Quiz: do you know everything about American history ? part III 30. The last decades of the 19th century witnessed the emergence of economic growth. That’s why they are called ◯ The Golden Age ◯ The Gilded Age ◯ The Jazz Age ◯ The Roaring Twenties 31. At the time captains of industry accumulated enormous fortunes, such as ◯ Rockfeller ◯ Carnegie ◯ Vanderbilt 32. Ford started producing his his Model T car and developed efficient plants with assembly-lines increasing the output. What does-it mean ? ◯ productivity increased ◯ the workflow was organized less efficiently ◯ They produced various models of cars ◯ They produced one standardized model 33. In the United States Women got voting rights in ◯ 1944 ◯ 1934 ◯ 1920 ◯ 1910 34. The decade 1920-29 is a period of prosperity, during which consumerism reached a climax : electrical appliances, cars, the radio, advertising became extremely popular. This is reflected in literature by the writings of the ◯ Lost Generation ◯ Beat Generation ◯ Y Generation 35.1929 marks the beginning of ◯ prosperity ◯ The Great Depression ◯ economic growth ◯ economic downturn 36. The first movies by Charlie Chaplin have been shot in Hollywood in the 1910’s.But what nationality was he ? ◯ North American ◯ British ◯ Irish 39. President Roosevelt started a new economic policy to get economic growth going again. This keynesian policy was called ◯ The New Thing ◯ The New Contract ◯ The New Deal 40. In 1960-63, President Kennedy started a social policy which was called ◯ The New Deal ◯ The New Frontier ◯ The New America 41. The Civil Rights Act abolished segregation in ◯ 1964 ◯ 1954 ◯ 1974 42. “ Come mothers and fathers/ Throughout the land And don't criticize /What you can't understand / Your sons and your daughters / Are beyond your command Your old road is/Rapidly agin'./Please get out of the new one/ If you can't lend your hand /For the times they are a-changin'.” These are the lyrics of a very famous song, written by a recent Nobel Prize laureate in literature. Who is he ? ◯ John Lennon ◯ Michael Jackson ◯ Bob Dylan ◯ Elvis Presley 37. GIve the title of a very famous movie during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930-40’s: 38. Give the name of 2 very famous actors during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930-40’s : 3
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