1920s Flashcards
(19 cards)
how did probation cause problems?
people made home made alc (moonshine,bathtub gin)
ignored the ban
death from alc poisoning
difficult to smuggle through border
why was probation introduced?
because alc destroyed families,caused crime,waste production
how did culture change in the 1920s?
jazz music
babe ruth famous base ball player
radios were used(not in countryside)
Charleston and black bottom introduced
both black and white young people danced to jazz
more cinemas build
what was h.fords aim for usinv mass production?
produce cheap but good quality cars for americans. T Ford was best seller
how did he make the cars?
assembly line-moved through factory on conveyor belt
unskilled workers-only had 1 job each so didnt need training so paid less
standardised parts-one colour so cheaper to make all the same parts
what else did h.ford make?
vaccum cleaners,fridges and radios
how did the consumer boom work?
americans bought mass produced items as they became a lot cheaper.led to more jobs in factories,people have more money to buy more goods
what other things contributed to the consumer boom?
electricity-by 1929 70% of homes had elec so coukd power consumer goods-countryside couldn’t
advertising-new goods were advertised for sales
hire purchase-ppl coukd ‘buy now pay later’ so made easier
mail order-big companies sent out catalogs so could order and have them delivered-better for countryside
whats the fordney-mcCumber tariff?
where the usa put 40% tax on goods outiside usa-more expensive
this made people buy things already in the usa
led to more jobs
what did the flappers do?
drink illegal alcohol
latest trends-short clothes+bobs
lots of makeup
several bfs
attend parties
name a famous flapper
clara bow
what was bad about the 1920s?
many black americans were salves until 1865.by 1920s were free but still faced racism and were paid poorly
sharecroppers grew crops on white land and had to share their crops with the landowner to earn money
recent immigrants faced discrimination with worst housing and low paid jobs
workers in old industries like coal miners were replaced with machines so lower wages and higher unemployment
farmers bought machinery so were producing more food than needed so prices fell and some farmers went out of business
how did gangsters avoid getting caught??
bribery/blackmail
new tech
violence
name a gangster in the 1920s
al capone
what were the 2 main political parties?
republicans and democrats
who had the most money in the 1920s?
WASPS
who was al capone?
a gangster who made money by selling illegal alc in speakeasies
rich-latest weapons+best car
used violence against rivals
opened up a soup kitchen for the poor
what were the jim crow laws?
laws that enforced segregation of black and white
(separate skls + toilets)
who were the kkk (ku klux klan)?
were racist and persecuted people who wernt WASPS (african americans)
often wore masks/costumes to hide identities
people were afraid to report their crimes
