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The American economy seemed to be booming during the 1920s, but the appearance was deceptive. Half of all American citizens did not share in the general prosperity, and the half who did enjoyed a fragile wealth.

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - U.S. History - Middle School - USA: 1919-1932 - The US Economy In The 1920s
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1. What was the minimum registered unemployment figure in the US throughout the 1920s?
2. Many people were tempted to buy shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange using the 'on the margin system'. What did this mean?
3. Which of the following list of US presidents during this period was not a Republican?
4. Which method of purchase became popular in the US before 1929, whereby buyers obtained a loan from the retailer in order to complete the transaction?
5. Which of the following is an example of a declining industry, which was unable to benefit from the new ideas that circulated in the 1920s, and which therefore declined further?
6. Many people were tempted to buy shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange using the 'on the margin system'. What did this mean?
7. Which method of purchase became popular in the US before 1929, whereby buyers obtained a loan from the retailer in order to complete the transaction?
8. During this period United States governments imposed taxes on the import of foreign goods in order to protect the domestic market. What were such duties called?
9. Which group of Americans had invested in new land and equipment in order to export to Europe during the Great War, and then found themselves often bankrupt when the war ended?
10. Black Americans missed out on the 1920s spree, but they had always experienced discrimination - so this was nothing new. Which laws discriminated against them, particularly in voting rights?

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