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1
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What is the key difference between the Boom and the Roaring twenties?

A

The boom was economic whereas the Roaring twenties were social.

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2
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By what percentage did average income increase by in the 1920s?

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27%

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3
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How many telephones were sold by 1930/

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20 million

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What percentage of households had flush toilets buy 1930?

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51%

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5
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What happened to road length during the 1920s?

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It doubled

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How many cars were sold in 1919?

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9 million

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How many cars were sold in 1929?

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26 million

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What type of building was considered a symbol of prosperity and wealth?

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Skyscrapers such as the empire state building

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How many civilian flights were made by 1930?

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162 000

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10
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What was the first mass produced car?

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The Model T Ford

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Name 2 suburbs that grew as a result of the boom

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Queens (NYC) and Groose point Park

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12
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Who was responsible for the industrial efficiency movement?

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Frederick Taylor

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13
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How much were Ford workers paid a day?

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$5

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14
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How much did a Model T Ford cost by 1924?

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$260

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15
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What was the name of Henry Ford’s 2nd plant?

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The River Rouge Plant

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16
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Where was Henry Ford’s 2nd plant?

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Detroit

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17
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How many people did Henry Ford’s 2nd plant employ?

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80 000

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18
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What percentage of the workers at Henry Ford’s 2nd plant were immigrants?

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70%

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19
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Who were the 3 Republican presidents in the 1920s?

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1) Hoover
2) Coolidge
3) Harding

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What were the 5 key Republican policies of the 1920s?

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1) Low Taxation
2) Laissez Faire
3) Import Tarifs
4) Trusts
5) Normalcy

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21
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What product type was protected by the Fordney- McCumber tariff act?

A

Food

22
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When was the Fordney- McCumber tariff act?

A

1922

23
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What was the American State of Mind during the roaring 20s?

A

Good to spend

24
Q

Who said “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”?

A

Hoover

25
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Name the five groups who benefited from the boom?

A

1) The rich and middle class
2) Immigrants
3) Shop keepers
4) Factory owners
5) Shareholders

26
Q

What percentage of farms had electricity?

A

less than 10%

27
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How much did the price of a bustell of wheat drop by between 1920 and 1931?

A

$201

28
Q

Which country gave American farms competition?

A

Canada

29
Q

What percentage of semi-skilled workers owned a car?

A

3%

30
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Which workers went on strike in North Carolina?

A

Coal and Steel

31
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What year did the united textile workers strike?

A

1927

32
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Why did the united textile workers strike?

A

18 cents an hour for long hours

33
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What organisation saw its membership drop from 5.1 million to 3.6 million in the 1920s?

A

Trade unions

34
Q

Name two female Hollywood stars

A

Theda Bara

Clara Bow

35
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Name 2 groups who did not like the roaring twenties?

A

Rural and religious

36
Q

Name 2 controversial 1920s Hollywood film

A

Up in Mabel’s room & when a woman sins

37
Q

What was the Hay’s code for?

A

Censorship

38
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How many radio stations were there by 1922?

A

508

39
Q

Name a danse associated with Jazz?

A

Charleston and the Black bottom

40
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What were young urban woman known as?

A

Flappers

41
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Name a big money baseball team of the 1920s?

A

The New York Yankees

42
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Who was the world heavy weight boxing champion during the 1920s?

A

Jack Dempsey

43
Q

What sport did Boby Jones play?

A

Golf

44
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Name a male film star of the 1920s

A

Charlie Chaplain

45
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What was first made in 1927 in Hollywood?

A

Talkies

46
Q

Name 2 1920s Jazz musicians

A

Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

47
Q

What european industry did the USA take over in WW1?

A

Chemical

48
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How much did total industrial production increase by in the 1920s?

A

50%

49
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What percentage of radios were bought on credit?

A

80%

50
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What percentage of cars were bought on credit?

A

60%

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