1920-1945 Social

Question 1

what was the rise in real wages in 1920s?

Answer 1

11%

Question 2

name 5 social/cultural developments in the 1920s?

Answer 2

cars
radio
cinema
jazz
sport

Question 3

how many radio stations were there in the 1920s?

Answer 3

700+

Question 4

by 1930 how many people went to the cinema each week?

Answer 4

100m+

Question 5

when was the first ‘talkie’ released, and what was it called?

Answer 5

1927

The Jazz Singer

Question 6

what social group was jazz associated with, and why did this anger many older generations of this group?

Answer 6

AAs

black slave music

Question 7

give a sport that grew greatly in the 1920s, and name 2 teams from it?

Answer 7

baseball

NY Yankees/Boston Red Sox

Question 8

who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic and when was it done?

Answer 8

Charles Lindbergh

1927

Question 9

name 2 popular dances in the 1920s?

Answer 9

Charleston

black bottom

Question 10

who were flappers?

Answer 10

young, MC girls

went out a lot, broke social norms (e.g. smoked, drank, shorter clothes)

Question 11

when did women get the vote?

Answer 11

1920 (19th Amendment)

Question 12

ultimately why did the role of women not significantly change?

Answer 12

• flappers a urban minority
• many continued in their traditional roles
• low pay if they worked
• immigrant and black women often discriminated, even raped

Question 13

in 1929 what percentage of the population was 1/3 of the nations wealth shared by?

Answer 13

5%

Question 14

what % of families had an annual income of less than $2500?

Answer 14

71%

Question 15

what % of the population were black?

Answer 15

10%

Question 16

what was the fear of communism called, and which 2 italians are the most famous victims of this?

Answer 16

red scare

Sacco+Vanzetti (executed 1927)

Question 17

what difficulties faced farmers in the 1920s?

Answer 17

overproduction=falling prices=debt=lost land

Question 18

when did the KKK reform, an who was the Grand Dragon?

Answer 18

1915

David Stephenson

Question 19

in 1925 how many members did the KKK have?

Answer 19

5m

Question 20

what was the KKK newspaper called?

Answer 20

the fiery cross

Question 21

why did the KKK end abruptly in 1925?

Answer 21

scandal where stephenson raped and killed a secretary

members were outraged (saying something that given they happily lynched thousands)

Question 22

why was jazz a useful tool for AAs who’d migrated north?

Answer 22

could be used to gain respect, admiration and also money

Question 23

give 2 advocate groups for prohibition?

Answer 23

ASL

WCTU

Question 24

how many speakeasies were there in the USA?

Answer 24

200k

Question 25

when was the Valentines day massacre, where was it, how many were killed, and how many were arrested?

Answer 25

1929
Chicago
7
0

Question 26

when did LAs population hit 1m?

Answer 26

1930

Question 27

how many arrests did izzy and moe make?

Answer 27

4392

Question 28

how much money did Al Capone make each year?

Answer 28

$60m

Question 29

when was prohibition ended?

Answer 29

1933 (21st amendment)

Question 30

how many homes had radios by 1929?

Answer 30

29m

Question 31

why did AAs become more aware of their discrimination at home?

Answer 31

• fought war against racist Gemany=whats different between Ger and USA?
• no segregation when stationed in GB etc
• 2m worked during war, mainly in north=north less racist than the south

Question 32

what % of married women worked during the war?

Answer 32

35-50%

Question 33

why did the war not stimulate change for women as it could’ve?

Answer 33

men wanted jobs back after war and demanded the women go back to the homes

Question 34

how many ‘Oakies’ escaped west from the dust bowl?

Answer 34

1m