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by how many hours did the average working week drop in the 20s?

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47.4 hrs to 44.2 hrs

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on average how much did wages increase by in the 1920s? (%)

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11%

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what happened to the number of radio station between 1921 and 1922

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increased from 1 station to 508 stations

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name two dance crazes from jazz music

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charleston

black bottom

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name two famous african american jazz musicians of the 20s

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louis armstrong

bessie smith

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where in america was the centre of american film industry?

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hollywood, la

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how many cinema tickets were sold a week by the end of the 1920s?

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100 million

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name two prominent film stars of the 1920s

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charlie chaplin
clara bow
rudolph valentino
gloria swanson

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when was the first talkie movie made?

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1927

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which guidelines were introduced to control what was shown on films? when were they released?

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the hays code - 1930

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name two hollywood films that were seen as daring and sexualised

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up in mable’s room

the forbidden planet

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name two popular sports men of the 1920s and the sport they played

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babe ruth (baseball)
jack dempsey (boxing)
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by how much did the Grossest Point Park outside Detroit expand by in the 1920s? (%)

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700%

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give four reasons why the american entertainment industry grew and became more popular in the 20s

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  1. people had more leisure time
  2. people had more disposable income to spend on leisure activities
  3. growth of cities and suburbs meant more americans could access entertainment
  4. cars allowed americans to travel to events
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give three reasons how entertainments changed in the 1920s

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  1. entertainments increased in popularity
  2. new and less conservative - however made a divide between traditional people and others
  3. women were exposed to a wider range of role models
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what law was passed in 1920 which have women the right to vote?

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19th amendment

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by what percentage did the number of working women increase between 1920-29?

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24%

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by 1930, what % of women aged 15+ were working?

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only 25%

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name three new styles of behaviour associated with flappers

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  • wearing daring clothes
  • having short hair
  • smoking and drinking
  • socialising with men without a chaperone
  • kissing in public
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which association in washing dc aimed to persuade young women to act respectfully?

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anti flirt association

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give three pieces of evidence that prove women experienced greater freedom and opportunity in the 1920s

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  1. 19th amendment gave women the right to vote
  2. more employment opportunities (24% more working) meant economic independence
  3. in cities, traditional ideas of behaviour became less strict
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give three pieces of evidence that prove women had less freedom in the 1920s

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  1. women did not get equal rights or achieve political equality
  2. in rural places and in the south strict rules remained regarding behaviour
  3. women were still paid less than men, even in the same position
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23
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how did domestic life change for women?

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mass production of home appliances meant women could complete work quicker and had more leisure time

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give examples of new home appliances bring mass produced

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vacuum cleaner
microwave
washing machine

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give four ways the lifestyles of some women changed in 1920s america

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  1. the car gave women for freedom
  2. domestic work made house work quicker
  3. more women working = disposable income
  4. new role models led to new fashions and behaviours
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which women experiences the greatest changes in the 1920s?

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young middle class women
urban areas
living in the north

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by 1916, how many states had banned saloons?

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21 states

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what was the nickname was given to supporters of prohibition?

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dries

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what law was passed in 1917 to support prohibition?

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18th amendment

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what did the 18th amendment prohibit?

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the manufacture, sale and transport of alcohol

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what was the name of the law that legalised prohibition from january 1920?

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the volstead act

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32
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how many prohibition agents were dismissed for corruption?

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1 in 12 agents

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33
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how many agents were there to enforce prohibition nationwide?

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1250 agents

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34
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what were the illegal bars in america called?

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speakeasies

35
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how many speakeasies were there by 1930?

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approx 250,000

36
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what was the name given to illegal distilleries, in the home, used to make alcohol? what was the illegally brewed whiskey called?

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stills

moonshine

37
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what was the name of traders who illegally supplied alcohol to the US?

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bootleggers

38
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what proportion of illegal alcohol in the US came from Canada?

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2/3

39
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how much did organised gangs make from sale of illegal alcohol?

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$2 billion

40
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how many gang related murders were there between 1926 and 1927 as a result of prohibition?

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130 murders

41
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what event in 1929 involved Al Capone’s men murdering the seven rivals of Bugs Moran’s gang?

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the valentine’s day massacre

42
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what year was prohibition ended?

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december 1933

43
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how much did Al Capone make from illegal speakeasies?

