Inequalities of Wealth Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage of the population were on the edge of poverty?
A
50% including most African Americans and recent immigrant
2
Q
What percentage did unemployment remain at during the 1920s?
A
5%
3
Q
What meant that no help was given to the unemployed and poor?
A
The republican policies of not getting involved
4
Q
Who did not share in the economic boom?
A
Farmers