Edexcel A Level History USA Boom,
Bust, Recovery 1920-45 June 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When was Warren Harding president? - Answer>>1921-1923
When was Calvin Coolidge president? - Answer>>1923-1929
When was Herbert Hoover president? - Answer>>1929-1933
What year was the Fordney-McCumber tariff? - Answer>>1922
What tariff did Fordney-McCumber introduce? - Answer>>20%
What type of working week was common in the 1920s? -
Answer>>56 (hours per week)
What years did the government reduce federal tax? -
Answer>>1924,26,28
How many years was Andrew Mellon secretary of the treasury? -
Answer>>8
How much worth of tax reductions did Andrew Mellon hand out? -
Answer>>$3.5 billion
What was the government surplus in 1925? - Answer>>$677
million
What was the government surplus in 1927? - Answer>>$607
million
How much did Ford pay his workers per day? - Answer>>$5
,How long did it take to produce a Ford car in 1913? -
Answer>>12.5 hours
How long did it take to produce a Ford car in 1923? -
Answer>>2 hours 40 minutes
How many cars were there in the USA in 1920? - Answer>>8
million
How many cars were there in the USA in 1929? - Answer>>26
million
How much did a Ford Model T cost by 1925? - Answer>>$280
How many workers were working in order to pay for a car? -
Answer>>65%
How many people were paying for cars on credit according to
Robert and Helen Lynd? - Answer>>50%
How many people had a bath tub according to Robert and Helen
Lynd? - Answer>>1/3
What % of the workforce did the car industry employ? -
Answer>>7%
By how much did Detroit grow between 1910-20? -
Answer>>120%
What year was the Federal Highway Act? - Answer>>1921
By how much did road surface increase? - Answer>>350,000
miles to over 662,000 miles
, By how much did tyre manufacture grow? - Answer>>170%
How many electrical devices were there in America in 1912 vs
1929? - Answer>>2.4 million to 160 million
By 1929, the largest 200 corporations possessed what
percentage of the nation's wealth? - Answer>>20%
By how much did mergers in manufacturing + mining enterprises
increase? - Answer>>trebled over 1,200
How many cinemas were there by 1928? - Answer>>17,000
How much was a movie ticket in the 1920s? - Answer>>10
cents
When did radio sets begin being mass produced? -
Answer>>1920
How many radio stations were there by 1929? - Answer>>618
How many goods were sold on credit by 1929? -
Answer>>(almost) $7 billion
What % of cars were bought on credit by 1929? -
Answer>>75%
What % of household items were bought on credit by 1929? -
Answer>>50%
How many business schools were there by 1928? -
Answer>>89
Bust, Recovery 1920-45 June 2024 Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
When was Warren Harding president? - Answer>>1921-1923
When was Calvin Coolidge president? - Answer>>1923-1929
When was Herbert Hoover president? - Answer>>1929-1933
What year was the Fordney-McCumber tariff? - Answer>>1922
What tariff did Fordney-McCumber introduce? - Answer>>20%
What type of working week was common in the 1920s? -
Answer>>56 (hours per week)
What years did the government reduce federal tax? -
Answer>>1924,26,28
How many years was Andrew Mellon secretary of the treasury? -
Answer>>8
How much worth of tax reductions did Andrew Mellon hand out? -
Answer>>$3.5 billion
What was the government surplus in 1925? - Answer>>$677
million
What was the government surplus in 1927? - Answer>>$607
million
How much did Ford pay his workers per day? - Answer>>$5
,How long did it take to produce a Ford car in 1913? -
Answer>>12.5 hours
How long did it take to produce a Ford car in 1923? -
Answer>>2 hours 40 minutes
How many cars were there in the USA in 1920? - Answer>>8
million
How many cars were there in the USA in 1929? - Answer>>26
million
How much did a Ford Model T cost by 1925? - Answer>>$280
How many workers were working in order to pay for a car? -
Answer>>65%
How many people were paying for cars on credit according to
Robert and Helen Lynd? - Answer>>50%
How many people had a bath tub according to Robert and Helen
Lynd? - Answer>>1/3
What % of the workforce did the car industry employ? -
Answer>>7%
By how much did Detroit grow between 1910-20? -
Answer>>120%
What year was the Federal Highway Act? - Answer>>1921
By how much did road surface increase? - Answer>>350,000
miles to over 662,000 miles
, By how much did tyre manufacture grow? - Answer>>170%
How many electrical devices were there in America in 1912 vs
1929? - Answer>>2.4 million to 160 million
By 1929, the largest 200 corporations possessed what
percentage of the nation's wealth? - Answer>>20%
By how much did mergers in manufacturing + mining enterprises
increase? - Answer>>trebled over 1,200
How many cinemas were there by 1928? - Answer>>17,000
How much was a movie ticket in the 1920s? - Answer>>10
cents
When did radio sets begin being mass produced? -
Answer>>1920
How many radio stations were there by 1929? - Answer>>618
How many goods were sold on credit by 1929? -
Answer>>(almost) $7 billion
What % of cars were bought on credit by 1929? -
Answer>>75%
What % of household items were bought on credit by 1929? -
Answer>>50%
How many business schools were there by 1928? -
Answer>>89
