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GCSE History: Topic 3; The roaring 20s: USA , 1919-1929
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- 1Definition of isolationismSeparate/ not interfering with foreign affairs
- 2Who was the president of the USA at the end of World War One?Woodrow Wilson
- 3What three dates were the immigration quota acts introduced?1921,1924 and 1929
- 4What is the name of the immigration quota act passed in 1924?National origins act
- 5Name the two Italian immigrants put on trial for murder?Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti
- 6What was the 18th amendment?Change in the US constitution that banned the sale, manufacturing, transportation of alcohol
- 7Name 3 causes on the economic boomNew consumer goods, Mass production, Consumer confidence, Advertising, Credit/ hire purchase, Cycle of prosperity, The impact of ww1, Natural resources
- 8Definition of mass productionMass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines.
- 9What famous event took place on 14th February 1929?St Valentines Day Massacre
- 10What was the name of the illegal drinking clubs?Speakeasies
- 11Give two reasons why prohibition failed?The lack of support from many Americans, difficulty enforcing prohibition, important businessmen got involved in the trade, prohibition was meant to reduce crime and lawlessness but this did not happen
- 12Who was public enemy number 1?Al Capone
- 13When was the Wall Street crash?November 1929
- 14Who was the president of the USA at the time of the Wall Street crash?Herbert Hoover
- 15What were the two main political parties in the USA during the 1920s/1930sRepublicans and democrats
- 16What does WASPs stand for?White Anglo Saxon Protestants
- 17What does Laissez faire mean?Do very little
- 18describe the key features of a flapperA girl who wears short skirts, has short hair, dances and drinks at night
- 19What dies the initials KKK stand for?Ku Klux Klan
- 20What is lynching?Illegal hanging
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