The ‘Boom’ Flashcards
(12 cards)
Which party ran 1920s American and what did this mean?
Republican
Laissez-fairs
Tarries
Low taxes
When did America get involved in WW1 and what did this mean?
1917
The war wasn’t long enough to drain their economy
What did Henry Ford invent and what did this cause?
Assembly line
Cars were cheap ($295) and more workers were needed (81,000)
How many cars were bought using hire purchase?
6/10
How many immigrants could enter America in 1924?
150,000
How many black people were lynched in 1921?
61
What were the Jim Crow Laws?
Segregation laws that covered all aspects of life.
Who were the KKK and how many members were there?
Racially discriminative white men who killed minorities.
5 million
How many women had jobs in 1929?
10.5 million- 25% increase
Name 3 fads in the 1920s.
Pole sitting- shipwreck Kelly
Jazz- Louis Armstrong
Cinema- Charlie Chaplin (100 million people going each week)
How many people were arrested in the Palmer Raids during the 1st Red Scare?
6000
Why were Sacco and Vanzetti important?
Outlined racist and prejudiced America was during the red scare
