America Flashcards

1
Q

When did the USA join WW1

A

1917

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2
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In 1919 how many cars were there, and then how many in 1929

A

9 million - 26 million

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3
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What percentage did industrial production go up by in the 20s

A

50%

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4
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When did ford create the assembly line

A

1913

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5
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How much was spent on advertising in the 20s

A

3 billion

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6
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What fraction of cars and radios were bought on credit

A

6/10 & 8/10

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7
Q

Name 2 republican policies

A

Laissez Faire & import tariffs

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8
Q

(Winners from the boom) by 1929 how many people spent how much money on shares

A

20 million people spent 9 billion

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9
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(Winners from the boom) how much did female employment increase by?

A

24%

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10
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(Winners from boom) how many employees did the river rouge have

A

80,000

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11
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(Losers from boom) between 1919-29 farm income dropped from what to what

A

$22 billion to $13 billion

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12
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(Losers from boom) less than ___% of farms had electricity or mains water

A

10

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13
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(Losers from boom) 1/2 of Americans lived in rural areas, how many were forced off land?

A

6 million

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14
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(Losers from boom) how many black farm labourers lost their jobs?

A

1 million

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15
Q

(Losers from boom) how much were men and women paid in North Carolina for a ____ hour week?

A

Men $18, women $9 for a 70hr week

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16
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(Losers from boom) what percentage of wealth went to the bottom _____percentage of the population?

A

10% went to the bottom 42%

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17
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(Losers of boom) what was unemployment % in 1920s

A

4%

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18
Q

How much were NBC making per year by 1929

A

$150 million

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19
Q

how many licensed stations in 1921 compared to 1922

A

1 - 508

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20
Q

What dance developed during the 1920s

A

The Charleston

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21
Q

(1920s woman life changes) by 1929 how many female workers

A

10 million

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22
Q

(Women life changes in 20s) name 2 role models to women

A

Gloria slawson and Clara Bow

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23
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(Changes for women in 20s)By what year were hems of skirts knee height?

A

1927

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24
Q

Bessie smith was in a car crash, then what happened

A

Wasn’t allowed in white hospital and died

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25
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In what year did the UNITED TEXTILE WORKERS UNION go on strike in tennesse as women were working 56 hour weeks at how much per hour

A

1927 and 18 cents per hour

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26
Q

Universal negro association has how many members in 1921

A

1 million

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27
Q

Kkk grew to how many members by what year

A

5 million by 1928

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28
Q

How many lynchings per year in 20s

A

50

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29
Q

What was black life expectancy compared to white in 1930

A

48 compared to 59

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30
Q

Moe smith and Izzy Einstein made how many arrests

A

4392

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31
Q

Consumption of alcohol dropped by what %

A

30%

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32
Q

Death rate due to alcohol decreased by what %

A

42

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33
Q

Crime decreased by what % during prohibition

A

54%

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34
Q

Arrests for public drunkness declined by % between _____

A

50% between 1916-22

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35
Q

What ratio of agents were corrupt

A

1:12

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36
Q

How many murders in Chicago during prohibition

A

300

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37
Q

How much did gamgstas make during prohibition

A

$2 billion

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38
Q

How much did al Capone make per year

A

$60 million

39
Q

Most Americans earned under what amount before the Wall Street crash

A

2000 per year

40
Q

Top ___% of the country owned ___% of the wealth

A

5% owned 33%

41
Q

__ farmer in ___ evicted due to crash

A

1 in 20

42
Q

Farm income dropped from $13 billion to what after the crash

A

5 billion

43
Q

Rockefeller lost how much after the crash

A

160 M

44
Q

Wages decreased by what % due to the crash

A

60

45
Q

How many people were unemployed per day during depression

A

12,000

46
Q

In 1931 how many were admitted to hospital from starvation

A

238

47
Q

How many banks closed due to crash and how many businesses went bankrupt

A

10,000 banks and 100,000 businesses

48
Q

International trade went down from ____ billion to ____ billion

A

$10 to $ 3

49
Q

CCC- aimed at young unmarried men between ___-___ who earned ___ per month and how many were helped

A

18&25 €30 per month and 2.5 million helped

50
Q

EBA- how many trust worthy banks reopened and deposits were insured up to how much

A

5000 and $5000

51
Q

PWA- how much was spent and to build what

A

$3 billion and built dams bridges schools

52
Q

(Second New deal) WPA- how many jobs in ___ years

A

8 million in 8 years

53
Q

Even after Second new deal how many were unemployed by 1941

A

6 million

54
Q

FSA(second new deal)- set up in what year and loaned how much to farmers

A

1937 and $ 1 billion

55
Q

Huey long reduced personal fortunes to how much

A

$3 million

56
Q

How much did Huey long cap income at per year through share our wealth scheme

A

1 million

57
Q

how many homes had radios by 1939

A

28 million

58
Q

how many women employed by CCC

A

8000

59
Q

what was the name of the black woman who headed the National Youth Administration

A

Mary Bethune

60
Q

how much were the USA spending on the war per day by 1945

A

250 million

61
Q

How much many rounds of ammo and guns did the USA provide

A

44billion and 20 million

62
Q

by 1945, how many cargo ships could be built in a day

A

1

63
Q

what year did unemployment disappear by

A

1942

64
Q

What did the USAs GNP go from between 1939-1945

A

91 billion to 167 billion

65
Q

How many million workers worked in factories during the war

A

14 million

66
Q

How much did Britain get from lend lease from the USA during WW11

A

31 billion

67
Q

A total of how much ($) was shipped on lend lease during WW11

A

50 billion

68
Q

How many black Americans moved to cities during ww11

A

5 million

69
Q

In 1944, how many women joined the work force

A

7 million

70
Q

how many Americans were called up to join the war effort (ww11)

A

15 million

71
Q

What fraction of aircraft workers and munitions/electronics workers were women during ww11

A

1/3 and 1/2

72
Q

What was TV ownership by 1958

A

83.2%

73
Q

During the 50s the USA produces around % of the worlds goods

A

50

74
Q

Name 2 events which caused the second red scare

A

Berlin blockade and Korean War

75
Q

What did Johnson call his new idea to tackle unemployment, bad housing, medical care and civil rights

A

Great Society

76
Q

How much did Kennedys housing act spend on improving homes in cities

A

$5 billion

77
Q

How much did Johnson spend on primary and secondary eduction

A

$1.5 billion

78
Q

When were Medicare and Medicare set up

A

1965

79
Q

What did the economic opportunity act 1964 provide

A

Training for youths aged 16-21

80
Q

What year was Brown Vs Board of education

A

1954

81
Q

What year was the Montgomery Bus boycott and how much did bus companies loose (%)

A

1955-56 65%

82
Q

What year was the Selma march and what was the nickname it was given

A

1965, Bloody Sunday

83
Q

The march on Washington was in what year and how many people were involved

A

1963 and 250,000

84
Q

Name 2 people involved in the Nation of Islam

A

Muhammad Ali and Malcom X

85
Q

The black panthers had how many members and killed how many police officers

A

2,000 and 9

86
Q

what year was the civil rights act passed

A

1964

87
Q

20 months on from the civil rights act how many black Americans had registered to vote

A

430,000

88
Q

What year was the voting rights act passed

A

1965

89
Q

What year was the NOW set up

A

1966

90
Q

When was the now bill of rights

A

1967

91
Q

What year was Roe Vs Wade and what did it make legal

A

1973 and abortion

92
Q

What year was the equal pay act

A

1963

93
Q

What percentage of men’s pay was women’s by 1972

A

70%