losers of the boom Flashcards
big question 3 - part 2 - who gained and lost in the boom
how did farmers lose in the boom
- income dropped
- bad living conditions
- forced off land
- competition from canada
- tariffs
between 1919 and 1929 what did farm income drop from, to
dropped from $22 to $13 billion
when did farm income drop from 22 billion to 13 billion
1919 and 1929
how many farmers were forced off land to try and find work in rural areas
6 million
what did competition in Canada cause for US farmers
- couldn’t compete
- americnas bought cheaper goods
- americna farmers lost money
what did tarrifs mean for farmers
- tarrifs meant Europeans had less money to buy US goods as they couldn’t sell their goods in america
how did blacks/ immigrants lose from the boom
- badly hit as they did the least skilled jobs
- KKK
- lost work
how many blacks/ immigrants lost work in the 1920s
1 million
how many semi- skilled blacks/ immigrants owned a car
3 %
how did coal and steel workers lose from the war
- below average wage
- strikes
how much money were coal workers wages
1/3 of the national average
why was there a strike in North Carolina 1928 for coal and steel workers
- male workers paid 18$ and women 9$ for a 70 hour week
(48$ was seen has basic standard of living)
why was there a strike in Elisabeth town, Tennessee 1927 from textile workers
girls worked 56 hour weeks at 18 cents an hour
did the gov. usually take the managers side or the workers
managers
how much did trade union membership fall to between 1920 and 1929
5.1 million to 3.6 million
