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1
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How much did production increase by in the 20’s?

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50%

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2
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How many cars and radios were bought on credit?

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8/10 cars and 6/10 radios

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3
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How much did companies spend per year on advertising in the 20’s?

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$3 billion per year

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4
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What republican tariff brought in money during the 20’s?

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Fordney McCumber (1922)

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5
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What was the famous quote made by hoover during the 20’s?

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“A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”

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6
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How many spectators on the stock market by during 20’s?

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By 1929 20 million

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7
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How much money was spent on shares during 1929?

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$9 billion

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8
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How much did female employment increase by during the boom?

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24%

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9
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How many of fords workers were immigrants?

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75%

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10
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Between 1919 and 1928 how much did farm income drop by?

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$22 billion to $13 billion

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11
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How much was a bushel of wheat worth in 1919 compared to 1931?

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$233 compared to $32

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12
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How many farms had electricity?

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10%

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13
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How much did coal and steel workers earn?

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1/3 the national average

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14
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When was the North Carolina strike over wages?

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1928 - men earned $18 and women $7 for a 70 hour week

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15
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How much did trade union membership fall by between 1920 and 1929?

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5.1 million to 3.6 million

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16
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What percentage of Americans lived below the poverty line?

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42%

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17
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How much did the number of millionaires increase by during the boom?

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7000 to 35,000

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18
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How many female workers by 1929?

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10 million

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19
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How many branches and members did the NAACP have by 1919?

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90,000+ members and 300 branches

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20
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Who set up the UNIA and how many members by 1929?

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Marcus Garvey

1 Million

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21
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How many members did the KKK have my 1928?

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5 million members

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22
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How much shorter was black life expectancy compared to white?

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11 years (48-59)

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23
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How many workers/ immigrants stroked during the 1920’s leading to speculation over communism?

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400,000

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24
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What did Mitchell Palmer predict would happen by May 1920?

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A “red revolution”

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25
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How many arrests did moe smith and izzy Einstein make during the prohibition era?

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4392 arrests

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26
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How much did alcohol consumption decrease by?

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Between 30-50%

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27
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How much did insanity decrease by?

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66%

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28
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How many prohibition officers were corrupt?

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1/12

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29
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How many murders occurred in Chicago as a result of gang violence?

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300

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30
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When was the St Valentine’s Day massacre?

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14 feb 1929

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31
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When did the building indust try begin to fail?

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1926

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32
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What % of people owned what% of wealth?

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5% earned 33%

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33
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How much money did banks lend to people buying stocks?

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1929 - $9 billion

34
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When did Babson make his prediction that “sooner or later a crash is coming”?

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5th september 1929

35
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What happened with stocks on 21st Oct 1929?

A

The ticker was 1.5 hours behind

36
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What did farm income drop to during the depression?

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$13 billion to $5 billion

37
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What proportion of farmers were evicted?

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1 in 20

38
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How much did wages fall by during the depression?

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60%

39
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How many people became unemployed each day?

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12,000

40
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How many people were admitted to hospital with malnutrition and when?

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1931 - 238

41
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How much did Rockerfella loose

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$160 million

42
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When did the bank of USA close?

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Dec 1930 with 400,000 investors

43
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How many companies went bankrupt during the depression?

A

100,000

44
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What was the Mexican Repatriation programme?

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500,000 Mexicans deported, 60% were US citizens

45
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When was the bonus march

A

June 1932

46
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When was the Smoot Hawley Tariff

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1930 - resulted in 20% global trade decline

47
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What did Hoovers emergency relief act do?

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Gave $300 million to provide unemployment pay

48
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When did Hoover provide state governments with money to create jobs?

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1931 - 4 billion given

49
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How much did the PWA spend?

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Over $3 billion

50
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What did the FSA (second new deal) do?

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Take over 80,000 photographs of farm land

51
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What did Huey long want personal fortunes capped at?

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$3 million

52
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What did Francis Townsend want the new deal to do?

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$200 a week pensions

53
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How much was the USA spending a day by 1945?

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$250 million

54
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What did farm income increase by during the war?

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250% to $20 billion

55
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How many women joined the work force during the war?

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7 million ( payed 65% of mens wages)

56
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How many people worked in factories during the war?

A

14 million

57
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How many black Americans worked in factories during the war?

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2 million

58
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How many new businesses opened during the war?

A

500,000

59
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How many women entered the armed forces?

A

300,000

60
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What did the population of California rise by during the war?

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72%

61
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By 1950, what % of the worlds goods were produced by America?

A

50%

62
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In 1948 how many households owned a TV compared to 1958?

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0.4% to 83.2%

63
Q

How many files did McCarthy have on suspected communists during the 50’s?

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1 million

64
Q

When was Alger hiss convicted?

A

1950

65
Q

When was the Economic Opportunity Act?

A

1964

66
Q

When was Medicare/Medicaid?

A

1965

67
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When was the development act?

A

1964

68
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Who led the Nation of Islam?

A

Elijah Muhammad

69
Q

How many members did the black panthers have?

A

2000

70
Q

When were the Watts and Detroit riots?

A

Watts - 1965 (30,000 protestors)

Detroits - 1967 (7000 jailed)

71
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When was brown vs board of education?

A

1954

72
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When were the Montgomery bus boycotts?

A

1955-56

73
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When was Little Rock?

A

1957

74
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When were the Greensboro sit ins?

A

1960

75
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When was the march on Washington?

A

1963

76
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When was the Selma march?

A

1965

77
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When was the Civil rights Act?

A

1964

78
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When was the voting rights act?

A

1965

79
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When was the second civil rights act?

A

1968

80
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When was NOW set up?

A

1966 (bill of rights 1967)

81
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When did the equal pay acts occur?

A

1963

1972

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