All of the keywords needed for the GCSE History Paper 1
Exam! Questions A nd A nswers 2025/2026
Boom - CORRECT ANSWER-A period of quick economic growth in a country.
Republican - CORRECT ANSWER-The political party that controlled the presidency
for the majority of the 1920s.
Hire Purchase / Credit - CORRECT ANSWER-Gaining goods and services on a
promise to pay later, usually in installments.
Stock Market - CORRECT ANSWER-The place where shares in companies are
bought and sold.
Mass Production - CORRECT ANSWER-The production of large quantities of goods,
especially using assembly lines.
Raw Materials - CORRECT ANSWER-A basic, natural material from which different
products are made.
Laissez-faire - CORRECT ANSWER-A government policy that means that they do
not interfere with how businesses and organisations are run - they are left to
themselves.
,Inequality - CORRECT ANSWER-The unfair situation in society where some have
more opportunity and wealth than others.
Tariffs - CORRECT ANSWER-Taxes which are paid on imported goods or services.
The Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-The document which lays out how the US
government is supposed to operate, and lays out what it is allowed to do.
Consumer Goods - CORRECT ANSWER-Items which are produced for consumers to
buy. These are often things which are meant to make life easier, or to entertain.
The President - CORRECT ANSWER-The head of government and the most
important politician in the USA. Is elected every four years.
Suburbs - CORRECT ANSWER-The outlying district of a city, is most often
residential.
Henry Ford - CORRECT ANSWER-Man who revolutionized car production after he
introduced mass production techniques, i.e the assembly line.
Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of very experienced lawyers who
make sure the government do not misuse their power or pass unfair /
unconstitutional laws.
,Shares - CORRECT ANSWER-The things which are bought and sold of the stock
market by people wanting to own part of a company or business.
Overproduction - CORRECT ANSWER-A situation in which too much of something
is produced / grown, leading to a decrease in it's value.
Consumer - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who purchases goods and services for
their own personal use.
Democrats - CORRECT ANSWER-The political party who were in opposition to the
Republican government throughout most of the 1920s.
Prosperity - CORRECT ANSWER-The state of being both successful and wealthy.
Immigrants - CORRECT ANSWER-People who come to live permanently in a foreign
country.
Congress - CORRECT ANSWER-The US governing body (similar to the UK
parliament) which is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Federal - CORRECT ANSWER-A system of government in which several states come
together to form one country but remain independent with their respective
internal affairs.
Munitions - CORRECT ANSWER-The equipment and ammunition of the armed
forces.
, Textiles - CORRECT ANSWER-An industry based on cloth and goods produced via
weaving, knitting, felting and / or sewing.
Jazz - CORRECT ANSWER-A type of music with African American origins often
characterized by a regular rhythm and / or forceful beat.
Roaring Twenties - CORRECT ANSWER-The decade of wealth and excitement for
many Americans.
Hollywood - CORRECT ANSWER-A small suburb outside Los Angeles where the film
industry was starting to develop in the 1920s.
Charlie Chaplin - CORRECT ANSWER-A British born film star of the 1920s who
stared in many hit comedies throughout the decade.
Urban - CORRECT ANSWER-Relating to / or a characteristic of a town or city.
Radio - CORRECT ANSWER-A major form of entertainment throughout the 1920s.
Almost everyone in the USA listened to it.
Cultural - CORRECT ANSWER-Relating the beliefs, customs and arts of a particular
society, group, or place at the time.
Talkie - CORRECT ANSWER-A film with a soundtrack, as opposed to silent movies.
Exam! Questions A nd A nswers 2025/2026
Boom - CORRECT ANSWER-A period of quick economic growth in a country.
Republican - CORRECT ANSWER-The political party that controlled the presidency
for the majority of the 1920s.
Hire Purchase / Credit - CORRECT ANSWER-Gaining goods and services on a
promise to pay later, usually in installments.
Stock Market - CORRECT ANSWER-The place where shares in companies are
bought and sold.
Mass Production - CORRECT ANSWER-The production of large quantities of goods,
especially using assembly lines.
Raw Materials - CORRECT ANSWER-A basic, natural material from which different
products are made.
Laissez-faire - CORRECT ANSWER-A government policy that means that they do
not interfere with how businesses and organisations are run - they are left to
themselves.
,Inequality - CORRECT ANSWER-The unfair situation in society where some have
more opportunity and wealth than others.
Tariffs - CORRECT ANSWER-Taxes which are paid on imported goods or services.
The Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-The document which lays out how the US
government is supposed to operate, and lays out what it is allowed to do.
Consumer Goods - CORRECT ANSWER-Items which are produced for consumers to
buy. These are often things which are meant to make life easier, or to entertain.
The President - CORRECT ANSWER-The head of government and the most
important politician in the USA. Is elected every four years.
Suburbs - CORRECT ANSWER-The outlying district of a city, is most often
residential.
Henry Ford - CORRECT ANSWER-Man who revolutionized car production after he
introduced mass production techniques, i.e the assembly line.
Supreme Court - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of very experienced lawyers who
make sure the government do not misuse their power or pass unfair /
unconstitutional laws.
,Shares - CORRECT ANSWER-The things which are bought and sold of the stock
market by people wanting to own part of a company or business.
Overproduction - CORRECT ANSWER-A situation in which too much of something
is produced / grown, leading to a decrease in it's value.
Consumer - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who purchases goods and services for
their own personal use.
Democrats - CORRECT ANSWER-The political party who were in opposition to the
Republican government throughout most of the 1920s.
Prosperity - CORRECT ANSWER-The state of being both successful and wealthy.
Immigrants - CORRECT ANSWER-People who come to live permanently in a foreign
country.
Congress - CORRECT ANSWER-The US governing body (similar to the UK
parliament) which is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Federal - CORRECT ANSWER-A system of government in which several states come
together to form one country but remain independent with their respective
internal affairs.
Munitions - CORRECT ANSWER-The equipment and ammunition of the armed
forces.
, Textiles - CORRECT ANSWER-An industry based on cloth and goods produced via
weaving, knitting, felting and / or sewing.
Jazz - CORRECT ANSWER-A type of music with African American origins often
characterized by a regular rhythm and / or forceful beat.
Roaring Twenties - CORRECT ANSWER-The decade of wealth and excitement for
many Americans.
Hollywood - CORRECT ANSWER-A small suburb outside Los Angeles where the film
industry was starting to develop in the 1920s.
Charlie Chaplin - CORRECT ANSWER-A British born film star of the 1920s who
stared in many hit comedies throughout the decade.
Urban - CORRECT ANSWER-Relating to / or a characteristic of a town or city.
Radio - CORRECT ANSWER-A major form of entertainment throughout the 1920s.
Almost everyone in the USA listened to it.
Cultural - CORRECT ANSWER-Relating the beliefs, customs and arts of a particular
society, group, or place at the time.
Talkie - CORRECT ANSWER-A film with a soundtrack, as opposed to silent movies.
