01: Economic Boom in the 1920s Flashcards
What was the ratio of people who had cars?
1 to 5 (whereas in the UK only 1:43 had cars)
What % of Black women were low-paid domestic servants in white households?
60%
Impact of Boom: How did the Boom effect clothing sales?
The discovery of new materials (e.g. nylon) + through advertisement, clothing sales went up by 427%
Impact of Boom: How did the Boom affect construction companies?
- The increased sales in cars (with 1:5 people in USA with a car), the miles of roads x2
- Building of skycrapwrs
Impact of Boom: In what ways did boom in car sales impact other industries
Helped rubber, petrol + glass industries:
- 80% of rubber consumed by cars
- 90% of petrol
- 75% of glass
Impact of Boom: USA was the world’s leading producer of what materials?
Chemicals + fertilisers
How did advertising change after the Boom?
- We see catch phrases
- The use of magazines + radios to advertise products
What was the impact of the discovery of electricity?
New products e.g. Vacuum cleaners made:
1920 - 1930 –> The number of people who had vacuum cleaners increased by 21%
Why had consumerism increased in the 1920s?
- Mass Production made items cheaper
- Tariffs made overseas products expensive so American products were cheaper
- Advertising
- Credit - People didn’t need to have money to buy products
The economy grew because of the increase in sales/ consumerism
Impact of Boom on Entertainment: Sports
- Baseball most popular sports - emergence of New York Yankees
- 67,000 people watched football at Memorial Stadium
Impact of Boom on Entertainment: Cinemas
- End of 1920, 100 million tickets sold every week
- Actors e.g. Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford
- (1st talkie in 1927)
Impact of Boom on Entertainment: African-Americans
Jazz led to integration as:
- African Americans travelled to North to perform
- helped Louis Armstrong to gain fame and wealth
Impact of Music on Lives in 1920s
- Jazz led to integration
- Jazz led to new dance and shoes (Charleston)
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: Why didn’t farmers benefit?
- Europe did not need USA’s food
- MACHINERY: Less workers needed + debts from paying for machinery
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: What challenges did farmers face?
- Decrease in wages, so some sold their land
- 3+ million farmers earning less than $1000 a year
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: Why didn’t new immigrants benefit?
DISCRIMINATION + Red Scare
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: Why didn’t old industry workers benefit?
Coal case study:
- Gas + Electricity used instead, so sales went down, mines closed, wages cut
- More coal was being made than could be sold
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: Whilst others were getting jobs + more money, how many black people lost their jobs?
3/4 million
Who didn’t benefit from 1920s economic boom?
- Black people
- Farmers, immigrants, those working in old industries
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: Why didn’t farmers benefit?
- USA food no longer needed by Europe
- MACHINERY - less people needed + lots of debt to pay for machinery (also links to problems with credit)
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: Whilst others gained more + better jobs, how many Black people lost their jobs in 1920s?
3/4 million
Didn’t benefit from 1920s boom: Why didn’t new immigrants benefit?
DISCRIMINATION + Red Scare
