Consumer Industries Flashcards
1
Q
How many radios in 1919 and 1929
A
1919= 60,000 1929= 10 million
2
Q
How many more fridges in 1929 than 1921?
A
167 times more
3
Q
How much did production increase by?
A
300%
4
Q
How much did total industrial production increase by?
A
50%
5
Q
What were skyscrapers a symbol of?
A
Wealth
6
Q
What New York suburb doubled in size?
A
Queens
7
Q
What suburb of Detroit grew by 700%?
A
Grosse point
8
Q
What happened to roads?
A
Doubled in length
9
Q
What was the first mail order catalogue ?
A
Sears catalogue
10
Q
What were average workers wages in 1919 and 1928?
A
1919= $1100 a year 1929= $1300
11
Q
How many millionaires in 1914 and 1928?
A
1914= 7000 1928= 35,000
12
Q
How many unemployed in 1921 and 1929?
A
1921= 11.9 million 1929= 5.2 million
13
Q
How many tonnes of steel produced by 1929?
A
54 million
14
Q
How many cars made in 1900 and 1929
A
1900= 4000 1929= 4.8 million
15
Q
How much did GDP rise by?
A
40%
