facts to know for mocks - USA Flashcards
How many black workers lost their farm jobs in the 20s?
1 million
What % of semi skilled workers owned a car?
3%
In Elizabethtown, Tennessee how much were girls payed in the textiles factories?
18c per hour for a 56 hour week
What percentage of wealth went to the bottom percentage of the population?
10% to the bottom 42%
How many members did the KKK have by 1924?
4.5 Million
Name one of two states which had a KKK governor
Oregon/Oklahoma
How much lower was life expectancy for blacks than whites?
11 years (48 to 59)
On average how many lynchings per year took place in the 20s?
50
Which organisation did Marcus Garvey set up and how many members did it have by 1921?
UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association)
1 million
What was the main reason Roosevelt ended prohibition?
Taxes to pay for the new deal
Give 2 aims of the new deal
Get USA back to work
Provide for the sick, old and unemployed
Which race riots took place in 1965 and 1967?
Watts riot and Detroit riot
What does CORE stand for?
Congress of racial equality
Where did MLK organise a march to encourage black people to vote in 1965?
Selma
What % of its income did bus companies lose as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?
65%
What does SNCC stand for?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
What did Eisenhower do to solve the issue in Little Rock?
Sent in state troopers to protect the students for 6 weeks
Which famous boxer joined the nation of Islam
Muhammed Ali
How many people were involved in the march on Washington in 1963?
200,000 Blacks
50,000 Whites
What did the 1954 Brown vs Board of Education Topeka Act introduce?
Segregated schools had to allow black children in with ‘all deliberate speed’
Which group had 2000 members and were effectively a private black army?
Black Panthers
How many cities had desegregated lunch counters after the Greenboro sit ins?
126
What was the name of the town in Arkansas which didn’t allow 9 black students to attend
Little Rock
What percentage of blacks were registered to vote in Mississippi in the 50s?
5%
Who headed the nation of Islam?
Elijah Muhammed
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964?
Johnson
Which group did the civil rights movement help set up in the Montgomery bus boycotts?
Montgomery Improvements Association
name examples of jim crow laws
segregated schools
seperate water fountains
seperate waiting rooms etc
name examples of jim crow laws
segregated schools
seperate water fountains
seperate waiting rooms etc
