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History A-Level Pearson Edexcel - USA 1917-1980, South Africa 1948-1994, British Empire 1763-1914 > Standard of living (most dull thing on God's green earth) 1940 > Flashcards

Standard of living (most dull thing on God's green earth) 1940 Flashcards

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Indoor flushing toilet

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60%

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P(Running water | Flushing toilet)

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70%

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Oil lamp lighting

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20%

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Electricity

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5.4%

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No cooking

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0.4%

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Central heating

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42%

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No heating

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11%

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Electric fridge

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44%

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Goods sold at retail chains in 1929

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22%

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30/33/40 - Income spent on food

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24% and 26% and 21%

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30/33/40 - Income spent eating out

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13% and 13% and 15%

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Miles of new power lines run by Rural Electrification Administration in 1939

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100,000 miles

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P(Iron n Radio | Electricity)

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> 80%

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P(Washing Machine n Fridge n Toaster | Electricity)

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> 50%

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17/30/40 - Government Spending on Healthcare

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$3.1m and $11m and $33m

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17/29/40 - Children going to school aged 14-17

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27% and 52% and 73%

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20/40 - Children working under 15

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8.5% and no figures (banned in 1938)

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28/33/40 - Monthly earning for farm worker

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$36 and $15 and $25

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Wages for farmers compared to average white man

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1/4

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60 - indoor flushing toilet

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86%

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60 - running water

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93%

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60 - no heating

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1.7%

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60 - fridge and freezer

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Fridge too common to be counted, freezer 19%

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60 - radio

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92%

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25
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Which law controlled working hours?

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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - 40 hours working week maximum

26
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Which type of people’s lives changed the most in the Great Depression in terms of travel?

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Laid off farmers (arkies) moving west, as well as sons and fathers who wandered the nation for jobs

27
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Which types of entertainment grew in the 1920s?

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Cinema, radio, watching sporting events, going to National Parks, and reading (due to cheap paperbacks of late 1920s)

28
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Book sales in 1929 and 1939

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$117m and then down to $74m

29
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Rose Bowl Stadium capacity in 1922 when built and then 1928 when extended

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57,000 up to 76,000

30
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Yankees Stadium capacity before and after 1923

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35,000 up to 53,000

31
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How was radio good for spectator sports?

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It caused more people to join the action ie Dempsey vrs Tunney in 1926

32
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How was radio bad for spectator sport?

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It caused people to not go to sports games ie St Louis gaining ticket sales when they stop radio broadcasting in 1932

33
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How did sport change lives of some working class Americans in the 1920s in terms of pay?

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They became sports stars like Babe Ruth ($80,000 a year) or Jack Dempsey, son of Irish dockworker

34
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What was the gain to sport during WW2?

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Many teams carried on under Roosevelt’s orders to keep morale, and women’s teams grew with men away

35
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How did sport suffer during WW2?

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Many men went out to fight which lowered the level of play overall

36
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How many white and blue collar workers were there in 1960?

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35m vrs 32m

37
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Percentage of working women in 1960

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40%

38
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Why was there more free time for many in the 50s/60s?

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Labour saving devices came into use ie wipe down surfaces

39
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When did Disneyland open?

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1955

40
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What became a pastime after 1960 bigly?

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Shopping

41
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What happened to sports attendance post-1960?

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There was a decrease as people watched things on TV during the 70s, then during 80s sponsors worked to improve attendance and succeeded

42
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Major league baseball attendance in 1970s and 80s?

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330m then up to 460m

43
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General effects of car-owning culture

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Increased industry, increased associated supply profit, more roads, increased mobility, shopping (malls), entertainment changes and tourism

44
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Miles of public roads in 1917 and 1980?

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2.9m then up to 3.9m

45
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Percentage of people with no car 1960 and 80

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22% to 12%

46
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3 effects of increased mobility

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More motels, more travelling salesmen and easier to move home

47
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When was the first mall opened and how many were opened 1960 to 80?

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1956 and then 30,000

48
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How did the car change entertainment?

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Drive-ins and drive-thru came about

49
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What percentage of cinema receipts were drive-ins in 1954?

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16%

50
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Why were drive-ins limited in power?

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They only did very well in areas where it was warm and dry during most of the year

51
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What was the effect of the car on tourism?

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It kept tourists in the USA, and lead to chains of shops doing well as people looked for them while away

52
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How did the car effect the poor during the 50s/60s?

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If you couldn’t afford a car, it became difficult to get around due to poor public service funding and poor train coverage - it was also slow, and buses were slow as well

53
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What was the issue for drives during the 70s?

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The fuel crisis caused fuel rationing and increased prices, so the poorest drivers were pushed into public transport - also fuel crisis showed American dependency on foreign oil

54
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Number of Western Air passengers in 1926 and 1929?

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267 up to 25,000

55
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What was key for air travel in 1925?

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The Kelly Act putting out air mail routes

56
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What occurred to do with air travel in 1938?

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Civil Aeronautics Act set up Board (CAB) to regulate airlines in pricing, routes and relations

57
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First pressurized passenger compartment?

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1940

58
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How did war benefit the airlines? 2 things

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The refueling tanker airplane turned into a commercial plane after WW2, and the Cold War led to money being put into jet engine research for fighters

59
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What was set up in 1958 to do with airplanes?

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Federal Aviation Administration

60
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Who gained from air travel during the 60s and 70s?

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Middle class, in particular businessmen, though this did take the shine off air travel

61
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How many Americans went abroad in 1970 and 80?

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5.2m up to 8.2m

62
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What occurred to do with airlines in 1978?

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Airline Deregulation Act closed the CAB leading to budget airlines becoming a thing

History A-Level Pearson Edexcel - USA 1917-1980, South Africa 1948-1994, British Empire 1763-1914 (17 decks)

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