History (AMERICA) 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 a 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%
Who started mail order catalogues?
Sears Roebuck
What did Sears Roebuck start?
Mail Order catalogues
List two industries that prospered during the boom
Cars, electricals, construction
What was total farm income in 1919 and 1928?
$22 billion -> $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?
2%
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
What does FERA stand for?
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
What is the first N of NANSPETCHEF and what 2 organisations did it set up?
NIRA
PWA and CWA
Give 2 aims of the New Deal
Get USA back to work
Protect savings
Provide for sick, old and unemployed
Make industry and agriculture productive again
Name 2 things the Social Security Acts did in the Second New Deal
Financial help to sick and disabled
Pensions for elderly and widows
Unemployment insurance schemes
What did the NRA set up to improve factories and how many factories signed up?
Blue Eagle Badge Scheme
2 million
How many black Americans were employed by the CCC?
200,000
What was the EBA and what did it do
Emergency Banking Act opened 5000 trustworthy banks
How much money did the PWA spend?
$3 billion
How many women were employed by the CCC?
8000
How many jobs did the WPA create in how many years?
8 million in 8 years
Why was the AAA contradictory?
Shared better farming methods but also set quotas
Which organisation did the NRA try to close and in which year?
Schechter Poultry Corporation, 1935
Name 3 things the PWA built
Schools, dams, bridges, airports
Who was FDR’s Secretary for Labour
Frances Perkins
How did the TVA help farmers?
By irrigating land
In which month and year was FDR elected?
November, 1932
What was the name of the big trade union set up in 1935?
Committee for Industrial Organsation (CIO)
How much did FERA give to states and name 3 things they bought?
$500 million and soup kitchens, blankets, employment schemes and nursery schools
Which part of the Second New Deal forced employers to allow unions?
National Labour Relations Act or Wagner Act
How many corrupt officials did Francis Perkins remove?
59
What did the share the wealth scheme want to cap personal fortunes at and annual income?
$3 million
$1 million
In which month and year did FDR become President?
March, 1933
How many people were still unemployed by 1941?
6 million
What was the EA and what did it do?
Economy Act and cut government employee’s wages by 15%
What name is given to the period of time between the Presidential election and becoming President?
Lame-duck period
What was FDR accused of being like after threatening the Supreme Court judges?
A dictator or a fascist
Name 2 things the NRA did to improve factory conditions
Improved working conditions
Outlawed child labour
Fixed wages
Fixed sensible production levels
How many Supreme Court judges did FDR threaten to sack?
6
Name 2 Republican policies the New Deal was against
Laissez faire and rugged individualism
Which race riots took place in 1965 and 1967?
Watts riot
Detroit riots
Where did Martin Luther King organise a march to encourage blacks to register to vote in 1965?
Selma
What % of its income did bus companies lose as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?
65%
How did President Eisenhower solve the problem 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 blacks and whites were involved in the March on Washington in 1963?
200,000 blacks and 50,000 whites
How much money did the GI Bill of Rights set aside to help veteran soldiers with education and medical expenses etc.?
$13 billion
What organisation did Betty Friedan set up in 1966?
National Organisation for Women (NOW)
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 black woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in 1955?
Rosa Parks
What civil rights group had a private black army? and how many members?
Black Panthers, 2000
How many cities had desegregated lunch counters following the Greenboro sit-ins?
126
What was the name of the town in Arkansas which failed to allow 9 black students to attend?
Little Rock
What group did the civil rights movement help set up in the Montgomery bus boycotts?
Montgomery Improvements Association
What percentages of blacks were registered to vote in Mississippi in the 1950s?
5%
