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the roaring 20s / women Flashcards

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1
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what did scott fitzgerald say about girls in the 1920s?

A

“none of the mothers had any idea how casually their daughters were accustomed to be kissed”

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2
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name 2 female hollywood stars

A

theda bara , clara bow

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3
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name a male hollywood star

A

rudolph valentino

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4
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give an example of a popular film from the 1920s

A

when a woman sins

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5
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how many states worried by the deluge of sex

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36

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6
Q

what was introduced to inforce censorship and when?

A

the hays code

1930

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7
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how many radio stations by 1922?

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508

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8
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how much was NBC making by 1929?

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$150 million per year

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9
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how many $millions worth of radios were purchased in 1920 and then in 1929?

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$2 million

$600 million

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10
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give an example of a famous dance from 1920s

A

charleston

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11
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name a famous club in Harlem

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Cotton Club

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12
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name a famous baseball team from 1920s

A

New York Yankees

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13
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how much was Babe Ruth paid each year?

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$80,000

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14
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name a famous boxer

A

jack dempsey

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15
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name a famous golfer

A

bobbie jones

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16
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name 2 famous cinema stars

A

charlie chaplin

buster keaton

17
Q

when was the first “talkie” made?

A

1927

18
Q

give 3 things about a typical rural women in the 1920s

A

no make up

plain clothes

chaperones

controlled relationships

restricted lives

19
Q

when did women gain the vote?

A

1920

20
Q

give 3 things about typical young urban women

A

wore more daring clothes

drank / smoked in public

went out with men without chaperones

21
Q

how many female workers by 1929?

A

10 million

22
Q

what did ford do to his cars to make them appeal to women?

A

produced them in different colours

23
Q

what happened to the divorce rate in 1929?

A

doubled to 200,000

24
Q

how much percent did the number of women working increase during 1920s?

A

25%

25
Q

name 3 groups of women who didn’t benefit in 1920s?

A

black women

old / religious women

poor women

26
Q

name a anti -flapper league

A

anti - flirt club

27
Q

by 1927 what happened to the hems of skirts?

A

went up to knee-level

28
Q

name a famous flapper

A

joan crawford

29
Q

what does NAWSA stand for?

A

national american woman suffrage association

30
Q

who was the first woman to swim the english channel and break the male record in 1926?

A

gertrude ederle

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