How Different Groups Were Affected By The Boom.

Question 1

Women Positives.

Answer 1

• Employment increased by 24%
• Could spend 3 hours a week less on house work with the latest consumer goods.
• Washing machine usage rose from 8-24% during the boom.
• Use of vacuums rose 9-30% also.

Question 2

Women Negatives.

Answer 2

• Textile workers had to work 56 hour work weeks at only 18c an hour.
• Women were severely underpaid for their work

Question 3

Workers Negatives.

Answer 3

• only 10% off the wealth went to the bottom 42% of the population.
• 42% of Americans lived below the poverty line.
• Unemployment stayed at around 4%

Question 4

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

Answer 4

1 million

Question 5

Farmers.

Answer 5

Less than 10% of farms had electricity or water.
Farm income dropped from $22b - $13b between 1919 and 1928
Competition from Canada made it difficult for farmers