America Flashcards
Did average wages rise or drop during the 1920s in America?
Average wages rose by 11.1% during the 1920s in America
Did average working hours ride or drop during the 1920s in America?
Average working hours dropped by five hours a week in 1920s America.
What changes were there to sport during 1920s America ?
Professional sporting boomed and baseball became hugely popular. Sports people became stars and radio help spread sport across the world . For example 60 million listeners tuned into the world heavyweight boxing title .
What changes were there to music during 1920s America?
Jazz was brought to the cities by African-Americans , popular among the young and inspired dances such as the Charleston
What changes were there to radio in 1920s America ?
In 1921 there was only one radio station by 1922 there were 508. The raising wages and hire purchase in most homes had a radio .
What changes were there to cinema during 1920s America?
Talkies were invented in 1927. 100 million Cinema tickets were sold per week and Hollywood produced 800 films per year . The star system meant people went to see films just because it includes their star and media had full coverage of the stars.
What change is were there to women’s dress and behaviour during 1920s America?
- Flappers were women who cut their hair short and more daring clothes.
- Women could now smoke in public.
- Women could wear make up. -Women could go out with men without a chaperone.
- Films, magazines and newspapers showed girls glamorous role models.
What changes were there to women’s rights during 1920s America ?
Women won the right to vote in 1920
What changes were there to women’s work during 1920s America ?
– World War saw women earn respect in the working world
– new labour saving devices game-winning more time.
– by 1929 10 million women were paid work (but paid less than men)
Where did modern views of women not occur
in rural areas traditional views of women was still upheld
How did World War I contribute to the boom in America in the 1920s?
During WW1 America sold food and weapons the Allies and loaned huge amounts of money with interest which will be paid back.
How did republican policies contribute to the boom in America in the 1920s
- > Tarrifs – on foreign goods meant people bought the cheaper US goods which help the US economy to thrive
- > Lower tax – keeping Tax low when wages increased meant workers have more money to spend and US products
- > Laisser faire – or “let it be “businesses make as much profit as possible allowing them to invest it back into the stock market
How did the new ways to make things contribute to the boom in the 1920s in America
- Mass production meant goods were made in purpose-built factories and brought to workers on production lines where each worker was responsible for only one or two jobs. Revolutionised by Ford it made consumer goods cheaper.
In 1927 a car was produced every 10 seconds.
How did new ways to buy contribute to the boom in America in the 1920s
– Higher purchase men those who couldn’t usually afford goods could have the latest gadget
– advertising in newspapers, radio and cinema spread the word about new things
– department stores everything was in one place
– catalogues people in rural places could get the latest products
Why didn’t farmers benefit from the boom during the 1920s in America
Farmers didn’t benefit from the boom the new high-tech machinery meant more food was produced than ever before and less workers were needed however the demand for food fell dramatically after World War I and many families are affected.
Why didn’t African-Americans benefit from the increase wealth and living standards during the boom in America in the 1920s
African Americans didn’t benefit from the boom because many of them worked on cotton and wool farms in South because they were descendant from slaves. However artificial fibres where now used to make clothes so they had to move to the cities where they could only find low-paying jobs.
Why didn’t cool, textiles and wool industry workers benefit from the boom in America in the 1920s?
Coal, textiles and old industry workers didn’t benefit from the boom in the 1920s because new technology replace them and gas, oil and electricity replace coal in heating homes.
Why didn’t the poor and those in need benefit from the boom in the 1920s in America?
The poor and people in need didn’t benefit from the boom in the 1920s because the Republican Lassez fair approach did little to help them.
What was the Volstead act?
The volstead act was a national ban that prohibited any American from making, selling or carrying any drink over 0.5%.
Who pressured the Volstead act and why
The anti-saloon league pressure of the Volstead act as they claimed alcohol had corrupted society
How much was alcohol consumption reduced by after prohibition
Alcohol consumption was only reduced by 30% After prohibition
What are speakeasies
Speakeasies were illegal bars which are extremely common in cities for example the hunt club in NYC had 25,000 members at its peak
What were bootleggers
Bootleggers were people who smuggled alcohol into the USA and often traded with gangs which led to huge increase in organised crime and gang violence
Why didn’t the law do much to Prohibit the gangsters and gang violence during Prohibition
Police officers and judges were bribed so few people were imprisoned. In Chicago between 1926 and 1927 there were 130 murders and no arrests
What prompted the repeal of prohibition
The repeal of prohibition in 1933 was prompted by the 1929% Valentine’s Day massacre organised by Al Capone
Why was there so much racism in the south of the USA during the 1920s
Racism is rife In the south of the USA during the 1920s because the Jim Crow laws are in action which made segregation legal
Who are the KKK
The KKK or a white supremacist hate group popular during the 1920s. In 1925 there were 4. 5 million Members including teachers, doctors and judges. They were responsible for lynchings for example 300 African-American people were lynched between 1919 and 1925 which are allowed to happen due to the corrupt legal system
Why did black population doubled in Chicago in the 1920s
Black population doubled in Chicago during the 1920s because many African Americans move to the industrialise north a greater freedom and jobs where they were free from the Jim Crow laws and fear of lynching. However they are often given low paid jobs on with the 1st to be fired.
What led to the first red scare?
The Russian Revolution of 1917 Lead to the first red scare
What was the red scare
The red scare was an increase in paranoia and fear in America of communism and a fear of the domino effect about how communism would spread and eventually the USA would fall to it too
Who did American suspect during the red scare
Americans largely suspected immigrants during the red scare Particularly those who came from places were Communist ideas are more popular
