Stats - Economic Boom

Question 1

How many minutes did it take to make a car in 1914?

Answer 1

93

Question 2

200, 20%

Answer 2

200 businesses controlled 20% of the country’s wealth

Question 3

What did the average yearly wage rise to from?

Answer 3

$1309 to $1716

Question 4

300%

Answer 4

The amount that the average stock price rose by

Question 5

How many people per week went to the cinema in 1929?

Answer 5

110 million

Question 6

10 million homes?

Answer 6

10 million homes had radios in 1929

Question 7

The strike of 1922

Answer 7

600,000 miners held a 4 month strike, gained nothing for it

Question 8

How much were textile workers paid in North Carolina?

Answer 8

$18 (men), $9 (women) per week

Question 9

How much were textile workers paid in New York?

Answer 9

$200 per week

Question 10

How many children were underpaid in textile/agricultural work?

Answer 10

2 million 14/15 year olds worked for 11 hours a day

Question 11

What % of black sharecroppers lost their jobs in 1920?

Answer 11

25%

Question 12

How many farmers were there in the early 20s?

Answer 12

30 million