The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32

What book is John Green referring to in his introduction?

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• Gone with the Wind

• Of Mice and Men

• The Great Gatsby

The 1920's are called the....

• Forgotten Twenties

• New Twenties

• Roaring Twenties

• Sublime Twenties

Which 1920's president said, "the chief business of the American people is business"?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Warren Harding

• Jay Z

What does the french word "laissez-faire" mean?

• The government SHOULD NOT be involved in regulating business; it should leave businesses alone

• The government SHOULD be involved in regulating business; it should pass laws to control businesses

Which item below would the Republican presidents of the 1920's DISAGREE with? 

• believing in socialism 

• weakening the unions

• supporting big businesses

• following laissez-faire capitalism 

The Teapot Dome scandal involved which natural resource? 

• gold 

• cotton

• oil 

• natural gas

Which factory method allowed Henry Ford to produce cars quickly and cheaply? 

• location in Detroit, Michigan 

• competition with Crysler and General Motors

• union leadership support

• assembly line production

What percentage of the world's cars were made in America during the 1920's?

• 0.85%

• 85%

• 100%

• 8.5%

Where was the main location of America's film industry? 

• California

• Arizona

• Ohio

• Florida

"Buy now, but pay later" is one way to explain the concept of...

• buying with cash

• buying with trade

• buying with credit