Q6 Which was more important Practice Questions: America, 1920–1973

Which of the following was the more important reason for the success of the Civil Rights campaigns in the years 1955 to 1968:

• Martin Luther King and peaceful protest
• the actions of the federal government?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.

Which of the following had the greater impact on the lives of American women:

• the Second World War
• the feminist movements of the 1960s and early 1970s?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.

Which of the following had the greater impact on the lives of young Americans in the 1920s:

• the cinema
• jazz music?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.

Which of the following was the more important reason why immigrants faced prejudice in America in the 1920s:

• the Red Scare
• competition for jobs?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.

Which of the following caused more problems for the New Deal in the years 1933 to 1939:

• the Supreme Court
• Radical politicians?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.

Which of the following did more to improve the lives of poorer Americans in the years 1961 to 1969:

• the social policies of President Kennedy
• the social policies of President Johnson?

Explain your answer with reference to both bullet points.