standard of living

Question 1

car ownership 1917 vs 1929

Answer 1

1917 - 4 million cars registered

1929 - 27 million cars registered

Question 2

consumer debt 1920-1922

Answer 2

1920 - $3 billion

1922 - $6 billion

Question 3

Roosevelt Recession - date and unemployment

Answer 3

17% unemployed in 1938

Question 4

unemployment 1944

Answer 4

1%

Question 5

Kennedy Personal Income change

Answer 5

rose by 15%

Question 6

Johnson economy?

Answer 6

trade deficit reached $4 billion by 1967

Question 7

What did Johnson do as Vietnam drained finances

Answer 7

money supply increased from 17 to 37 million 1968

Question 8

New York Long Island Levittown build in 1947 details

Answer 8

7 shopping centres, 9 swimming pools, 2 bowling alleys and 17000 homes

Question 9

advertising 1950 vs 1960

Answer 9

$6 billion 1950

$12 billion 1960

Question 10

home ownership 1920 vs 1940

Answer 10

1920 - 6 million

1940 - 15 million

Question 11

labour saving devices 1950

Answer 11

over 50% of homes had washing machines, fridge and a toaster

Question 12

government spending on healthcare

Answer 12

1917 - $3 million spent

1940 - over $40 million

Question 13

children in school

Answer 13

1917 - 30% in school

1940 - 70% in school

Question 14

leisure spending 1920s

Answer 14

1919- $2 billion

1929 - $4 billion

Question 15

how many speakeasies in New York by 1929

Answer 15

30,000

Question 16

when was Disneyland opened

Answer 16

1955

Question 17

Yankee Stadium

Answer 17

rebuilt in 1923 to hold 53,000

Question 18

WWII baseball

Answer 18

1943 The All American Girls Professional Baseball League

Question 19

sports attending

Answer 19

1954 14 million attended baseball park

35 million attended a major football game

Question 20

Uni of Michigan stadium

Answer 20

1929 rebuilt to hold 90,000

Question 21

when was the first Super Bowl

Answer 21

1967

Question 22

1960 car ownership

Answer 22

80%

Question 23

petrol industry boom 1960s

Answer 23

1976 made $22 million

Question 24

Drive In Movies

Answer 24

1954 took in 20% of the cinema box office

Question 25

when was the kelly act and what did it do

Answer 25

1925 - laid out national routes for mail delivery

Question 26

Western Air Express passengers

Answer 26

1926 - 267 passengers

1929 - 25,000 passengers

Question 27

what occured to air travel in the 70s

Answer 27

Deregulation Act 1979 ended control over airline ticketing prices, routes and mergers led to service cutting

Question 28

what Did Johnson Pass in his War on Poverty

Answer 28

Economic Opportunity Act - gave aid to poor families

Question 29

healthcare policy 1960s

Answer 29

1965 Congress established Medicare and Medicaid - federal health insurance for over 65s and essential medical services

Question 30

1968 production worker vs chief executive of the company wages

Answer 30

Production Worker - $6K a year

Chief Executive - $160K a year

Question 31

1960 average income white vs black

Answer 31

white income - $6,000

Black income - $3,000

Question 32

how much did Johnson put into his war on poverty

Answer 32

$960 million

Question 33

what did Nixon change economically in 1973

Answer 33

abandoned wage and price regulation - leading to prices rocketing and dollar devaluation

Question 34

cost of living 1973

Answer 34

rose by 8% a year

Question 35

what did Carter to do help the working poor

Answer 35

1979 Consumer Cooperative bank allowed low interest loans for local groups to start businesses and buy houses

Question 36

what did OPEC do in the 1970s

Answer 36

put up prices by 70%

Question 37

how many gas stations had petrol in 1979

Answer 37

50%