Boom

Question 1

What organisation tried to control the ‘wild’ young women?

Answer 1

Anti flirt association

Question 2

Who didn’t benefit from the boom?

Answer 2

Old industries
Farmers
African Americans
Poor people

Question 3

How many lived below the poverty line in 1920s?

Answer 3

60%

Question 4

What did farmers experience in the boom?

Answer 4

1/2 Americans involved in farming
New technology meant overproduction
Couldn’t pay mortgages - 600,000 lost farms in 1924
Farm labourers (mostly AA) lost jobs
Lived w no water or electricity and disease
Many moved to California

Question 5

What did woman’s experience in the boom?

Answer 5

Right to vote in 1920
Middle class women because flappers (short hair, short skirts, makeup, cigarettes, driving)
Cars meant more independence and new appliances saved time in household
1929 - 10.5 million had jobs - 24% more than in 1920
Divorce rate doubled