The Roaring Twenties (part one)

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Question 1

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How many Americans died in the First World War?
Answer
  • 200,000
  • 10,000
  • 100,000

Question 2

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Who was the Republican candidate at the 1920 election?
Answer
  • Warren Harding
  • Woodrow Wilson
  • Franklin Roosevelt

Question 3

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What was an effect of Isolationism?
Answer
  • 'Red Scare' and controls on immigration
  • Russian Revolution

Question 4

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Between 1920 and 1929 the number of motor cars on American roads increased from...
Answer
  • 4 million to 13 million
  • 9 million to 26 million
  • 3 million to 20 million

Question 5

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Which stage is missing from the 'cycle of prosperity'?
Answer
  • Increased employment
  • Higher wages
  • More sales

Question 6

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When was the first Model T produced?
Answer
  • 1911
  • 1921
  • 1915

Question 7

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How much was a Model T ford in 1920?
Answer
  • $295
  • $850
  • $250

Question 8

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What other industries grew from the booming car industry?
Answer
  • Steel, oil and cotton
  • Glass and farming
  • Leather and rubber

Question 9

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What was 'Hire and Purchase'?
Answer
  • When a buyer could pay for something in instalments
  • Mail order
  • A way of advertising

Question 10

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How did the government help 'the boom'?
Answer
  • They left the businesses alone encouraging them to create their own wages. They also lowered taxes so people had more to spend on goods
  • They encouraged businesses to have fair wages by putting restrictions and creating unions.

Question 11

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Between 1921 and 1929 stock price rose by what percent?
Answer
  • 499%
  • 500%
  • 268%

Question 12

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When was the Fordney - McCumber tariff passed by congress?
Answer
  • 1920
  • 1925
  • 1922

Question 13

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'American firms became inefficient' and 'life was more difficult for poor people' were effects of what?
Answer
  • Tariff Policy
  • Isolationism
  • Protectionism

Question 14

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Who was a famous Jazz musician?
Answer
  • W.C. Handy
  • Duke Ellington
  • Al Johnson

Question 15

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How many homes had a radio in 1929 compared to the 60,000 radios in 1920?
Answer
  • 25 million
  • 10 million
  • 8 million

Question 16

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When were films being produced in colour?
Answer
  • early twenties
  • mid thirties
  • late twenties

Question 17

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Who was the first man to fly slow across the Atlantic in 1927?
Answer
  • Jack Dempsey
  • Rudolph Valentino
  • Charles Lindbergh

Question 18

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Why was Jazz seen as 'dramatic' and 'daring'?
Answer
  • New fashion trends (flappers)
  • Its origin from black American culture
  • The new dances such as 'Charleston' and 'Bunny Hug'

Question 19

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What were the characteristic fashion choices of young men during the boom?
Answer
  • Tailored suits and top hats
  • Pinstriped suits, spats and trilby hats
  • Workers clothing of no formality
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