Which presidential candidate in the 1920 election offered a 'return to normalcy'?
Warren Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
William Jennings Bryan
What levels did the Emergency Quote Act of 1921 reduce immigration levels to?
3% of a country's population in 1910 could immigrate to America
2% of a country's population in 1890 could immigrate to America
5% of a country's population in 1900 could immigrate to America
10% of a country's population in 1850 could immigrate to America
How many (major documented) race riots took place in 1919?
20
42
16
35
What proportion of Boston's police force went on strike on September 9th 1919?
75%
50%
100%
25%
Who was Mitchell Palmer?
The leader of a communist group
The USA attorney general
An immigrant arrested for acts of terrorism
The governor of New York
How many people were deported because of the Palmer Raids?
250
199
356
120
Who were the two Italian immigrants arrested and executed in a famous trial in 1921?
Nicola Sacco
Bartolemeo Vanzetti
Luigi Galleani
Johnny Torrio
What was 'The Birth of a Nation'?
A film that glorified the Ku Klux Klan
A book written by Alfred Mahan about how the USA should become interventionist
A pamphlet distributed by supporters of the American Federation of Labor
A book written about why America should forbid the drinking, buying and selling of alcohol
How many members did the Ku Klux Klan have in 1920?
4 million
2 million
10 million
8 million
Which of these groups supported prohibition? (Three)
The Anti-Saloon League (ASK)
The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
The Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
The American Federation of Labour (AFL)
Who was Wayne Wheeler?
Leader of the Anti-Saloon League
Leader of the police force dedicated to hunting down Al Capone
A teacher put on trial for teaching evolution in his school
The president who came to power in 1923
How much did the prison population increase during the Prohibition period?
350%
225%
95%
112%
Which of the following were organised criminals in the 1920s who dealt in illegal alcohol? (Three)
Al Capone
Bugs Moran
Eliot Ness
John Dillinger
Jimmy Walker
What did the Wickersham Commission investigate?
The success of prohibition
The causes of organised crime
The reasons for the Wall Street Crash
Methods to persuade people to enter the stock market
What did Andrew Mellon do that aided the economic boom?
Discovered oil fields in Texas
Cut government intervention in industry and lowered taxes
Wrote 'The Principles of Scientific Management.'
Expanded the electricity industry
How many Model T Fords were produced in the nine years of their peak production?
15 million
6 million
20 million
9 million
When did the USA give women the right to vote?
18th August 1920
12th July 1919
31st April 1921
22nd December 1920
In what states were new oilfields discovered in the 1920s? (Three)
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Alabama
New Mexico
How many electricity did Samuel Insull set up by 1929?
6
26
66
What proportion of African Americans were farmers during the 1920s?
14%
26%
38%
5%
Which of these states were less affected by the economic boom? (Three)
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Arkansas
How much did the banks reduce rediscount rates in 1929?
From 4% to 3.5%
From 7% to 3%
From 2.5% to 1%
From 5% to 4.5%
Who was Charles Mitchell?
President of a national city company who encouraged people to invest in the stock market
A 'market manipulator' who bought up stocks to encourage other people to buy them
An economics expert who warned that a crash was likely to happen
An American citizen who became famous for publishing his story about how he lost everything on the stock market
How many dollars (approximately) were lost in the Wall Street Crash?
30 billion
10 billion
50 billion
60 billion
How did the Hawley-Smoot and Fordney-McCumber tariffs affect the market?
They made tariffs on imported goods so high that the economy was damaged
They lowered tariffs so that people traded with Europe too much and damaged American businesses
What did John Maynard Keynes say should be done to protect the economy?
The government should not intervene
The government should intervene and inject money into the system
Banks should be forbidden to give people loans to 'buy on the margin'
Inexperienced people should be forbidden to get involved in the stock market
How did the Agricultural Marketing Act increase the Depression?
It failed to stop overproduction
It caused farm workers to be paid too little
It encouraged overploughing and helped cause the Dust Bowl
It forced people to relocate to more fertile areas which were soon ruined by the Dust Bowl
