History 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEAQA Created by: ionel12Created on: 09-06-15 19:32 Which term is often used to describe the USA in the 1920s? The Roaring Twenties 1 of 24 The 1920s has also been described as? The Jazz Age 2 of 24 During the 1920s what percentage of people lived just above the poverty line? Over 60 per cent 3 of 24 Life was especially difficult for African-Americans in... The Deep South 4 of 24 Some of the southern states where life was hard for African-Americans were... Mississippi and Alabama 5 of 24 Who was the baseball hero of the 1920s? Babe Ruth 6 of 24 What impact did the war have on the demand for American goods? increased demand 7 of 24 What was the key to America's economic boom in the 1920s? Technological progress and increased demand. 8 of 24 Which group of women were better off in the 1920s? middle-class women 9 of 24 The most important industry in the 1920s was... automobiles (cars) 10 of 24 The main type of car produced by Ford in the 1920s was... the Model T 11 of 24 The city at the centre of the automobile industry was... Detroit 12 of 24 Ford's main idea to speed up production was... the assembly line 13 of 24 Many Americans bought items through... hire purchase 14 of 24 The American president elected in 1928 was... Herbert Hoover 15 of 24 When did the Wall Street Crash happen? October 1929 16 of 24 The biggest underlying economic problem was... over production and under consumption 17 of 24 The Depression was most severe in... winter 1932 18 of 24 The number of unemployed reached its peak at... upwards of 13 million 19 of 24 The shanty towns that many people lived in were called... Hoovervilles 20 of 24 Signs went up across America saying... "No men wanted" 21 of 24 Who was the Democratic candidate in the presidential election of 1932? Franklin D Roosevelt 22 of 24 The election of 1932 was won by... The Democrats 23 of 24 The American economy did not fully recover until... 1941 24 of 24
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