Paper 2- section A- USA 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEAQA Created by: GraceCreated on: 09-04-13 20:54 How much did US banks lend to Europe? $10,300,000,000 1 of 53 What did Americans believe in? Self-reliance and rugged individualism 2 of 53 What were the early immigrants from the north west europe called? WASPS- white anglo saxon protestance 3 of 53 what was the traditional US attidude towards foreign countries? Isolationism 4 of 53 When did the USA declare war on Germany? 1917 5 of 53 When did Woodrow Wilson put forward his 14 points? January 1918 6 of 53 who did not accept the T of V ? Senate 7 of 53 Due the USA not signing the T of V what did the USA not join? The league of Nations 8 of 53 What ideas did the US people fear from Europe ? Communism, Anrchism and Socialism 9 of 53 How many Americans were killed or wounded in Europe? 100,000 10 of 53 when was the Literacy test Imposed on Immagrants? 1917 11 of 53 Whn was the total number of immagrants restricted? 1921 12 of 53 In 1921 the quota was reduced to what % of the population in 1890? 2% 13 of 53 By 1929 how many immagrants were allowed to entre the USA? 150,000 a year 14 of 53 what was the name of the tarrif that was introduced and put high duties on imports into the USA? Fordney- McCumber tariff 15 of 53 What did the russian revolution of 1917 led to? to a 'Red Scare' 16 of 53 What well known employer refused to allow his employees to jooin a trade union? Henry Ford 17 of 53 What were the names of the two Italian anarchist that were accused of robbery and murder in 1920? Sacco and Vanzetti 18 of 53 How long did the Sacco and Vanzetti case last for? 7 years 19 of 53 What year was Sacco and Vanzetti executed? 1927 20 of 53 By 1930 how many cinema tickets were being sold each week? $95 million 21 of 53 how much did a motor car cost in 1925 $250 22 of 53 what name was given to young, liberated women of the 1920s? Flappers 23 of 53 Name 3 new dances and music of the 1920s? Charleston, black bottom and jazz 24 of 53 Jazz clubs were perticularlly popular in which period? Prohibition 25 of 53 The 1920s was called what? the golden age of Hollywood 26 of 53 How many peoplewent to see a film each week in the USA? 100,000,000 27 of 53 what year was the first 'talkie' was produced? 1927 28 of 53 what 3 sports became very popular in the 1920s? Baseball, boxing and Golf 29 of 53 Prohibition effected the production of what? Barley 30 of 53 Industrial workers wages only rose by what percentage? 8% 31 of 53 how much did profits rise in the 1920s for industry? 80% 32 of 53 How many people were unemployed in the 1920s? 2,000,000 33 of 53 what fraction of the US black population lived in the south? 3/4 34 of 53 What was the KKK? Ku Klux Klan 35 of 53 when was the KKK set up? 1860s 36 of 53 In 1915 the kkk was reformed. Who reformed the organisation? William Simmons 37 of 53 By the 1920s how many members did the kkk have? 5,000,000 38 of 53 Who did the kkk attack? Blacks, Jews, Catholics and anybody who wasn't a 'true Amerian' 39 of 53 Who were the 'true Americans'? WASPs- white anglo-saxon protestance 40 of 53 In 1925 who was a leading member of the kkk? David Stephenson 41 of 53 Within a year what was the number of members of the kkk? 300,000 42 of 53 what act introduced prohibition? Volstead Act 43 of 53 What did prohibition ban? production, transporting, and sale of Alcoholic liquor 44 of 53 Name 2 organisations which supported prohibition? The anti-salon league and the Women's Christian Temperance Union 45 of 53 By 1919 how many states had banned Alcohol ? 13 46 of 53 What were the illegal bars called? Speakeasies 47 of 53 what was illegally made alcohol called? Moonshine or hooch 48 of 53 what was alcohol smuggling called? Bootlegging 49 of 53 How much did Al Capone make a year? $100,000 50 of 53 How many gang murders were there in Chicago between 1927 annd 1931? 200 51 of 53 What date was the wall street Crash ? Thursday 24th October 1929 52 of 53 By 1933 how many people were unemployed in the USA? 14 million 53 of 53
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