The roaring 20's: USA 1919-29

A quick quiz on important aspects of the roaring 20's

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Who was elected as president in 1920?
Warren Harding.
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Why did the USA follow a policy of isolation?
They didn't want to get involved in European Affairs
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What is hire purchase?
Paying for a product in installments instead of upfront
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What does buying shares 'on the margin' mean?
Borrowing the money from the bank and sometimes using their house as a deposit
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What are WASPs?
White Anglo Saxon Protestants
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Explain the Fordney-McCumber Tariff of 1922.
Foreign/important good were taxed so American goods were brought instead
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Who was Al Capone?
A famous gangster who worked in Chicago and lead most of the organised crime
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Who or what were flappers?
A new breed of women who smoked, had casual sex, went to Jazz clubs and wore provacative clothing
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When did the Wall Street Crash happen?
October 24, 1929, Black Thursday
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Who wasn't effected by the 'booming industry'?
Farmers and agricultural workers
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What is 'Prohibition'?
The illegalisation of Alcohol making and consumption for leisure
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Why did the USA follow a policy of isolation?

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They didn't want to get involved in European Affairs

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What is hire purchase?

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What does buying shares 'on the margin' mean?

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What are WASPs?

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Comments

Chloe Parker

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This is a great resource! Very helpful and informative! Thank you sooo much :)

Jack Clarke

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all good, apart from question 12, the actual crash was on the 29th of October 1929, not the 24th.

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