Which of the following groups benefitted from the boom of the 1920s?
Black Americans
Farmers
Workers in car factories
What was the effect of the 1922 Fordney-McCumber Tariff?
It made foreign goods more expensive to buy, so Americans bought more US-produced goods
It made American goods more expensive to buy, so profits rose
It made foreign goods less expensive to buy, so Americans had more choice
What method led to the mass production of motor cars?
Assembly line
Hand-made goods
Custom-made goods
What was the method of payment that meant that Americans could ‘buy now and pay later’?
Laissez-faire
Hire purchase
Tariff
Which new type of music became very popular in the 1920s?
Swing music
Country music
Jazz music
Which industry suffered serious economic losses during the 1920s?
The motor industry
Agriculture
The film industry
What could Americans purchase ‘on the margin’ on the stock market?
Cars
Radios
Shares
Which well-known group of women broke traditional boundaries for women in the 1920s?
Dancers
Flappers
Sharecroppers
Which amendment to the US Constitution granted some women the vote in 1920?
The 17th Amendment
The 18th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
What were the first films with audio dialogue called?
Talkies
Silent films
Speakeasies