America Flashcards
How many radio stations were there in 1922?
508
example of afro-american who was a successful musician in the 20’s:
Louis Armstrong
when was the first Talkie film made?
1927
how many cinema tickets were sold per week in 1929?
100million
a male and female film star (2names):
Clara Bow
Rudolf Valentino
what percentage had a car in the 20’s?
20%
were tariffs put on food in the 20’s?
yes
in the 1920’s, what % ppl lived below the poverty line?
42%
Almost how many Black Americans lost their jobs in the 20’s?
nearly 1 million
why did some farmers struggle in the 20’s?
they overproduced food, so prices fell
deaths from alcoholic poisoning went up between 1920-26 by how much
658
by 1929, how many speakeasies were in New York
32,000
how many enforcement agents for prohibition were there
2,500
how much did al Capone make per year from speakeasies?
60 million
in 1929 how many new immigrants were allowed in
15,000
when were Sacco and Vanzetti killed
24th august 1927
by 1925 how many members did the kkk have
5 million
by 1930, how many women were in work
10 million
how many ppl were unemployed in 1933
14 million
during the depression how much was car production cut by
92%
in the depression what % of new york children were undernourished?
20%
when was the dustbowl?
1930-36
when and what was the Hawley smooth act?
1930, import taxes increased by 50%
how much money was put in government building schemes?
423 million, an example is hoover dam
how many more votes did Roosevelt have than hoover?
7 million
what was the Emergency banking act?
Roosevelt opened only the honest banks.
when did Roosevelt end prohibition?
1933
by 1940, how many men did the ccc give Jobs to?
2 million in 1940, and 300,000 in 1933.
how much money did FERA provide for the poor?
500million dollars.
what did the AAA do?
it advised farmers on farming techniques and made them more organised.
by 1939, how many homes owned a radio?
28 million homes.
when did the lend lease start?
march 1941
a total of how much in material costs were shipped to support allies?
50.1 billion
when America joined the war, how many more people worked in factories?
14million
how many afro-americans found work in war industries during ww2
750,000
during the war how many women joined the armed forces?
300,000
in ww2 how many women joined the workforce?
7 million
When did Japan attack pearl Harbour?
December 1941
how many afro-americans joined the armed forces in ww2?
1 million
by 1960 how much better was the average American living standards than British living standards
3 times
by 1958 what percent of households owned a tv?
83.2%
in the early 50’s how many suspects were there related to communism ?
1 million
when was the brown vs board?
1954
when was the little rock Arkansas (school case)?
1957
when was Rosa Parks Montgomery bus boycott started?
December 1955
during the bus boycott what % of the buses income was lost?
65%
when were the Montgomery bus laws made illegal?
December 1956
when were the Montgomery bus laws made illegal?
December 1956
in Greensbro how many afro-amarican students par took in organised sit ins (in 1960)?
400 students
when were freedom rides established?
may 1961
how many people did mlk convey a speech to in 1963?
250,000
when was the famous mlk speech?
August 1963
when was Malcolm x assassinated ?
1965
how many members did the black panthers have?
2,000
when was Kennedy assassinated?
November 1963
when did Johnson sign the civil rights act?
2nd July 1964
when was the Voting Rights Act?
1964
when was MLK assassinated?
1968
when was medicare?
1965
When was the development act?
1964
what was part of Kennedys new frontier?
extension of unemployment benefit
more aid to poor cities
increased in social security benefits
When was the equal pay act?
1963
when was ROE vs WADE?
1973
