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History (AMERICA) Flashcards

1
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How many cars were there by 1929?

A

26 million

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2
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How many radios by 1929?

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10 million

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3
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How much per day were Ford’s workers paid?

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$5 a day

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4
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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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6
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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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Who started mail order catalogues?

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Sears Roebuck

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8
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What did Sears Roebuck start?

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Mail Order catalogues

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9
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List two industries that prospered during the boom

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Cars, electricals, construction

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10
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What was total farm income in 1919 and 1928?

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$22 billion -> $13 billion

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11
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Which country was destroying the US farm industry?

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Canada

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12
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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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13
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What percentage of semi-skilled workers owned a car?

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2%

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14
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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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15
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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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16
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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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17
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How many radio stations were there by 1922?

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508

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18
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By 1929, how much was NBC making per year?

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$150 million

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19
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The first talkie, The Jazz Singer, was released in which year?

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1927

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20
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How many new female workers were there by 1929?

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10 million

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21
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What happened to the divorce rate by 1929?

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Doubled to 200,000

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22
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What does FERA stand for?

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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23
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What is the first N of NANSPETCHEF and what 2 organisations did it set up?

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NIRA

PWA and CWA

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24
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Give 2 aims of the New Deal

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Get USA back to work
Protect savings
Provide for sick, old and unemployed
Make industry and agriculture productive again

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25
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Name 2 things the Social Security Acts did in the Second New Deal

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Financial help to sick and disabled
Pensions for elderly and widows
Unemployment insurance schemes

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26
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What did the NRA set up to improve factories and how many factories signed up?

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Blue Eagle Badge Scheme

2 million

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27
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How many black Americans were employed by the CCC?

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200,000

28
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What was the EBA and what did it do

A

Emergency Banking Act opened 5000 trustworthy banks

29
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How much money did the PWA spend?

A

$3 billion

30
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How many women were employed by the CCC?

A

8000

31
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How many jobs did the WPA create in how many years?

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8 million in 8 years

32
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Why was the AAA contradictory?

A

Shared better farming methods but also set quotas

33
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Which organisation did the NRA try to close and in which year?

A

Schechter Poultry Corporation, 1935

34
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Name 3 things the PWA built

A

Schools, dams, bridges, airports

35
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Who was FDR’s Secretary for Labour

A

Frances Perkins

36
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How did the TVA help farmers?

A

By irrigating land

37
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In which month and year was FDR elected?

A

November, 1932

38
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What was the name of the big trade union set up in 1935?

A

Committee for Industrial Organsation (CIO)

39
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How much did FERA give to states and name 3 things they bought?

A

$500 million and soup kitchens, blankets, employment schemes and nursery schools

40
Q

Which part of the Second New Deal forced employers to allow unions?

A

National Labour Relations Act or Wagner Act

41
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How many corrupt officials did Francis Perkins remove?

A

59

42
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What did the share the wealth scheme want to cap personal fortunes at and annual income?

A

$3 million

$1 million

43
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In which month and year did FDR become President?

A

March, 1933

44
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How many people were still unemployed by 1941?

A

6 million

45
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What was the EA and what did it do?

A

Economy Act and cut government employee’s wages by 15%

46
Q

What name is given to the period of time between the Presidential election and becoming President?

A

Lame-duck period

47
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What was FDR accused of being like after threatening the Supreme Court judges?

A

A dictator or a fascist

48
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Name 2 things the NRA did to improve factory conditions

A

Improved working conditions
Outlawed child labour
Fixed wages
Fixed sensible production levels

49
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How many Supreme Court judges did FDR threaten to sack?

A

6

50
Q

Name 2 Republican policies the New Deal was against

A

Laissez faire and rugged individualism

51
Q

Which race riots took place in 1965 and 1967?

A

Watts riot

Detroit riots

52
Q

Where did Martin Luther King organise a march to encourage blacks to register to vote in 1965?

A

Selma

53
Q

What % of its income did bus companies lose as a result of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?

A

65%

54
Q

How did President Eisenhower solve the problem in Little Rock?

A

Sent in state troopers to protect the students for 6 weeks.

55
Q

Which famous boxer joined the Nation of Islam?

A

Muhammed Ali

56
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How many blacks and whites were involved in the March on Washington in 1963?

A

200,000 blacks and 50,000 whites

57
Q

How much money did the GI Bill of Rights set aside to help veteran soldiers with education and medical expenses etc.?

A

$13 billion

58
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What organisation did Betty Friedan set up in 1966?

A

National Organisation for Women (NOW)

59
Q

What did the 1954 Brown vs Board of Education Topeka Act introduce?

A

Segregated schools had to allow black children in ‘with all deliberate speed’

60
Q

Which black woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in 1955?

A

Rosa Parks

61
Q

What civil rights group had a private black army? and how many members?

A

Black Panthers, 2000

62
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How many cities had desegregated lunch counters following the Greenboro sit-ins?

A

126

63
Q

What was the name of the town in Arkansas which failed to allow 9 black students to attend?

A

Little Rock

64
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What group did the civil rights movement help set up in the Montgomery bus boycotts?

A

Montgomery Improvements Association

65
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What percentages of blacks were registered to vote in Mississippi in the 1950s?

A

5%

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