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GCSE USA Booklet 1 Flashcards

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1
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How many cars were there by 1929?

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26 million

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How many radios by 1929?

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10 million

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How much per day were Ford’s workers paid?

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$5 per day

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How many people worked at Ford’s River Rouge Plant?

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80,000

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5
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Which suburb of Detroit grew by 700%

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Grosse Point Park

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What % of cars were bought on credit?

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60%

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7
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What did Sears Roebuck start?

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Mail Order catalogues

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8
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List 2 industries that prospered during the boom

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Cars, electricals, construction

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9
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What was total farm income in 1919 and 1928?

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$22 billion and $13 billion

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10
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Which country was destroying the US farm industry?

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Canada

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11
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How many black farm labourers lost their jobs in the 1920s?

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1 million

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12
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What percentage of semi-skilled workers owned a car?

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3%

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In Elizabethtown, Tennessee, how much were girls paid in the textile factories and for how many hours a week?

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18c per hour for a 56 hour week

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14
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What percentage of wealth went to bottom percentage of the population?

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10% to bottom 42%

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15
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What was introduced by 36 states to control how relationships were shown in Hollywood films and when was this?

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Hays Code, 1930

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16
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How many radio stations were there by 1922?

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508

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By 1929, how much was NBC making per year?

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$150 million

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18
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The first talkie, The Jazz Singer, was released in which year?

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1927

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19
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How many new female workers were there by 1929?

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10 million

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20
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What happened to the divorce rate by 1929?

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Doubled to 200,000

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21
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How many immigrants arrived from Britain and Germany during the 1920s? (2)

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5 million and 4.4 million

22
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Give two examples of violent attacks during the Red Scare

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April 1919: bomb killed 10 in Milwaukee church, May 1919: letter bombs sent to 36 Americans, June 1919

23
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How many files did J Edgar Hoover have on suspects and how many proved to be truthful?

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60,000 and 556

24
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When were Sacco and Vanzetti arrested and executed?

A

1920 and 1927

25
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How many members did the KKK have by 1924?

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4.5 million

26
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Name one of the two states that had a KKK governor.

A

Oregon and Oklahoma

27
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How many branches and members did the NAACP have by 1919?

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300 and 90,000

28
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How much lower was life expectancy for blacks than whites?

A

11 years (48 compared to 59)

29
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Which organisation did Marcus Garvey set up and how many members by 1921?

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UNIA and 1 million

30
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On average, how many lynchings took place per year in the 1920s?

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50

31
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Name a group in the temperance movement.

A

Anti-Saloon League, Women’s Christian Temperance Society

32
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How many more votes could politicians gain in rural areas by supporting prohibition?

A

50%

33
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How many babies were allegedly smothered by drunken parents each year?

A

3000

34
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How many arrests did Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith make?

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4392

35
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By what percentage did alcohol consumption decline in the 1920s?

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30%-50%

36
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How long did it take Izzy Einstein to find alcohol in New Orleans?

A

35 seconds

37
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Name three gangsters during the prohibition era.

A

O’Banion, Bugs Moran, Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Johnny Torio, the Guizenbergs, George Remus

38
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How many unsolved murders were there in Chicago by 1929?

A

300

39
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How much did Capone make from speakeasies per year?

A

$60 million

40
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When was the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and how many died?

A

14th February 1929 and 7

41
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Who was the FBI boss of New York who sacked corrupt agents?

A

Don Chaplin

42
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What did George Remus give out to guests at his parties?

A

$25,000 diamond cufflinks

43
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What fraction of prohibition agents were corrupt?

A

1/12

44
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How many saloons and breweries were shut down during the prohibition era?

A

180,000 and 1800

45
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What was the name of the law which introduced prohibition?

A

Volstead Act

46
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How much was made by gangsters in total during prohibition?

A

$2 billion

47
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What name was given to illegal bars?

A

Speakeasies

48
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How much money did Capone give to soup kitchens during the Great Depression?

A

$300,000

49
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In which year did prohibition end?

A

1933

50
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What was the main reason Roosevelt ended prohibition?

A

Taxes to pay for New Deal

R's History (America 1920-1973) (3 decks)

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