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America - BOOM Flashcards

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1
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What’s the name of a jazz musician of the 1920s?

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Louis Armstrong

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What’s the name of a male film star of the 1920s?

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Rudolph Valentino

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3
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What did average incomes increase by in the 1920s?

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27%

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4
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What did total industrial production increase by in the 1920s?

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50%

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5
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Telephone 1915 =

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10 million phones

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6
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Telephones 1930 =

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20 million phones

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7
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What happened to the road length in the 1920s?

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It doubled

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8
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What happened to Queens in the 1920s?

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Doubled in size

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9
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What was considered a symbol of wealth?

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Skyscrapers

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10
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What was the American state of mind?

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Spending is good

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11
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How many Americans owned a car?

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1:5

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12
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Name 2 female Hollywood stars of the 1920s?

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Clara Bow and Theda Bara

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13
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Name 4 groups that benefited from the BOOM

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  • Women
  • Immigrants
  • Builders
  • Factory owners
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14
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Name a group of people who did not benefit from the BOOM

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Farmers

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15
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What was made for the first time in Hollywood in 1927?

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Talkies

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16
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What were urban women known as in the 1920s?

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Flappers

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17
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What percentage of cars were bought on credit?

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60%

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18
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What percentage of River Rouge workers were immigrants?

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70%

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19
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How many men worked at River Rouge?

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8,000

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20
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How many Model T’s were made per day?

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2,500

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21
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Who was responsible for the industrial efficiency movement?

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Fredrick Taylor

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22
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What was the 1st mass produced car called?

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Model T Ford

23
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How much were Ford’s workers paid per day?

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$5

24
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How many cars were sold in 1919?

A

9 million

25
Q

How many cars were sold in 1929?

A

26 million

26
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How many radios were sold in 1919?

A

60,000

27
Q

How many radios were sold in 1929?

A

10 million

28
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What percentage of radios were bought on credit?

A

80%

29
Q

What was the Ford McCumber Tariff on (1922)?

A

Food

30
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Name 3 Republican presendents

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  • Harding
  • Hoover
  • Coolidge
31
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Name 5 Republican policies

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  • Laissez faire
  • Trusts
  • Tariffs
  • Normalcy
  • Low tax
32
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Who said a ‘Chicken in every pot and a car in every garage’

A

Herbert Hoover

33
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What percentage of farmers had electricity in the 1920s?

A

<10%

34
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Name 2 controversial Hollywood films of the 1820s

A
  • Up in Mabel’s room

- When a woman sins

35
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Name a dance associated with Jazz in the 1920s

A

The Charleston

36
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What was the average worker wage in 1919?

A

$1158 per year

37
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What was the average worker wage in 1928?

A

$1304 per year

38
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Competition from which country helped put American farms out of business?

A

Canada

39
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How many radio stations were there by 1922?

A

508

40
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What percentage of semi-skilled workers owned a car?

A

3%

41
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How many millionaires were there in 1914?

A

7,000

42
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How many millionaires were there in 1928?

A

35,000

43
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How many people were unemployed in 1921?

A

11.9 million

44
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How many people were unemployed in 1926?

A

1.9 million

45
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How many Model T Fords were made between 1908 and 1925?

A

15 million

46
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What was the increase percentage of vacuums in households?

A

9% to 30%

47
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What was the percentage increase of femal employment during the boom?

A

24%

48
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Between 1919 and 1928 how much did the income of farmers drop?

A

$22 to $13 billion

49
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What was the saying about the employment of black immigrants?

A

Last to be hired and the first to be fired

50
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How many black farm labourers lost work in the 1920s?

A

1 million

51
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Which industries went on strike in 1918 and 1920 due to low pay and bad conditions?

A

Coal and steel

52
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Which industrie’s wages were 1/3 of the national average?

A

Coal

53
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What was the minimum wage required per week for the basic standard of living?

A

$48

54
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When was the Hays Code introduced and what was it for?

A

1930

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