A-Level History USA; Edexcel; Boom, bust & recovery Questions and Complete Answers.

Bootlegging - Answer A term used to describe the illegal production of alcohol in the USA during the Prohibition Isolationist - Answer A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries Prohibition - Answer A democratic policy in the USA which forbade the selling, manufacturing and transportation of alcohol. Allied Powers - Answer The powers fighting Germany and its allies in WW2 Allotment - Answer A policy by which each Native American family was given a plot of 160 acres of farms. Assimilation - Answer The idea the Native Americans should adopt American lifestyles and values. Their traditional lifestyles, in theory, would disappear. Balanced Budget - Answer Where government expenditure should not exceed it's income. Belligerents - Answer Countries fighting in war Border States - Answer States lying between Northern an Sounthern ones, such as Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri and Kansas. Brokers - Answer People who buy and sell stocks and shares Bull Market - Answer Stock market where there is lots of confidence hence lots of buying & selling Bureau of Indian Affairs - Answer Government agency dealing with Native Americans Carnegie Institute - Answer Organisation set up in 1922 for research and scientific discovery