Social Developments: Changes in the North and West and for Native Americans Flashcards
What percentage of Chicago residents were African American in 1940?
8% of residents
What percentage of New York residents were African American in 1940?
6% of residents
How many African Americans had moved to New York from 1920 to 1940?
300,000 African Americans
What did some Ford workers do in 1932?
They striked
How did the police respond to the 1932 Ford Strike? How many were killed?
They shot at the strikers, 4 were killed
In what year in the 1920s was there a lynching in Minnesota?
1920
How many times more likely were African Americans to be unemployed during the Great Depression?
Twice as likely
What was a race issue with towns the TVA set up?
Only white people were allowed to live in the towns
Which group of farmers in the South did not get subsidies from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration?
Sharecroppers
What percentage of African Americans received relief in 1935?
30% of African Americans
What percentage of white people received relief in 1935?
10% of white people
In what year had 1 million African Americans benefitted from school building by the Works Progress Administration?
1939
In what year did the Los Angeles population reach 1 million?
1930
What did Congress declare about Native Americans in 1924?
They declared all Native Americans were USA citizens
What was the issue with what Congress said about Native Americans in 1924?
They did not act on it
What year was the Indian Reorganization Act signed?
1934
What did the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act do?
It gave jobs to 85,000 Native Americans
What did the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act do?
It brought an end to the government selling land owned by Native Americans
