Industrial Strength

Question 1

Definition of the economic boom

Answer 1

A period in the 1920’s when America saw an increase in production sales and wages. A period of prosperity

Question 2

Who was Henry Ford

Answer 2

Henry Ford was a businessman who created Ford cars. He introduced the idea of mass production and standardisation in society

Question 3

In …….. there were 81,000 working in one factory

Answer 3

1929

Question 4

In 1928 the tin lizzy costed

Answer 4

$295

Question 5

In 1909 a tin lizzy costed

Answer 5

$950

Question 6

How many model t’s did he make

Answer 6

15 and a half million

Question 7

What did the working hours changed from …. to ….

Answer 7

9 hours to 8 hours. This meant that they could have three shifts and would constantly be working all day

Question 8

How much was Henry fords workers paid

Answer 8

$5 (a lot for 1920)

Question 9

Percentage of labour force unemployed in 1920

Answer 9

4%

Question 10

Number of labour force unemployed in 1921

Answer 10

11.9%

Question 11

Number of labour force unemployed in 1922

Answer 11

7.6%

Question 12

Number of labour force unemployed in 1923

Answer 12

3.2%

Question 13

Number of labour force unemployed in 1924

Answer 13

5.5%

Question 14

Number of labour force unemployed in 1925

Answer 14

4%

Question 15

Number of labour force unemployed in 1926

Answer 15

1.9%

Question 16

Number of labour force unemployed in 1927

Answer 16

4.1%

Question 17

Number of labour force unemployed in 1928

Answer 17

4.4%

Question 18

Number of labour force unemployed in 1929

Answer 18

5.2%

Question 19

Annual average of exports in dollars between 1916-20

Answer 19

675 million on average

Question 20

Annual average of exports in dollars between 1921-25

Answer 20

450 million on average

Question 21

Steel production 1920

Answer 21

Just over 40million tons

Question 22

Steel production 1925

Answer 22

Around 4.5 million tons

Question 23

Steel production in 1929

Answer 23

55 million

Question 24

Main natural resources for oil

Answer 24

Texas, Indiana,cleaveland

Question 25

Main areas for coal

Answer 25

North Dakota, Montana,Iowa,Missouri,Oklahoma,Kansas,Nebraska,Pennsylvania,Ohio,Kentucky ,Alabama,Arkansas Utah ,Colorado

Question 26

More ….. .. were being built in ………. than ever before in history of USA during the 1920’s

Answer 26

Skyscrapers , New York

Question 27

Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of cars

Answer 27

1919-9 million

1929-26 million

Question 28

Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of radios

Answer 28

1920-60,000

1929-10million

Question 29

Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of telephones

Answer 29

1915-10 million

1930- 20million

Question 30

Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of fridges

Answer 30

1921- for every one in 1929 there were 167

Question 31

What other industries flourished because of the mass production of cars

Answer 31

Roads 
Gas stations 
Oil 
Petrol 
 Car sellers 
Truck industry - by 1929 there were 3.5 million trucks 
Glass 
Leather steel
Rubber

Question 32

How many cars were there in 1900

Answer 32

4000

Question 33

In 1913 what did Henry Ford set up

Answer 33

The first ever moving production line in the world

Question 34

Between 1908 and 1925 how many cars were produced by ford

Answer 34

15 million

Question 35

In 1927 they were coming of the production line at a rate of 1 every….

Answer 35

10 seconds

Question 36

Which was the biggest industry in the 1920’s

Answer 36

Car industry

Question 37

In the USA there was 1 car to

Answer 37

5 people

Question 38

In comparison to uk which was 1 car to

Answer 38

43

Question 39

The car industry made it possible to…..

Answer 39

Buy a house in the suburbs out of the crowded city (which busted house building)
Allow them to go to entertainment industries more often and easily