The USA in The 1920s History Flashcards
What were the causes of the economic boom in the 1920s?
Core goods- coal + oil
Effect of the First World War- USA had plenty of money to invest
Mass production- built the same products but in a greater number of them
Technological development- as product were made in large numbers, technology made more products quickly
Laissez-faire- be giving the economy freedom to develop itself
Taxes- taxes were reduced so businesses people would invest in factories
Why was the prohibition introduced in the 1920s?
People through ben getting rid of alcohol, that would solve their problems in America
People supported the band because the Germans produced the alcohol
Parents were spending to much time and money in the bars and weren’t looking after their children.
Most states already banned the
What was the impact of the prohibition?
People tried other ways to get alcohol
Moonshine- made they own alcohol, which resulted in many death because they didn’t know the right amount of alcohol
Bootlegging- people with smuggle alcohol in their boots to get over the border
Speakeasies- Secret clubs that were opened in the night and sold alcohol
Crime rate increases because people through the prohibition was silly
Gangster ran the place because they did the dirty business like organising the illegal stuff
Many people were happy to break the law because they thought that there were no point of it.
What was the entertainment in the 1920s?
Jazz and music Crazes- clothing Cinemas and movies Sports Clubs and dancing Cars and transportation
What was the racism and the KKK in the 1920s?
The kkk were white supremacist because they thought black America people didn’t belong in America.
The KKK was based in the south of North America
The aim of the group was the WASPs (white Anglo-Saxon protestant)
Made objective of the KKK was violence and to strike fare to black people “ they were taking their jobs”.
Who were the people that didn’t benefit from the boom?
Farmers- with new technologies, farmers couldn’t afford big machinery to supply the supply and demand of companies
Immigrants- immigrants move north to find more jobs but as they move north jobs paid less
Old industries- coal industry suffered as new forms of power e.g. coal, gas and electricity became more popular and were safer to use and easier
Black people- Black people was struck down because of the KKK was designed to kill black immigrants and stop them from taking their jobs. Black people move north just to survive from the KKK
Why did the USA fall into depression in 1929?
Overproduction- mass production markets was saturated with all the products. After Americans bought their cars, radios, vacuum cleaners and other customer goods, the demand for fell. Factories were forced to produce fewer goods, which meant cutting workforce.
Unequal distribution of wealth- by 1928 many American families live on less than $2000 a year which was barely enough to survive. During the boom years more than half of Americans ‘lived below poverty line’.
Tariffs policy- in the 1920s America supplied many other countries across the world. As America film depression many other countries fell and pression as well.
