1920s boom quiz

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This is a short quiz on why there was a boom in 1920s USA.
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Question 1

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What natural resources did the USA have?
Answer
  • Oil
  • Coal
  • Iron
  • Farmland
  • Fairy dust

Question 2

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What are 'core goods'?
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  • Resources necessary to produce other manufactured goods
  • Resources from near the centre of the earth

Question 3

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Where did the US sell its manufactured goods?
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  • South America
  • Europe
  • The Far East
  • The Moon

Question 4

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The USA stayed out of World War One.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The USA was not seriously affected by World War One.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The USA was made rich by World War One.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 7

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Why did the USA do so well economically from World War One?
Answer
  • It conquered Germany and took its land.
  • It made massive war loans to France and Britain, which they had to pay back after the war.
  • They sold arms and munitions to the Allies.
  • They sold food to the Allies.

Question 8

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What technological innovations further helped industry in the US?
Answer
  • The spread of electrification.
  • Development of computers.
  • New materials like plastics.

Question 9

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What are the names of the two political parties in the USA
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  • Republicans
  • Tories
  • Democrats

Question 10

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Which party were in power for the whole of 1920-1932?
Answer
  • Republicans
  • Democrats

Question 11

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What, economically, is a 'laissez faire' attitude?
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  • Treating all people in an equal manner
  • The government should take a strong role in the economy
  • Industry should be left alone to make money for the country

Question 12

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A tariff is a charge on imported goods.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 13

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Were the Republicans in favour of low or high taxation?
Answer
  • High
  • Low

Question 14

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Trusts were large businesses run by people like Carnegie and Rockefeller. What were these people sometimes known as?
Answer
  • Industrial generals
  • Captains of industry
  • Business barons

Question 15

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Why did the Republicans allow the creation of trusts?
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  • They thought businessmen knew better than politicians
  • They trusted them
  • They thought big industry was better than small industry

Question 16

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What is mass production?
Answer
  • Having one person make all of something
  • Making money by producing goods at a higher price
  • Using new production methods to make lots of one product cheaply

Question 17

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What is the best example of mass production?
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  • Radio manufacture
  • Car manufacture
  • Fridge manufacture

Question 18

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Who was responsible for the first production line car factory?
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  • Ford
  • Chrysler
  • Daimler-Benz

Question 19

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Between 1908 and 1925 how many Model-T Fords were produced?
Answer
  • 500,000
  • 1.5 million
  • 15 million

Question 20

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What is Hire-Purchase (HP)?
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  • Buying goods on credit ('buy now pay later')
  • Using savings to pay for goods
  • Renting something cheaply, then selling it on
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