Industrial Strength Flashcards

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Definition of the economic boom

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

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Who was Henry Ford

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

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

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1929

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In 1928 the tin lizzy costed

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$295

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In 1909 a tin lizzy costed

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$950

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How many model t’s did he make

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15 and a half million

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

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

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How much was Henry fords workers paid

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$5 (a lot for 1920)

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9
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Percentage of labour force unemployed in 1920

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4%

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Number of labour force unemployed in 1921

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11.9%

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Number of labour force unemployed in 1922

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7.6%

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Number of labour force unemployed in 1923

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3.2%

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13
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Number of labour force unemployed in 1924

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5.5%

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14
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Number of labour force unemployed in 1925

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4%

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Number of labour force unemployed in 1926

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1.9%

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Number of labour force unemployed in 1927

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Number of labour force unemployed in 1928

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Number of labour force unemployed in 1929

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Annual average of exports in dollars between 1916-20

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675 million on average

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Annual average of exports in dollars between 1921-25

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450 million on average

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Steel production 1920

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Just over 40million tons

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Steel production 1925

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Around 4.5 million tons

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Steel production in 1929

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55 million

24
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Main natural resources for oil

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Texas, Indiana,cleaveland

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Main areas for coal
North Dakota, Montana,Iowa,Missouri,Oklahoma,Kansas,Nebraska,Pennsylvania,Ohio,Kentucky ,Alabama,Arkansas Utah ,Colorado
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More ..... .. were being built in .......... than ever before in history of USA during the 1920’s
Skyscrapers , New York
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Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of cars
1919-9 million | 1929-26 million
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Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of radios
1920-60,000 | 1929-10million
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Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of telephones
1915-10 million | 1930- 20million
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Sales of consumer goods between 1915-30 of fridges
1921- for every one in 1929 there were 167
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What other industries flourished because of the mass production of cars
``` Roads Gas stations Oil Petrol Car sellers Truck industry - by 1929 there were 3.5 million trucks Glass Leather steel Rubber ```
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How many cars were there in 1900
4000
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In 1913 what did Henry Ford set up
The first ever moving production line in the world
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Between 1908 and 1925 how many cars were produced by ford
15 million
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In 1927 they were coming of the production line at a rate of 1 every....
10 seconds
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Which was the biggest industry in the 1920’s
Car industry
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In the USA there was 1 car to
5 people
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In comparison to uk which was 1 car to
43
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The car industry made it possible to.....
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