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

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50%

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

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Fordney McCumber (1922)

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

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By 1929 20 million

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How much money was spent on shares during 1929?

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$9 billion

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How much did female employment increase by during the boom?

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24%

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How many of fords workers were immigrants?

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75%

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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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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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How many farms had electricity?

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10%

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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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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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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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What percentage of Americans lived below the poverty line?

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42%

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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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How many female workers by 1929?

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10 million

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

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Marcus Garvey

1 Million

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How many members did the KKK have my 1928?

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5 million members

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

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400,000

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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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How many arrests did moe smith and izzy Einstein make during the prohibition era?
4392 arrests
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How much did alcohol consumption decrease by?
Between 30-50%
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How much did insanity decrease by?
66%
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How many prohibition officers were corrupt?
1/12
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How many murders occurred in Chicago as a result of gang violence?
300
30
When was the St Valentine’s Day massacre?
14 feb 1929
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When did the building indust try begin to fail?
1926
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What % of people owned what% of wealth?
5% earned 33%
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How much money did banks lend to people buying stocks?
1929 - $9 billion
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When did Babson make his prediction that “sooner or later a crash is coming”?
5th september 1929
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What happened with stocks on 21st Oct 1929?
The ticker was 1.5 hours behind
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What did farm income drop to during the depression?
$13 billion to $5 billion
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What proportion of farmers were evicted?
1 in 20
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How much did wages fall by during the depression?
60%
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How many people became unemployed each day?
12,000
40
How many people were admitted to hospital with malnutrition and when?
1931 - 238
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How much did Rockerfella loose
$160 million
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When did the bank of USA close?
Dec 1930 with 400,000 investors
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How many companies went bankrupt during the depression?
100,000
44
What was the Mexican Repatriation programme?
500,000 Mexicans deported, 60% were US citizens
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When was the bonus march
June 1932
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When was the Smoot Hawley Tariff
1930 - resulted in 20% global trade decline
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What did Hoovers emergency relief act do?
Gave $300 million to provide unemployment pay
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When did Hoover provide state governments with money to create jobs?
1931 - 4 billion given
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How much did the PWA spend?
Over $3 billion
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What did the FSA (second new deal) do?
Take over 80,000 photographs of farm land
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What did Huey long want personal fortunes capped at?
$3 million
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What did Francis Townsend want the new deal to do?
$200 a week pensions
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How much was the USA spending a day by 1945?
$250 million
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What did farm income increase by during the war?
250% to $20 billion
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How many women joined the work force during the war?
7 million ( payed 65% of mens wages)
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How many people worked in factories during the war?
14 million
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How many black Americans worked in factories during the war?
2 million
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How many new businesses opened during the war?
500,000
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How many women entered the armed forces?
300,000
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What did the population of California rise by during the war?
72%
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By 1950, what % of the worlds goods were produced by America?
50%
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In 1948 how many households owned a TV compared to 1958?
0.4% to 83.2%
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How many files did McCarthy have on suspected communists during the 50’s?
1 million
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When was Alger hiss convicted?
1950
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When was the Economic Opportunity Act?
1964
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When was Medicare/Medicaid?
1965
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When was the development act?
1964
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Who led the Nation of Islam?
Elijah Muhammad
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How many members did the black panthers have?
2000
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When were the Watts and Detroit riots?
Watts - 1965 (30,000 protestors) | Detroits - 1967 (7000 jailed)
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When was brown vs board of education?
1954
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When were the Montgomery bus boycotts?
1955-56
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When was Little Rock?
1957
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When were the Greensboro sit ins?
1960
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When was the march on Washington?
1963
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When was the Selma march?
1965
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When was the Civil rights Act?
1964
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When was the voting rights act?
1965
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When was the second civil rights act?
1968
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When was NOW set up?
1966 (bill of rights 1967)
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When did the equal pay acts occur?
1963 | 1972

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