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WorksheetsUSA: 1920s Boom Years
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
consumerism
movement from one place to another
increased buying of products
relating to long established styles or ideas
relating to recent or contemporary styles or ideas
A return to normalcy can best be described as
a return to the way of life before World War I, with a less ambitious foreign policy and greater prosperity at home.
refers to the preference for established US residents, as opposed to foreigners or "others" considered to be outsiders and the opposition to immigration.
increased buying of products
In 1919, this amendment made alcohol illegal in the U.S.
Who was the winner of the 1920 Election?
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
The Vice President of Warren G. Harding was:
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Which of the following groups did Coolidge grant US Citizenship to?
All Communists
All Immigrants
All Native Americans
All Capitalists
What does the 1924 US Presidential Election result say about America during this time period?
We were unified behind Calvin Coolidge
Close elections meant Coolidge was not legitimate
The North+South were still heavily split by party ties
The North hated Calvin Coolidge, but the South loved him
What is the mass production of consumer goods?
Larger quantities are produced quicker and more efficiently resulting in reduction in prices
Larger quantities are produced quicker and more efficiently in order to charge higher prices and make profit gains
Goods are produced in large quantities in order to meet consumer demands
Goods are produced more efficiently to maximise assembly line production
Which technological advances made an impact on leisure time?
Automobile, radio, theatre, aeroplane
Automobile, radio, labour saving devices, cinema
Automobile, radio, aeroplane, labour saving devices
Automobile, labour saving devices, cinema, theatre
What were Henry Ford's conditions for employment?
Employees were paid at a rate of $10 an hour, and only allowed to join his trade union
Employees were not allowed to join trade unions and had to abide by his strict company policies
Employees were paid an hourly rate of $5, and had to follow strict working policies, including not joining trade unions
Employees were paid at a rate of $5 an hour, and were not allowed to join trade unions
consumers could buy goods by paying a percentage of the cost then paying the balance, plus a small interest charge, in either weekly or monthly instalments...
Buying on credit
Buying on the margin
Hire purchase
Stock market speculation
Which tariff was introduced in 1922 to protect American production and trade?
The Smoot-Hawley tariff
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff
The Coolidge-Mellon Tariff
The Vanzetti-Mellon Tariff
Sacco and Vanzetti...
Were arrested as Italian immigrants who held communist views. They were executed 6 years later in 1927.
Were arrested as Italian immigrants for armed robbery. They were executed 6 years later in 1927.
Were arrested as Italian immigrants who were anarchists. They were executed for armed robbery 6 years later in 1927.
Were arrested for armed robbery and wrongly executed for the crime 6 years later in 1927.
Farmers and agriculture experienced difficulty during the 1920s, why?
Fordney-McCumber Tariff passed in 1922 meant that many foreign markets were now closed to American exports.
The end of WW1 meant that demand for produce reduced significantly so prices dropped.
Prohibition limited the amount of grain consumed.
Overproduction was a huge problem that led to prices reducing even further.
The Agricultural Credits Act 1923 which gave low interest loans to farmers actually increased poverty.
What measures were put in place in an attempt to help farmers?
The Agricultural Adjustment Act controlled the production of seven 'basic crops' to manage overproduction.
The Agricultural Credits Act 1923 gave low interest loans to farmers.
The Capper-Volstead Act 1923 encouraged the creation of farm cooperatives.
The McNary-Haugen Bill aimed at cutting supply to domestic consumers but maintaining farm incomes by the government buying surplus produce and selling it abroad.
Which groups did not experience the prosperity of the 1920s to the same extent as the majority of USA?
Women in employment
Women in politics
Black Americans in the North
Workers in traditional industries such as coal
Immigrants from Northern Europe
When did the Wall Street Crash happen?
24th and 28th October 1929
21st - 25th October 1929
29th - 31st October 1929
24th - 29th October 1929
What were the longer term reasons for why prosperity came to a sudden end in 1929?
