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1
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When did the USA join WW1

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1917

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2
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In 1919 how many cars were there, and then how many in 1929

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9 million - 26 million

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3
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What percentage did industrial production go up by in the 20s

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50%

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4
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When did ford create the assembly line

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1913

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5
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How much was spent on advertising in the 20s

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3 billion

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6
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What fraction of cars and radios were bought on credit

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6/10 & 8/10

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7
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Name 2 republican policies

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Laissez Faire & import tariffs

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8
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(Winners from the boom) by 1929 how many people spent how much money on shares

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20 million people spent 9 billion

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9
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(Winners from the boom) how much did female employment increase by?

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24%

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10
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(Winners from boom) how many employees did the river rouge have

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80,000

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11
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(Losers from boom) between 1919-29 farm income dropped from what to what

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$22 billion to $13 billion

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12
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(Losers from boom) less than ___% of farms had electricity or mains water

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10

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13
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(Losers from boom) 1/2 of Americans lived in rural areas, how many were forced off land?

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6 million

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14
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(Losers from boom) how many black farm labourers lost their jobs?

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1 million

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15
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(Losers from boom) how much were men and women paid in North Carolina for a ____ hour week?

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Men $18, women $9 for a 70hr week

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16
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(Losers from boom) what percentage of wealth went to the bottom _____percentage of the population?

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10% went to the bottom 42%

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17
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(Losers of boom) what was unemployment % in 1920s

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4%

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18
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How much were NBC making per year by 1929

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$150 million

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19
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how many licensed stations in 1921 compared to 1922

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1 - 508

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20
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What dance developed during the 1920s

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The Charleston

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21
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(1920s woman life changes) by 1929 how many female workers

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10 million

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22
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(Women life changes in 20s) name 2 role models to women

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Gloria slawson and Clara Bow

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23
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(Changes for women in 20s)By what year were hems of skirts knee height?

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1927

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24
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Bessie smith was in a car crash, then what happened

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Wasn’t allowed in white hospital and died

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25
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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

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1927 and 18 cents per hour

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26
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Universal negro association has how many members in 1921

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1 million

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27
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Kkk grew to how many members by what year

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5 million by 1928

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28
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How many lynchings per year in 20s

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50

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29
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What was black life expectancy compared to white in 1930

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48 compared to 59

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30
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Moe smith and Izzy Einstein made how many arrests

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4392

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31
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Consumption of alcohol dropped by what %

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30%

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32
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Death rate due to alcohol decreased by what %

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42

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33
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Crime decreased by what % during prohibition

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54%

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34
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Arrests for public drunkness declined by % between _____

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50% between 1916-22

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35
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What ratio of agents were corrupt

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1:12

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36
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How many murders in Chicago during prohibition

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300

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37
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How much did gamgstas make during prohibition

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$2 billion

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38
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How much did al Capone make per year

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$60 million

39
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Most Americans earned under what amount before the Wall Street crash

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2000 per year

40
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Top ___% of the country owned ___% of the wealth

A

5% owned 33%

41
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__ farmer in ___ evicted due to crash

A

1 in 20

42
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Farm income dropped from $13 billion to what after the crash

A

5 billion

43
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Rockefeller lost how much after the crash

A

160 M

44
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Wages decreased by what % due to the crash

A

60

45
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How many people were unemployed per day during depression

A

12,000

46
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In 1931 how many were admitted to hospital from starvation

A

238

47
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How many banks closed due to crash and how many businesses went bankrupt

A

10,000 banks and 100,000 businesses

48
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International trade went down from ____ billion to ____ billion

A

$10 to $ 3

49
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CCC- aimed at young unmarried men between ___-___ who earned ___ per month and how many were helped

A

18&25 €30 per month and 2.5 million helped

50
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EBA- how many trust worthy banks reopened and deposits were insured up to how much

A

5000 and $5000

51
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PWA- how much was spent and to build what

A

$3 billion and built dams bridges schools

52
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(Second New deal) WPA- how many jobs in ___ years

A

8 million in 8 years

53
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Even after Second new deal how many were unemployed by 1941

A

6 million

54
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FSA(second new deal)- set up in what year and loaned how much to farmers

A

1937 and $ 1 billion

55
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Huey long reduced personal fortunes to how much

A

$3 million

56
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How much did Huey long cap income at per year through share our wealth scheme

A

1 million

57
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how many homes had radios by 1939

A

28 million

58
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how many women employed by CCC

A

8000

59
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what was the name of the black woman who headed the National Youth Administration

A

Mary Bethune

60
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how much were the USA spending on the war per day by 1945

A

250 million

61
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How much many rounds of ammo and guns did the USA provide

A

44billion and 20 million

62
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by 1945, how many cargo ships could be built in a day

A

1

63
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what year did unemployment disappear by

A

1942

64
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What did the USAs GNP go from between 1939-1945

A

91 billion to 167 billion

65
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How many million workers worked in factories during the war

A

14 million

66
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How much did Britain get from lend lease from the USA during WW11

A

31 billion

67
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A total of how much ($) was shipped on lend lease during WW11

A

50 billion

68
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How many black Americans moved to cities during ww11

A

5 million

69
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In 1944, how many women joined the work force

A

7 million

70
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how many Americans were called up to join the war effort (ww11)

A

15 million

71
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What fraction of aircraft workers and munitions/electronics workers were women during ww11

A

1/3 and 1/2

72
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What was TV ownership by 1958

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83.2%

73
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During the 50s the USA produces around % of the worlds goods

A

50

74
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Name 2 events which caused the second red scare

A

Berlin blockade and Korean War

75
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What did Johnson call his new idea to tackle unemployment, bad housing, medical care and civil rights

A

Great Society

76
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How much did Kennedys housing act spend on improving homes in cities

A

$5 billion

77
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How much did Johnson spend on primary and secondary eduction

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$1.5 billion

78
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When were Medicare and Medicare set up

A

1965

79
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What did the economic opportunity act 1964 provide

A

Training for youths aged 16-21

80
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What year was Brown Vs Board of education

A

1954

81
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What year was the Montgomery Bus boycott and how much did bus companies loose (%)

A

1955-56 65%

82
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What year was the Selma march and what was the nickname it was given

A

1965, Bloody Sunday

83
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The march on Washington was in what year and how many people were involved

A

1963 and 250,000

84
Q

Name 2 people involved in the Nation of Islam

A

Muhammad Ali and Malcom X

85
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The black panthers had how many members and killed how many police officers

A

2,000 and 9

86
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what year was the civil rights act passed

A

1964

87
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20 months on from the civil rights act how many black Americans had registered to vote

A

430,000

88
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What year was the voting rights act passed

A

1965

89
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What year was the NOW set up

A

1966

90
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When was the now bill of rights

A

1967

91
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What year was Roe Vs Wade and what did it make legal

A

1973 and abortion

92
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What year was the equal pay act

A

1963

93
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What percentage of men’s pay was women’s by 1972

A

70%

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