America- Impacts Of The Boom Flashcards
1
Q
How many phones were there by 1930?
A
20 million
2
Q
How many cars by 1930?
A
26 million
3
Q
___ Americans owned a car.
A
1/5
4
Q
What did ford introduce that changed mass production?
A
The production line.
5
Q
How many black farm labourers lost their jobs in the 1920s?
A
1 million
6
Q
Define ‘Hire Purchase’
A
A buy now, pay later scheme.
7
Q
“Keep up with the Jones.”
What did this line encourage Americans to do?
A
To keep buying so they are at the same level of technology and wealth as their neighbour.
