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1
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How many radio stations were there in 1922?

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508

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example of afro-american who was a successful musician in the 20’s:

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Louis Armstrong

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when was the first Talkie film made?

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1927

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how many cinema tickets were sold per week in 1929?

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100million

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a male and female film star (2names):

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Clara Bow
Rudolf Valentino

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what percentage had a car in the 20’s?

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20%

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were tariffs put on food in the 20’s?

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yes

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in the 1920’s, what % ppl lived below the poverty line?

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42%

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9
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Almost how many Black Americans lost their jobs in the 20’s?

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nearly 1 million

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10
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why did some farmers struggle in the 20’s?

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they overproduced food, so prices fell

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11
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deaths from alcoholic poisoning went up between 1920-26 by how much

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658

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12
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by 1929, how many speakeasies were in New York

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32,000

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13
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how many enforcement agents for prohibition were there

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2,500

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14
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how much did al Capone make per year from speakeasies?

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60 million

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15
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in 1929 how many new immigrants were allowed in

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15,000

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16
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when were Sacco and Vanzetti killed

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24th august 1927

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17
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by 1925 how many members did the kkk have

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5 million

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18
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by 1930, how many women were in work

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10 million

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how many ppl were unemployed in 1933

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14 million

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20
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during the depression how much was car production cut by

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92%

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21
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in the depression what % of new york children were undernourished?

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20%

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22
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when was the dustbowl?

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1930-36

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23
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when and what was the Hawley smooth act?

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1930, import taxes increased by 50%

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24
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how much money was put in government building schemes?

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423 million, an example is hoover dam

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25
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how many more votes did Roosevelt have than hoover?

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7 million

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26
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what was the Emergency banking act?

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Roosevelt opened only the honest banks.

27
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when did Roosevelt end prohibition?

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1933

28
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by 1940, how many men did the ccc give Jobs to?

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2 million in 1940, and 300,000 in 1933.

29
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how much money did FERA provide for the poor?

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500million dollars.

30
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what did the AAA do?

A

it advised farmers on farming techniques and made them more organised.

31
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by 1939, how many homes owned a radio?

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28 million homes.

32
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when did the lend lease start?

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march 1941

33
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a total of how much in material costs were shipped to support allies?

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50.1 billion

34
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when America joined the war, how many more people worked in factories?

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14million

35
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how many afro-americans found work in war industries during ww2

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750,000

36
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during the war how many women joined the armed forces?

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300,000

37
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in ww2 how many women joined the workforce?

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7 million

38
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When did Japan attack pearl Harbour?

A

December 1941

39
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how many afro-americans joined the armed forces in ww2?

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1 million

40
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by 1960 how much better was the average American living standards than British living standards

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3 times

41
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by 1958 what percent of households owned a tv?

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83.2%

42
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in the early 50’s how many suspects were there related to communism ?

A

1 million

43
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when was the brown vs board?

A

1954

44
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when was the little rock Arkansas (school case)?

A

1957

45
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when was Rosa Parks Montgomery bus boycott started?

A

December 1955

46
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during the bus boycott what % of the buses income was lost?

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65%

47
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when were the Montgomery bus laws made illegal?

A

December 1956

48
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when were the Montgomery bus laws made illegal?

A

December 1956

49
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in Greensbro how many afro-amarican students par took in organised sit ins (in 1960)?

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400 students

50
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when were freedom rides established?

A

may 1961

51
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how many people did mlk convey a speech to in 1963?

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250,000

52
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when was the famous mlk speech?

A

August 1963

53
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when was Malcolm x assassinated ?

A

1965

54
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how many members did the black panthers have?

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2,000

55
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when was Kennedy assassinated?

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November 1963

56
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when did Johnson sign the civil rights act?

A

2nd July 1964

57
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when was the Voting Rights Act?

A

1964

58
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when was MLK assassinated?

A

1968

59
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when was medicare?

A

1965

60
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When was the development act?

A

1964

61
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what was part of Kennedys new frontier?

A

extension of unemployment benefit
more aid to poor cities
increased in social security benefits

62
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When was the equal pay act?

A

1963

63
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when was ROE vs WADE?

A

1973

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