pages 11- 13 of USA booklet (The Roaring 20's & women in the 1920's)

Question 1

What became one of the most powerful symbols of 1920’s America?

Answer 1

Skyscrapers

Question 2

In August 1921, how many licensed radio stations were there in America?

Answer 2

1

Question 3

In 1922 how many licensed radio stations were there in America?

Answer 3

508

Question 4

In 1929, how much was NBC (National Broadcasting Company) earning per year?

Answer 4

$150 million per year.

Question 5

In 1920, how much was the value of radios that had been bought, what was this in 1929?

Answer 5

$2 million worth of radios were purchased in 1920. By 1929 this had reached $600 million.

Question 6

What did the 20’s become known as?

Answer 6

The Jazz age

Question 7

What dances were developed?

Answer 7

Charleston & Black Bottom.

Question 8

Who were some famous jazz singers?

Answer 8

Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith

Question 9

What were 2 famous baseball teams?

Answer 9

Boston Red Sox

New York Yankees

Question 10

How much was Babe Ruth (baseball player) paid per year?

Answer 10

$80 000 per year.

Question 11

Who was a famous boxer from the time?

Answer 11

Jack Dempsey.

Question 12

Who was a famous golf player of the time?

Answer 12

Bobbie Jones.

Question 13

Who was a group that didn’t benefit from the boom?

Answer 13

Poor farmers.

Question 14

What is the quote from Scott Fitzgerald about the changing lifestyle?

Answer 14

“None of the mothers had any idea how casually their daughters were accustomed to be kissed.”

Question 15

Which Hollywood stars were there?

Answer 15

Theda Bara
Clara Bow
Rudolph Valentino

Question 16

What were 2 famous films from the time?

Answer 16

When a woman sins

Up in Mabel’s room

Question 17

How many states were worried by a deluge of sex, so waht did they threaten to do?

Answer 17

36 states, they threatened to introduce censorship.

Question 18

What did Hollywood introduce in 1930 to control how relationships were shown between sexes?

Answer 18

Hays Code

Question 19

Before WW1, what were women expected to do?

Answer 19

• Expected to lead restricted lives
• Behave politely
• Plain clothes
• No make up
• Relationships controlled
• Chaperones
• No sport
• No public smoking
• no vote
• House wives, Few paid jobs e.g. cleaning, dress making, secretaries.

Question 20

In 1917, what gave women jobs?

Answer 20

The war

Question 21

What increased the freedom of women?

Answer 21

Cars

Question 22

When did women gain the right to vote, why?

Answer 22

In 1920, due to their contributions during the war.

Question 23

Why did younger urban women have more time to spare?

Answer 23

The introduction of electrical items such as vacuum cleaners.

Question 24

How many female workers were there in 1929, how much more was this than in 1920?

Answer 24

10 million female workers in 1929, 24% more than 1920.

Question 25

What attracted women to buy Model T Fords?

Answer 25

Sold in different colours.

Question 26

What was the divorce in 1929 compared to that of 1914?

Answer 26

By 1929 the divorce rate was doubled that of 1914 - this showed that women had more freedom.

Question 27

In the 1920’s why was one reason that employment levels rose for women?

Answer 27

They were cheaper to employ than men

Question 28

What is the limitation of women gaining the right to vote in 1920?

Answer 28

They still weren’t allowed in power.

Question 29

How much did the number of women working increase by during the 1920’s?

Answer 29

Increase of 25% in the number of women working during the 1920s.

Question 30

Who was a famous flapper of the time?

Answer 30

Joan Crawford

Question 31

During the roaring 20’s, which groups of women did not benefit?

Answer 31

Black & poor women.

Question 32

What did some older women form, because they were outraged by the new way of life?

Answer 32

Anti - Flirt Group.

Question 33

How did Bessie Smith die?

Answer 33

She was in a car crash, she was taken to a hospital that was for white people only. The hospital refused to treat her because she was black so she died!

Question 34

What group had been fighting for women to gain the vote?

Answer 34

National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA).

Question 35

Who was the 1st women to swim the English Channel and when?

Answer 35

Gertrude Ederle was the 1st women to swim the English Channel in 1926, breaking the men’s record.

Question 36

What haircut did women have in the 1920’s?

Answer 36

The Bob