1920s Flashcards
By how much did total industry production increase by during 1920s
50 %
How many cars by 1929
26 million
How many Radios were bought on credit
8/10
by how much did female employment increase during the boom
24%
how much did farm income drop by between 1919 and 1928
22 to 13 billion
How many jobs did black farm labourers loose during 1920s
1 million
what fraction of money did coal workers get paid compared to the national avg
1/3 of national avg
What Yr did coal workers strike in West Virginia
1920
How much did textile workers get
18c per HR , for a 56 hour week
How much of the wealth went to the bottom 42% of the population
10%
how many radio stations by 1922
508
Who set up the UNIA
marcus garvey, encouraged blacks to be proud of there race
how many KKK members by 1928
5 million
how many lynchings per yr
50
What was NAACP
national association for the advancement of coloured people