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$60 million

44
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name a close associate of Al Capone

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mayor “big bill” thompson of chicago

45
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name three reasons for the introduction of prohibition

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  1. economic arguments: business leaders thought workers would be more productive without alcohol
  2. moral/religious: dries argued that alcohol made people do immoral and criminal things and destroyed family life.
  3. world war one/patriotic reasons: german immigrants, who were the enemy, ran illegal breweries and grain that could’ve been used to feed soldiers was being used for alcohol.
46
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give three reasons as to how prohibition affected american society

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  1. organised crime: crime and gang violence increased because of their involvement in illegal trade
  2. lawlessness: many broke the law by having drinks because they didn’t agree with prohibition (speakeasies, stills, moonshine)
  3. divisions in society: prohibition divided public opinions - some were dries and some were wets.
47
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why did prohibition end? give four reasons

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  1. organised crime and violence: a rise in crime showed it was not working
  2. corruption: agents failed to enforce prohibition and were often bribed and showed it was failing.
  3. demand: many people continued to drink - became hard to enforce
  4. supply: the supply of alcohol kept coming meaning it wasn’t enforced.
48
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what political idea were many americans fearful of?

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communism

49
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in what year did a wave of strikes and riots in US industry break out, which convinced americans that communism was a threat?

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1919

50
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what was the name given to the fear of communism?

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the red scare

51
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what is the name given to someone who opposes and aims to overthrow all forms of government?

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anarchists

52
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in may 1919, how many prominent americans received bombs through the post?

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36

53
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what was the name of the investigation that aimed at arresting and deporting anarchists and communists?

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the palmer raids

54
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how many victims of the palmer raids were informed that they would be deported?

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10,000

55
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what were the names of two italian immigrants who made headlines in 1920?

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nicola sacco

bartolomeo vanzetti

56
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what crimes were sacco and vanzetti accused of in a shoe factory in massachusetts?

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armed robbery ($16000) and two counts of murder

57
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who was the judge who presided over the case of sacco and vanzetti?

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judge webster thayer

58
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after 6 years of legal appeals, what was the outcome for sacco and vanzetti and in what year?

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executed by electric chair

1927

59
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what did the US government introduce for immigrants trying to move to america in 1917?

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literacy tests for basic english

60
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after the johnson-reid act was introduced in 1924, how many immigrants were allowed in the US?

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150,000 per year

61
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why did immigrant intolerance increase in the 1920s? give 3 reasons

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  1. russian revolution (1917) meant that americans thought immigrants from eastern europe would spread their ideas
  2. wave of strikes and riots in 1919 was thought to be the work of communists or other radical groups
  3. bombings in 1919 and 1920 ere blamed on immigrants and anarchists
62
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what were the consequences of the red scare in 1920s? give three reasons

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  1. the government introduced restriction on immigrants entering the country
  2. blaming immigrants on bomb attacks and strikes meant the government was harsher towards immigrant groups
  3. rising intolerance led to less economic opportunities and lower standard of living for immigrants
63
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what does the sacco and vanzetti case tell us about society in 1920s america? give two details

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  1. the case is evidence of rising intolerance towards immigrants because judge webster thayer accused with weak evidence
  2. divided society in 1920s america
64
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what were the laws that enforced racial segregation?

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jim crow laws

65
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which african american organisation campaigned to end racial segregation?

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national association for the advancement of coloured people (NAACP)

66
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give three pieces of evidence there is that african americans we’re discriminated against in northern states

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  1. poorer housing
  2. higher rents
  3. poorer education and health services
67
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what was the name of the university in washington dc exclusively for african americans?

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howard university

68
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what genre of music helped african americans gain high-profile publicity?

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jazz music

69
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which club in harlem, new york had mainly african american staff and entertainers?

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the cotton club

70
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name the white supremacy movement that regained popularity. what year did they gain popularity?

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the ku klux klan (KKK) 1915

71
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what film produced in 1915 helped the KKK gain popularity?

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the birth of a nation

72
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how many members did the KKK have by 1924?

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4.5 million

73
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what two american states had governors who were members of the klan?

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oregon

oklahoma

74
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how many africans american lynchings were here between 1919 and 1925?

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over 300

75
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why did the KKK become more popular in the 1920s? give three reasons

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  1. the film the birth of a nation (1915) glorified the klan - made them seem more acceptable
  2. powerful and influential people were klansmen (governors of oregon and oklahoma)
  3. racial prejudice in america agreed with kkk ideals.
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how did african american lives change in the 1920s? give three reasons

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  1. increased threat of violence in the south because of rise of kkk
  2. problems in farming led to greater poverty in aa community
  3. many african americans moved to the north to get away from southern discrimination and get better opportunities
  4. some people got famous because of jazz
77
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name three republican policies

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laissez faire
high tariffs
low taxes

78
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in which industry did america take over germany in WW1?

A

chemical

79
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by 1924 the how much did the cost of the ford car fall by?

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$850 to $260

80
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what was hire purchase?

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consumers could buy now and pay later

81
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name four struggles for farmers in the 20s

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over production
canadian competition
boll weevil destroyed crops
only 10% of farmers had electricity

82
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why didn’t the coal industry prosper?

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competition from oil and electricity

mines closed down

83
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why didn’t textiles industry prosper?

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factories in the north faced southern competition - south had cheaper labour
cotton couldn’t compete with new materials like nylon

84
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what percentage of americans still lived below the poverty line?

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60%

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