USA booklet 2: Intolerance Flashcards
When did the USA enter WWI which helped women to gain more jobs?
1917
What year did women gain the vote?
1920
How many women workers were there by 1929?
10 million
What had happened to the divorce rate by 1929?
Doubled to 200000
What colour did the Model T Ford come in to appeal to women?
Different colours
Name an actress from a 1920s film
Theda Bara, Clara Bow
Name a 1920s film
Up in Mabel’s Room, When a woman sins
How many immigrants came from Great Britain?
5 million
How many immigrants came from Russia?
2.7 million
How many immigrants came from Italy?
3.2 million
How many workers went on strike in Boston?
400,000
How many towns were there race riots in?
25
On what date was the bomb let off in Milwaukee?
Apr-19
How many people did the bomb in Milwaukee kill?
10
Whose house was blown up in the Red Scare?
Mitchell Palmer
What date was Mitchell Palmer’s house blown up?
Jun-19
How many bombs were posted to prominent Americans?
36
In what month were the letterbombs posted?
May 1919
How many files did Hoover build up on immigrants?
60,000
In what year were people told that they were going to be deported from the USA?
1919
How many people were told they were going to be deported by Hoover?
10,000
When did Palmer predict there would be a Red Revolution?
May 1920
Name the Italian American men who were executed after an unfair trial
Sacco and Vanzetti
What date were Sacco and Vanzetti arrested?
1920
