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What natural resources did the USA have?
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Oil
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Coal
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Iron
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Farmland
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Fairy dust
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What are 'core goods'?
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Resources necessary to produce other manufactured goods
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Resources from near the centre of the earth
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Where did the US sell its manufactured goods?
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South America
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Europe
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The Far East
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The Moon
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The USA stayed out of World War One.
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- True
- False
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The USA was not seriously affected by World War One.
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- True
- False
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The USA was made rich by World War One.
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- True
- False
Frage 7
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Why did the USA do so well economically from World War One?
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It conquered Germany and took its land.
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It made massive war loans to France and Britain, which they had to pay back after the war.
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They sold arms and munitions to the Allies.
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They sold food to the Allies.
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What technological innovations further helped industry in the US?
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The spread of electrification.
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Development of computers.
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New materials like plastics.
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What are the names of the two political parties in the USA
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Republicans
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Tories
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Democrats
Frage 10
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Which party were in power for the whole of 1920-1932?
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Republicans
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Democrats
Frage 11
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What, economically, is a 'laissez faire' attitude?
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Treating all people in an equal manner
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The government should take a strong role in the economy
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Industry should be left alone to make money for the country
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A tariff is a charge on imported goods.
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- True
- False
Frage 13
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Were the Republicans in favour of low or high taxation?
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High
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Low
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Trusts were large businesses run by people like Carnegie and Rockefeller. What were these people sometimes known as?
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Industrial generals
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Captains of industry
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Business barons
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Why did the Republicans allow the creation of trusts?
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They thought businessmen knew better than politicians
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They trusted them
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They thought big industry was better than small industry
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What is mass production?
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Having one person make all of something
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Making money by producing goods at a higher price
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Using new production methods to make lots of one product cheaply
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What is the best example of mass production?
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Radio manufacture
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Car manufacture
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Fridge manufacture
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Who was responsible for the first production line car factory?
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Ford
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Chrysler
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Daimler-Benz
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Between 1908 and 1925 how many Model-T Fords were produced?
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500,000
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1.5 million
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15 million
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What is Hire-Purchase (HP)?
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Buying goods on credit ('buy now pay later')
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Using savings to pay for goods
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Renting something cheaply, then selling it on
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