 million
1 million
5 million
12
What does AO1 assess?
Use of sources
Context
Ability to read paper
Knowledge & understanding of period
13
What event made Al Capone infamous?
Wall Street Crash
Independence Day
St Valentines Day Massacre
Boston Strikes
14
What percentage of states had approved prohibition before it became federal law?
75%
35%
50%
80%
15
What is the nick name for the Southern States?
The Tight Belt.
The Bible Belt.
The Belt of Knowledge.
The Utility Belt.
16
Were the Jim Crow Laws national laws.
No
Yes
17
Which film led to the increased popularity of the KKK?
It Girl
The Jazz Singer
The Jim Crow Show
The Birth of a Nation
18
What is the official name of the law for prohibition?
The Fordney -McCumber Act
The Anti-Saloon Act
The Butler Act
The Volstead Act
19
How many questions are there are on the exam paper?
4
5
8
10
20
What is the term for mixed ethnicity people living together?
Melting Pot
Brewing Pot
Blending Pot
Coffee Pot
21
What did the Butler Act outlaw?
Teaching evolution theory.
Teaching other religious views.
Teaching science.
Teaching creation theory.
22
What term is used for people who followed religion in a very strict manner?
Literalists.
Zealots.
Fundamentalists.
Idiots.
23
When was the Volstead Act passed?
1918
1919
1920
1921
24
Who destroyed the KKK in 1925?
Marcus Garvey
David Stephenson
Clarence Darrow
W E DuBois
25
One reason American's wanted to restrict immigration was......
They mixed too well into society.
They would work for less pay.
They represented a threat to the American way of life.
They represented the American Dream.
26
Where was government oil 'stolen' from?
Washington DC & Elk Hills.
Tea Pot Dome & Elk Hills
The Pentagon & Tea Pot Dome
Elk Hills & Statue of Liberty
27
Which group campaigned for civil rights by peaceful means?
UNIA
NAACP
MLK
KKK
28
When was the National Origins Act passed?
1929
1917
1924
1921
29
How long will the exam last?
45 mins
1.5 hours
1 hour
2 hours
30
Jim Crow was justified because black people were......
Not really proper humans.
Only recently freed slaves.
Separate but equal.
White people needed to be supreme.
31
What were the terms of the Literacy Test?
Had to be Northern European.
Had to be able to read a passage of English.
Had to be a proportion of their nationality in 1910.
Could not be Asian.
32
What is a speakeasy?
The name given to smugglers
An illegal drinking shop
A place to learn new languages
An underground club
33
What was the Great Migration?
Where millions of black people left America.
Where white and black people moved to be together.
Where millions of white people moved South.
Where 1 million black people moved North.
34
Who was the Attorney General of the USA in 1919?
Warren Harding
Mitchell Palmer
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Daugherty.
35
The Red Scare was....
A justified response to the Communist threat.
An hysterical reaction due to fear of Communism.
Government policy on immigration.
The idea that Communism would kill Capitalism.
36
Who broke the Butler Act?
William Jennings Bryan
Al Capone
Jonny Scopes
Uncle Sam
37
Should Jonny Scopes have been punished?
No, he was only teaching truth.
No, the law was old fashioned.
Yes, his teachings were wrong.
Yes, he broke the law.
38
Who was accused of shooting Fred Parmenter?
Sacco & Palmer
Vanzetti & Tull
Sacco & Vanzetti
Vanzetti & Thayer
39
What nickname was given to Warren Harding's cabinet?
The Florida Gang
The LA Massive
The Ohio Gang
The Old Boys Club
40
The term Xenophobia means.....
Fear of foreigners.
Fear of going outside.
Fear of Black people.
Fear of different political beliefs.
41
When was the Butler Act passed?
1924
1925
1922
1920
42
What does Laissez Faire mean?
Policy of lots of government interference.
Policy of no government interference.
Policy of independent business.
Policy of allowing lots of borrowing.
43
What does the term prohibition mean?
Owning a pub is illegal.
Making alcohol is illegal.
Sale and consumption of alcohol is illegal.
44
Who led the UNIA?
Malcolm X
W E DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Paul Robinson.
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How many strikes were there in 1919?
3600
5000
1000
2800
