American society in the 1920s | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

Write the missing word. If groups of people are (a)   , they have been separated from other groups because of a characteristic such as their race.

Answer explanation

African Americans and Native Americans were both segregated from white Americans in the USA in the 1920s. Reservations segregated Native American groups whilst in Southern states, Jim Crow laws segregated African Americans.

What happened to the prices of agricultural goods in the USA after 1920?

• rose

• stayed the same

• fell

Answer explanation

Agricultural prices in the US fell in part because of overproduction. Farms produced more food than consumers could buy leading to significant prices drops which led to many farm closures and created poverty for many farmers and farm workers.

Where did most recent immigrants in the USA come from in the 1920s?

• southern and eastern Asia

• southern and eastern Europe

• northern and western Asia

• northern and western Europe

Answer explanation

The background of recent immigrants in the 1920s differed from that of established immigrants in the country. Those who arrived recently were mostly from southern and eastern Europe; more established groups had mostly come from western Europe.

What name was often given to established groups of immigrants in the USA in the 1920s?

• BEEs

• BUGs

• FLYs

• WASPs

Answer explanation

The name WASPs stood for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants and was often used to refer to established immigrant groups in the USA in the 1920s who made up most of the country's population.

Which example best demonstrates that Native Americans did not enjoy a boom in the 1920s?

• land on Reservations was usually of poor quality

• Native American population grew between 1920 and 1930

• Native Americans were indigenous to the Americas

• some forms of Native American worship were outlawed

Answer explanation

Native Americans mostly continued to struggle in the 1920s. Most lived on Reservations where poor quality land left them in poverty. Furthermore, US laws even outlawed some Native American forms of worship.

Which example best demonstrates that American farmers suffered from tariffs?

• new technology led to American farmers overproducing food

• extra taxes on American food exports made them less competitive

• the number of people employed in American agriculture fell

Answer explanation

European tariffs made American agricultural goods more expensive when they were sold in Europe. This meant that Europeans purchased fewer US exports, reducing an important source of income for American farmers.