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America's golden age? - 1919 - 1929
Questions in this quiz (27)
1Which presidential candidate in the 1920 election offered a 'return to normalcy'?
- AWarren Harding
- BWoodrow Wilson
- CCalvin Coolidge
- DWilliam Jennings Bryan
2What levels did the Emergency Quote Act of 1921 reduce immigration levels to?
- A3% of a country's population in 1910 could immigrate to America
- B2% of a country's population in 1890 could immigrate to America
- C5% of a country's population in 1900 could immigrate to America
- D10% of a country's population in 1850 could immigrate to America
3How many (major documented) race riots took place in 1919?
- A20
- B42
- C16
- D35
4What proportion of Boston's police force went on strike on September 9th 1919?
- A75%
- B50%
- C100%
- D25%
5Who was Mitchell Palmer?
- AThe leader of a communist group
- BThe USA attorney general
- CAn immigrant arrested for acts of terrorism
- DThe governor of New York
6How many people were deported because of the Palmer Raids?
- A250
- B199
- C356
- D120
7Who were the two Italian immigrants arrested and executed in a famous trial in 1921?
- ANicola Sacco
- BBartolemeo Vanzetti
- CLuigi Galleani
- DJohnny Torrio
8What was 'The Birth of a Nation'?
- AA film that glorified the Ku Klux Klan
- BA book written by Alfred Mahan about how the USA should become interventionist
- CA pamphlet distributed by supporters of the American Federation of Labor
- DA book written about why America should forbid the drinking, buying and selling of alcohol
9How many members did the Ku Klux Klan have in 1920?
- A4 million
- B2 million
- C10 million
- D8 million
10Which of these groups supported prohibition? (Three)
- AThe Anti-Saloon League (ASK)
- BThe Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
- CThe Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
- DThe American Federation of Labour (AFL)
11Who was Wayne Wheeler?
- ALeader of the Anti-Saloon League
- BLeader of the police force dedicated to hunting down Al Capone
- CA teacher put on trial for teaching evolution in his school
- DThe president who came to power in 1923
12How much did the prison population increase during the Prohibition period?
- A350%
- B225%
- C95%
- D112%
13Which of the following were organised criminals in the 1920s who dealt in illegal alcohol? (Three)
- AAl Capone
- BJohnny Torrio
- CBugs Moran
- DEliot Ness
- EJohn Dillinger
- FJimmy Walker
14What did the Wickersham Commission investigate?
- AThe success of prohibition
- BThe causes of organised crime
- CThe reasons for the Wall Street Crash
- DMethods to persuade people to enter the stock market
15What did Andrew Mellon do that aided the economic boom?
- ADiscovered oil fields in Texas
- BCut government intervention in industry and lowered taxes
- CWrote 'The Principles of Scientific Management.'
- DExpanded the electricity industry
16How many Model T Fords were produced in the nine years of their peak production?
- A15 million
- B6 million
- C20 million
- D9 million
17When did the USA give women the right to vote?
- A18th August 1920
- B12th July 1919
- C31st April 1921
- D22nd December 1920
18In what states were new oilfields discovered in the 1920s? (Three)
- ATexas
- BOklahoma
- CLouisiana
- DAlabama
- ENew Mexico
19How many electricity did Samuel Insull set up by 1929?
- A16
- B6
- C26
- D66
20What proportion of African Americans were farmers during the 1920s?
- A14%
- B26%
- C38%
- D5%
21Which of these states were less affected by the economic boom? (Three)
- AIllinois
- BPennsylvania
- CMichigan
- DOklahoma
- EArkansas
22How much did the banks reduce rediscount rates in 1929?
- AFrom 4% to 3.5%
- BFrom 7% to 3%
- CFrom 2.5% to 1%
- DFrom 5% to 4.5%
23Who was Charles Mitchell?
- APresident of a national city company who encouraged people to invest in the stock market
- BA 'market manipulator' who bought up stocks to encourage other people to buy them
- CAn economics expert who warned that a crash was likely to happen
- DAn American citizen who became famous for publishing his story about how he lost everything on the stock market
24How many dollars (approximately) were lost in the Wall Street Crash?
- A30 billion
- B10 billion
- C50 billion
- D60 billion
25How did the Hawley-Smoot and Fordney-McCumber tariffs affect the market?
- AThey made tariffs on imported goods so high that the economy was damaged
- BThey lowered tariffs so that people traded with Europe too much and damaged American businesses
26What did John Maynard Keynes say should be done to protect the economy?
- AThe government should not intervene
- BThe government should intervene and inject money into the system
- CBanks should be forbidden to give people loans to 'buy on the margin'
- DInexperienced people should be forbidden to get involved in the stock market
27How did the Agricultural Marketing Act increase the Depression?
- AIt failed to stop overproduction
- BIt caused farm workers to be paid too little
- CIt encouraged overploughing and helped cause the Dust Bowl
- DIt forced people to relocate to more fertile areas which were soon ruined by the Dust Bowl
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- A quiz covering the 'Roaring Twenties,' prohibition, the economic boom, and the Wall Street Crash
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- NutellaBird
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