How Far Did US Society Change in the 1920s? (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE History): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0470 & 0977

1 hour8 questions
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4 marks

The United States faced many problems in the 1920s. 

What was the ‘Red Scare’?

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4 marks

Intolerance shaped American society in the 1920s.

What was the NAACP?

1
10 marks

Intolerance shaped American society in the 1920s.

Which did more to change American life in the 1920s: the motor car or the radio? Explain your answer.

2
6 marks

Intolerance shaped American society in the 1920s.

Why were lynchings able to continue in the southern states?

3
6 marks

Why did the cinema grow in popularity during the 1920s?

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10 marks

Which was more of a problem for the United States in the 1920s: gangsterism or the Ku Klux Klan? Explain your answer.

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15 marks

Write an account of the changing role of women in the USA during the 1920s.

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25 marks

Discuss the impact of the motor car on American society in the 1920s.