20s Flashcards
In ____, 1 ___ was produced every __ seconds
In 1927, 1 car was produced every 10 seconds
By the late 1920s, the ___ _______ was the biggest employer in the USA
By the late 1920s, the car industry was the biggets employer in USA
Average wages rose by ____ and working hours fell by _ hours a week
Average wages rose by 11.1% and working hours fell by 5 hours a week
By the end of _____, there were ___ radio stations compared to just 1 in ____
By the end of 1922, there were 508 radio stations compared to just 1 in 1921
Hollywood produced ___ films per year
Hollywood produced 800 films per year
___ ______ cinema tickets were sold every week
100 million cinema tickets were sold every week
Actors such as _______ _______ and ____ ________ became stars
Actors such as Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford became stars
Jazz inspired new dances such as the __________
Jazz inspired new dances such as the charleston
In ____ women could vote
In 1920, women could vote
In ____, there were __ million women in paid work (__% more than 1920)
By 1929, there were 10 million women in paid work (24% more than 1920)
Prohibition reduced aalcohol consumption by __%
Prohibition reduced alcohol consumption by 30%
The national ban of alcohol was introduced by the _______ Act of ____
The national ban of alcohol was introduced by the Volstead Act of 1920
In Chicago there were ___ murders and no arrests between ____ and ____
In Chicago there were 130 murders and no arrests between 1926 and 1927
__ ______ organised the St Valentine’s Day Massacre in ____
Al Capone organisede the St Valentine’s Day Massacre in 1929
Sacco and Vanzetti were wrongly tried and found guilty in ____
Sacco and Vanzetti were wrongly tried and found guilty in 1927
