GCSE USA Booklet 1 Flashcards
How many cars were there by 1929?
26 million
How many radios by 1929?
10 million
How much per day were Ford’s workers paid?
$5 per day
How many people worked at Ford’s River Rouge Plant?
80,000
Which suburb of Detroit grew by 700%
Grosse Point Park
What % of cars were bought on credit?
60%
What did Sears Roebuck start?
Mail Order catalogues
List 2 industries that prospered during the boom
Cars, electricals, construction
What was total farm income in 1919 and 1928?
$22 billion and $13 billion
Which country was destroying the US farm industry?
Canada
How many black farm labourers lost their jobs in the 1920s?
1 million
What percentage of semi-skilled workers owned a car?
3%
In Elizabethtown, Tennessee, how much were girls paid in the textile factories and for how many hours a week?
18c per hour for a 56 hour week
What percentage of wealth went to bottom percentage of the population?
10% to bottom 42%
What was introduced by 36 states to control how relationships were shown in Hollywood films and when was this?
Hays Code, 1930
How many radio stations were there by 1922?
508
By 1929, how much was NBC making per year?
$150 million
The first talkie, The Jazz Singer, was released in which year?
1927
How many new female workers were there by 1929?
10 million
What happened to the divorce rate by 1929?
Doubled to 200,000