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WorksheetsRoaring 20's
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
By 1920, America was the world's largest industrial nation.
True
False
America entered World War I in...
1915
1916
1917
1918
The American economy benefitted greatly from the following during World War I...
Farmers selling grain and produce to Europe
Banks giving loans to European powers
Allied powers purchased equipment from America
All of the above
The "open door policy" referred to...
Woodrow Wilson being available for meetings
USA encouraging mass immigration
The willingness of the government to listen to the people
Federal laws in the USA apply to...
each state individually
the entire country
Provide another term for the Roaring 20's.
The Extravagant Years
The Seven Fat Years
The American Dream was...
A car in every garage
A fridge and washing machine in every kitchen
A radio in every home
A car in every garage and a chicken in every pot
The motor-car industry transformed American life as it introduced the (a) which reduced the time it took to make a car.
A number of subsidiary industries were formed because of the production of motor-cars. Choose the industries that developed during this time.
Motels
Oil/Gas stations
Rubber
Paint
Road construction
With the invention of multiple new industries, American citizens were encouraged to buy products and goods. This is called?
A buyers market
Production demand
Consumerism
Capitalism
New forms of entertainment were developed in the Roaring Twenties including...
Hollywood (movies)
Golf clubs
Radio
Jazz music
As product supply increased, _____________ decreased, leading to the need for ________________
(a)
The American government adopted a policy of non-intervention in big business. This can be referred to as the....
Laissez-faire policy
Neutrality policy
Capitalist policy
Communist policy
The (a) amendment prohibited the distribution, and production of alcohol.
America's capitalist economic policy encouraged:
entrepreneurs
rugged individualism
government intervention and regulation of businesses
free market
US presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover (1920-1933) were all Republicans and were therefore pro-business (and anti-labour).
True
False
After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Americans were afraid of the spread of communism. This fear was known as (a)
To what prohibition concept is the definition referring: Underground/secret taverns and bars unique to the USA during the prohibition.
Bars
Taverns
Speakeasies
Racism was rife during the Roaring Twenties, specifically under the (a) .
Provide a term to describe the women in the image.
Women
Gal pals
Flappers
Majorettes
