America Flashcards
When did the USA join WW1
1917
In 1919 how many cars were there, and then how many in 1929
9 million - 26 million
What percentage did industrial production go up by in the 20s
50%
When did ford create the assembly line
1913
How much was spent on advertising in the 20s
3 billion
What fraction of cars and radios were bought on credit
6/10 & 8/10
Name 2 republican policies
Laissez Faire & import tariffs
(Winners from the boom) by 1929 how many people spent how much money on shares
20 million people spent 9 billion
(Winners from the boom) how much did female employment increase by?
24%
(Winners from boom) how many employees did the river rouge have
80,000
(Losers from boom) between 1919-29 farm income dropped from what to what
$22 billion to $13 billion
(Losers from boom) less than ___% of farms had electricity or mains water
10
(Losers from boom) 1/2 of Americans lived in rural areas, how many were forced off land?
6 million
(Losers from boom) how many black farm labourers lost their jobs?
1 million
(Losers from boom) how much were men and women paid in North Carolina for a ____ hour week?
Men $18, women $9 for a 70hr week
(Losers from boom) what percentage of wealth went to the bottom _____percentage of the population?
10% went to the bottom 42%
(Losers of boom) what was unemployment % in 1920s
4%
How much were NBC making per year by 1929
$150 million
how many licensed stations in 1921 compared to 1922
1 - 508
What dance developed during the 1920s
The Charleston
(1920s woman life changes) by 1929 how many female workers
10 million
(Women life changes in 20s) name 2 role models to women
Gloria slawson and Clara Bow
(Changes for women in 20s)By what year were hems of skirts knee height?
1927
Bessie smith was in a car crash, then what happened
Wasn’t allowed in white hospital and died
In what year did the UNITED TEXTILE WORKERS UNION go on strike in tennesse as women were working 56 hour weeks at how much per hour
1927 and 18 cents per hour
Universal negro association has how many members in 1921
1 million
Kkk grew to how many members by what year
5 million by 1928
How many lynchings per year in 20s
50
What was black life expectancy compared to white in 1930
48 compared to 59
Moe smith and Izzy Einstein made how many arrests
4392
Consumption of alcohol dropped by what %
30%
Death rate due to alcohol decreased by what %
42
Crime decreased by what % during prohibition
54%
Arrests for public drunkness declined by % between _____
50% between 1916-22
What ratio of agents were corrupt
1:12
How many murders in Chicago during prohibition
300
How much did gamgstas make during prohibition
$2 billion
How much did al Capone make per year
$60 million
Most Americans earned under what amount before the Wall Street crash
2000 per year
Top ___% of the country owned ___% of the wealth
5% owned 33%
__ farmer in ___ evicted due to crash
1 in 20
Farm income dropped from $13 billion to what after the crash
5 billion
Rockefeller lost how much after the crash
160 M
Wages decreased by what % due to the crash
60
How many people were unemployed per day during depression
12,000
In 1931 how many were admitted to hospital from starvation
238
How many banks closed due to crash and how many businesses went bankrupt
10,000 banks and 100,000 businesses
International trade went down from ____ billion to ____ billion
$10 to $ 3
CCC- aimed at young unmarried men between ___-___ who earned ___ per month and how many were helped
18&25 €30 per month and 2.5 million helped
EBA- how many trust worthy banks reopened and deposits were insured up to how much
5000 and $5000
PWA- how much was spent and to build what
$3 billion and built dams bridges schools
(Second New deal) WPA- how many jobs in ___ years
8 million in 8 years
Even after Second new deal how many were unemployed by 1941
6 million
FSA(second new deal)- set up in what year and loaned how much to farmers
1937 and $ 1 billion
Huey long reduced personal fortunes to how much
$3 million
How much did Huey long cap income at per year through share our wealth scheme
1 million
how many homes had radios by 1939
28 million
how many women employed by CCC
8000
what was the name of the black woman who headed the National Youth Administration
Mary Bethune
how much were the USA spending on the war per day by 1945
250 million
How much many rounds of ammo and guns did the USA provide
44billion and 20 million
by 1945, how many cargo ships could be built in a day
1
what year did unemployment disappear by
1942
What did the USAs GNP go from between 1939-1945
91 billion to 167 billion
How many million workers worked in factories during the war
14 million
How much did Britain get from lend lease from the USA during WW11
31 billion
A total of how much ($) was shipped on lend lease during WW11
50 billion
How many black Americans moved to cities during ww11
5 million
In 1944, how many women joined the work force
7 million
how many Americans were called up to join the war effort (ww11)
15 million
What fraction of aircraft workers and munitions/electronics workers were women during ww11
1/3 and 1/2
What was TV ownership by 1958
83.2%
During the 50s the USA produces around % of the worlds goods
50
Name 2 events which caused the second red scare
Berlin blockade and Korean War
What did Johnson call his new idea to tackle unemployment, bad housing, medical care and civil rights
Great Society
How much did Kennedys housing act spend on improving homes in cities
$5 billion
How much did Johnson spend on primary and secondary eduction
$1.5 billion
When were Medicare and Medicare set up
1965
What did the economic opportunity act 1964 provide
Training for youths aged 16-21
What year was Brown Vs Board of education
1954
What year was the Montgomery Bus boycott and how much did bus companies loose (%)
1955-56 65%
What year was the Selma march and what was the nickname it was given
1965, Bloody Sunday
The march on Washington was in what year and how many people were involved
1963 and 250,000
Name 2 people involved in the Nation of Islam
Muhammad Ali and Malcom X
The black panthers had how many members and killed how many police officers
2,000 and 9
what year was the civil rights act passed
1964
20 months on from the civil rights act how many black Americans had registered to vote
430,000
What year was the voting rights act passed
1965
What year was the NOW set up
1966
When was the now bill of rights
1967
What year was Roe Vs Wade and what did it make legal
1973 and abortion
What year was the equal pay act
1963
What percentage of men’s pay was women’s by 1972
70%
