USA (1920-45) “Social Changes” Flashcards
When did women get the vote (19th amendment)
1920
How many women were in the House of Representatives by 1928?
2
How many women were employed in 1930 than in 1920?
2 million
When was the American Birth Control League set up and by who?
1921- Margaret Sanger
Who was Nellie Taylor Ross of Wyoming?
First woman to be elected Governor of a state in 1924
How many female dentists and accountants were there by 1930?
150 dentists and fewer than 100 accountants
How many women were domestic servants by 1930?
700,000
What did the Economy Act 1933 do?
Forbade members of the same family from working for the Federal Government
What % of people who lost their jobs as a result of the Economy Act 1933 were women?
75%
What did the NRA codes allow for?
Unequal wages
How many women were employed by the ccc?
Only 8,000 in administrative roles
By 1940 what % of jobs were filled by men
90%
Why would Labour Unions not allow female members?
They believed women brought down wages
How many women entered the workforce in 1944
6.5 million
What % of women were employed by the end of the war?
60%
How many women served during the war?
350,000
How many African Americans moved north in WW1?
400,000
How many African Americans served in WW1?
300,000
How many members did the KKK have in 1920 and 1925?
1920- 100,000 1925- 5 million
What does UNIA stand for and how many members did it have in 1920?
United Negro Movement Association in New York 2 million members
By 1932, what amount of African Americans were out of work?
Half
In 1933 cotton prices fell, how many black sharecroppers lost their positions and moved to cities?
12,000
How many employees did the CCC have and how many of these were African Americans?
2.75 million - 200,000
What was the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC)?
1941 - prevent discrimination at work
In 1940, how many Africans Americans were there in the US and how many of these were employed?
12.9 million, 5.4 million
Where were there race riots in 1943?
Detroit
How much voter registration increase for African Americans from 1940-1947?
2%-12%
When were the armed forces desegregated?
1948
Immigration Quota Act 1921
Number of immigrants allowed in the US was set to 3% of their population in the US in 1910
1924 National Origins Act
Set immigration to 2% of their population in 1890
Sacco and Vanzetti case 1920
Immigrants put on death row unjustly
Immigration relations due to WW2
US- Japanese relations worsened, 2000 Japanese citizens were labelled subversives (traitors) and along with 14,000 Germans were rounded up and locked up
How many Japanese Americans were relocated to 10 relocation centres?
100,000
How did prohibition affect farmers?
Reduced the demand for grain and technical advances meant that crops could be produced on reduced acreage
What % of farms operated at a loss and what was the result?
66% and many workers were laid off
What did AAA aim to do?
Stop over production
In 1933 what did unsold cotton in the US exceed?
The total average annual world consumption of US cotton
How many acres of cotton were ploughed under to increase cotton prices?
10.5 million
How many piglets were bought and killed?
6 million
What did total farm income rise to from 1932 to 1935
$4.5 billion to $6.9 billion
