1920-1945 Social Flashcards
what was the rise in real wages in 1920s?
11%
name 5 social/cultural developments in the 1920s?
cars radio cinema jazz sport
how many radio stations were there in the 1920s?
700+
by 1930 how many people went to the cinema each week?
100m+
when was the first ‘talkie’ released, and what was it called?
1927
The Jazz Singer
what social group was jazz associated with, and why did this anger many older generations of this group?
AAs
black slave music
give a sport that grew greatly in the 1920s, and name 2 teams from it?
baseball
NY Yankees/Boston Red Sox
who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic and when was it done?
Charles Lindbergh
1927
name 2 popular dances in the 1920s?
Charleston
black bottom
who were flappers?
young, MC girls
went out a lot, broke social norms (e.g. smoked, drank, shorter clothes)
when did women get the vote?
1920 (19th Amendment)
ultimately why did the role of women not significantly change?
- flappers a urban minority
- many continued in their traditional roles
- low pay if they worked
- immigrant and black women often discriminated, even raped
in 1929 what percentage of the population was 1/3 of the nations wealth shared by?
5%
what % of families had an annual income of less than $2500?
71%
what % of the population were black?
10%
what was the fear of communism called, and which 2 italians are the most famous victims of this?
red scare
Sacco+Vanzetti (executed 1927)
what difficulties faced farmers in the 1920s?
overproduction=falling prices=debt=lost land
when did the KKK reform, an who was the Grand Dragon?
1915
David Stephenson
in 1925 how many members did the KKK have?
5m
what was the KKK newspaper called?
the fiery cross
why did the KKK end abruptly in 1925?
scandal where stephenson raped and killed a secretary
members were outraged (saying something that given they happily lynched thousands)
why was jazz a useful tool for AAs who’d migrated north?
could be used to gain respect, admiration and also money
give 2 advocate groups for prohibition?
ASL
WCTU
how many speakeasies were there in the USA?
200k
when was the Valentines day massacre, where was it, how many were killed, and how many were arrested?
1929
Chicago
7
0
when did LAs population hit 1m?
1930
how many arrests did izzy and moe make?
4392
how much money did Al Capone make each year?
$60m
when was prohibition ended?
1933 (21st amendment)
how many homes had radios by 1929?
29m
why did AAs become more aware of their discrimination at home?
- 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
what % of married women worked during the war?
35-50%
why did the war not stimulate change for women as it could’ve?
men wanted jobs back after war and demanded the women go back to the homes
how many ‘Oakies’ escaped west from the dust bowl?
1m
