Americans/Industries at time of Boom

Question 1

Who didn’t benefit from the boom?

Answer 1

1) African Americans
2) Native Americans
3) Farmers
4) Poor Women

Question 2

How didn’t African Americans benefit from the boom?

Answer 2

Faced racism and discrimination

Question 3

Where did African American’s move from and relocate to raise a better life?

Answer 3

South to North America

Question 4

What two places in North America doubled in black population in 1920’s?

Answer 4

New York and Chicago

Question 5

Why was North America a better place for black people?

Answer 5

• Received better education

* Better paid jobs

Question 6

Where were some black people in North America forced to live?

Answer 6

Ghettos

Question 7

How did poor women not benefit from the boom?

Answer 7

Couldn’t afford to lead rich, flapper lifestyle

Question 8

How did native Americans not benefit from the boom?

Answer 8

Discriminated against as forced to leave traditional life and live in mid-west in poverty

Question 9

How did farmers suffer from economic boom?

Answer 9

• No longer exporting American food for war

* Competition with Canadian wheat farmers caused prices to fall and wages to be cut

Question 10

How did the fashion industry suffer in the 1920’s?

Answer 10

Flappers meant less cotton and more nylon material