Changes Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Changes in Standards of living when
A
Improved from 1924 onwards
2
Q
Unemployment 1926-28
A
1926 - 2 million unemployed
1927 - The unemployment insurance act
1928 - 1.3 million unemployed
3
Q
Change in wages
A
1925-28 - ‘Real’ wages rose by 25%
4
Q
Homes built in 1925-29
A
1925-29 - 101000 homes built
5
Q
What were ‘New Women’
A
Women that smoke, drank, had short hair, wore make-up, wore revealing clothes and went to clubs
6
Q
Marriage change
A
Men and women had equal rights in marriage
7
Q
Divorce rates and birth rates
A
1913-25
Divorce rates doubled
Birth rate fell by 1/3
8
Q
Why were there changes in culture 1924?
A
Freedom of speech and economic recovery
9
Q
Who was given grants (culture)
A
Art galleries, orchestras, museums, libraries
