American people and the Boom 1/2

Question 1

Explain what the ‘Boom’ was

Answer 1

The boom was when the economy was strong in the 1920s which made Americans spend and borrow more money

Question 2

What was good about the economic ‘Boom’

Answer 2

During the 1920s, Employment rates and wages were high so people had more money to spend on stuff like hoovers, washing machines which were luxury items at the time

Question 3

What are 2 ways americans payed for luxury items such as cars, hoovers and washing machine and define them

Answer 3

1. Hire purchase- Payements in instalements
2. Credit- Either taking out a loan or get given the item and agree to pay for it later

Question 4

What is good about Credit and Hire purchase payments

Answer 4

encourages people to buy expensive goods

Question 5

What is a stock market boom `

Answer 5

This is a period during 1920s where people keep on buying shares, wait for their value to go up and then sold for profit

Question 6

Who is Henry Ford and what did he do

Answer 6

Henry Ford used mass production for his ford business and created factory lines to produce cars in large quantities and efficiently

Question 7

What are advantages of the Ford assembly line

Answer 7

It was made quickly so more cars were produced cheaply so was affordable to public

Question 8

How has Advertising affected peoples lives

Answer 8

Encourages Americans to spend more as companies tried persuading people to buy their goods

Question 9

What is the laissez faire approach

Answer 9

This is a approach which the republic government believed that the government should not try to control the economy

Question 10

What did the republican governments do

Answer 10

The republican government reduced income tax and other taxes which meant that people had more money to spend on the business

Question 11

What is the Fordney McCumber Tariff

Answer 11

This is used to protect US farmers and factories by making it costly for foreign producers to import their product to the US to make it more likely for people to buy from the US

Question 12

How did new mining technologies affected peoples life during the boom

Answer 12

New mining technologies led to coal workers losing their job and whoever kept their job, their wages was low which led to unemployment and poverty

Question 13

How did monopolies affect peoples lives during the boom

Answer 13

Monopolies kept prices high and wages low. this is because there was no competition which adds on to the poverty that some people are experincing

Question 14

How has migration of farmers affected peoples lives during the boom

Answer 14

Migration of farmers from rural areas to urban areas meant that there is an increased chance of unemployment because there is more people competing for jobs and houses

Question 15

What is meant by rugged individualism

Answer 15

people are expected to work hard to support themself rather than relying on the government to support them

Question 16

How was cinema popular during the 1920s

Answer 16

This was a form of entertainment and tickets were cheap so more likely to be able to afford the tickets and people enjoyed going to watch movie stars like clara bow

Question 17

What is talkies

Answer 17

Talkies we’re introduced in the 1920s and it was were they introduced audio instead of being silent which attracted more people to cinemas

Question 18

What is jazz and why was it disapproved

Answer 18

A genre of music that developed from music of black community. Older people disapproved of jazz because it was fast paced rhythm which led to daring and dancing which people thought this was immoral

Question 19

Where was jazz mostly performed in

Answer 19

Mostly performed in speakeasies where young people smoked and drank alcohol

Question 20

What did most women have to do during the first world war

Answer 20

Women entered the workforce whilst the men went to fight and they do men jobs like construction

Question 21

What is the 19th amendment

Answer 21

Gave women the rights to vote during the 1920s

Question 22

How has the 19th amendment benefitted women

Answer 22

Number of women in the workforce increased which gave these women money and freedom so they can be more independant

Question 23

What were flappers

Answer 23

Flappers were mainly young women who stopped wearing corsets and started wearing loose dresses, short hair and smoked and drank alcohol and drove cars

Question 24

What are three ways some women did not get involved in flapper lifestyle

Answer 24

1. Individuals could not afford flapper lifestyle
2. Women were still expected to raise children, housework and traditional values although the 19th amendment was passed
3. some religious women disapproved of flapper lifestyle