Overproduction in agriculture
Overproduction in industry
Fall in demand for domestic goods
Fall in trade due to expensive tariffs put in place by the Fordney-McCumber Act
The Wall Street Crash
Uneven distribution of wealth was a sign that prosperity was coming to an end. What did that mean?
Incomes in the Southwest were much higher than those in the Northeast
Patterns of employment were unstable, with many industries and families experiencing underemployment
Traditional industries and workers, such as coal, were not experiencing the same boom as consumer industries
Bankers on the stock market were loosing the money of many businessmen due to over speculation
In the weeks following the Wall Street Crash, how much was lost?
$30 billion out of a possible $100 billion
$100 billion out of a possible $300 billion
$500 million out of a possible $700 million
$30 million out of a possible $100 billion
What effects did the falling consumer demand of goods have during the end of the 1920s?
Employers began to lay off workers and reduce their hours as less was needed to be produced.
Consumer industries continued to produce which led to overproduction and saturation of the market
European demand for goods increased as prices fell
Too many goods had been purchased on credit
Between 1920 and 1925 the population of Florida rose from 968,000 to 1.2 million inhabitants, there were large coastal developments. Businessmen and ordinary Americans began to invest their money in unseen developments with the promise of ‘quick’ profits to be made often for as little as a 10% deposit. What was this called?
Stock market speculation
'Get-rich-quick' scheme
Land speculation
Land acquisition
What was the Bull Market?
Stock market speculation led to the bankruptcy of many small banks
Stock market speculation was a new phenomenon with brokers quickly investing
Americans went ‘Wall Street crazy’. Easy credit meant that Americans could invest in stocks and shares in order to ‘get rich quick.’
Easy credit meant that brokers could invest in stocks and shares more easy.
Why were there underlying weaknesses in the banking system?
Lack of regulation, banks were giving out a lot of loans that many Americans could not repay.
The Federal Reserve Board was a weak regulator, there were thousands of small independent banks, banks were giving out a lot of loans that many Americans could not repay.
The Federal Reserve Board was a weak regulator, there were thousands of small independent banks, stock market speculation risked the profits of banks.
The government were not interested, there were thousands of small independent banks, banks were giving out a lot of loans that many Americans could not repay.
The 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act set new quotas of 2% based on the 1890 census. Who did it not apply to?
Indian immigrants who could be used as cheap labout
Mexican immigrants who could be used as cheap labour
Mexican immigrants who could contribute to consumer goods production
Northern European immigrants who could be used as cheap labour
What were the Palmer Raids of 1919?
The arrest of over 6,000 illegal immigrants as part of the Red Scare
The arrest of over 6,000 gangsters who were selling illegal alcohol
The arrest of over 6,000 suspected communists as part of the Red Scare
The arrest of over 6,000 bootleggers who were illegally producing alcohol during the Prohibition era
Who did the Ku Klux Klan oppose?
Black Americans, Jews, Catholics and other foreigners who did not fit into their criteria regarding white supremacy.
Ethnic minorities based on them being non-white, Jews, Catholics and other foreigners who did not fit into their criteria regarding white supremacy.
Black Americans, immigrants, and other foreigners who did not fit into their criteria regarding white supremacy.
Jews, Catholics and other foreigners who did not fit into their criteria regarding white supremacy.
Why did Prohibition fail?
Ordinary Americans became criminals as soon as they drank alcohol
It led to a huge increase in organised crime and gangsterism who sold alcohol on the black market
Only $2 million was given to enforce the new law, which was insufficient
There were fewer absences from work and workplace accidents
Why didn't all Americans enjoy jazz music?
Many people in the South, West and Mid-West associated these new styles closely with black people and so refused to accept the changes.
Many saw jazz and the closely provocative dances as representing the moral decline of America.
Many people in the South, West and Mid-West associated the new stylee with black people and many saw it as representing the moral decline of America.
Many preferred traditional styles of music that represented Christian values.
