USA History Flashcards
How much did production increase by in the 20’s?
50%
How many cars and radios were bought on credit?
8/10 cars and 6/10 radios
How much did companies spend per year on advertising in the 20’s?
$3 billion per year
What republican tariff brought in money during the 20’s?
Fordney McCumber (1922)
What was the famous quote made by hoover during the 20’s?
“A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”
How many spectators on the stock market by during 20’s?
By 1929 20 million
How much money was spent on shares during 1929?
$9 billion
How much did female employment increase by during the boom?
24%
How many of fords workers were immigrants?
75%
Between 1919 and 1928 how much did farm income drop by?
$22 billion to $13 billion
How much was a bushel of wheat worth in 1919 compared to 1931?
$233 compared to $32
How many farms had electricity?
10%
How much did coal and steel workers earn?
1/3 the national average
When was the North Carolina strike over wages?
1928 - men earned $18 and women $7 for a 70 hour week
How much did trade union membership fall by between 1920 and 1929?
5.1 million to 3.6 million
What percentage of Americans lived below the poverty line?
42%
How much did the number of millionaires increase by during the boom?
7000 to 35,000
How many female workers by 1929?
10 million
How many branches and members did the NAACP have by 1919?
90,000+ members and 300 branches
Who set up the UNIA and how many members by 1929?
Marcus Garvey
1 Million
How many members did the KKK have my 1928?
5 million members
How much shorter was black life expectancy compared to white?
11 years (48-59)
How many workers/ immigrants stroked during the 1920’s leading to speculation over communism?
400,000
What did Mitchell Palmer predict would happen by May 1920?
A “red revolution”
How many arrests did moe smith and izzy Einstein make during the prohibition era?
4392 arrests
How much did alcohol consumption decrease by?
Between 30-50%
How much did insanity decrease by?
66%
How many prohibition officers were corrupt?
1/12
How many murders occurred in Chicago as a result of gang violence?
300
When was the St Valentine’s Day massacre?
14 feb 1929
When did the building indust try begin to fail?
1926
What % of people owned what% of wealth?
5% earned 33%
How much money did banks lend to people buying stocks?
1929 - $9 billion
When did Babson make his prediction that “sooner or later a crash is coming”?
5th september 1929
What happened with stocks on 21st Oct 1929?
The ticker was 1.5 hours behind
What did farm income drop to during the depression?
$13 billion to $5 billion
What proportion of farmers were evicted?
1 in 20
How much did wages fall by during the depression?
60%
How many people became unemployed each day?
12,000
How many people were admitted to hospital with malnutrition and when?
1931 - 238
How much did Rockerfella loose
$160 million
When did the bank of USA close?
Dec 1930 with 400,000 investors
How many companies went bankrupt during the depression?
100,000
What was the Mexican Repatriation programme?
500,000 Mexicans deported, 60% were US citizens
When was the bonus march
June 1932
When was the Smoot Hawley Tariff
1930 - resulted in 20% global trade decline
What did Hoovers emergency relief act do?
Gave $300 million to provide unemployment pay
When did Hoover provide state governments with money to create jobs?
1931 - 4 billion given
How much did the PWA spend?
Over $3 billion
What did the FSA (second new deal) do?
Take over 80,000 photographs of farm land
What did Huey long want personal fortunes capped at?
$3 million
What did Francis Townsend want the new deal to do?
$200 a week pensions
How much was the USA spending a day by 1945?
$250 million
What did farm income increase by during the war?
250% to $20 billion
How many women joined the work force during the war?
7 million ( payed 65% of mens wages)
How many people worked in factories during the war?
14 million
How many black Americans worked in factories during the war?
2 million
How many new businesses opened during the war?
500,000
How many women entered the armed forces?
300,000
What did the population of California rise by during the war?
72%
By 1950, what % of the worlds goods were produced by America?
50%
In 1948 how many households owned a TV compared to 1958?
0.4% to 83.2%
How many files did McCarthy have on suspected communists during the 50’s?
1 million
When was Alger hiss convicted?
1950
When was the Economic Opportunity Act?
1964
When was Medicare/Medicaid?
1965
When was the development act?
1964
Who led the Nation of Islam?
Elijah Muhammad
How many members did the black panthers have?
2000
When were the Watts and Detroit riots?
Watts - 1965 (30,000 protestors)
Detroits - 1967 (7000 jailed)
When was brown vs board of education?
1954
When were the Montgomery bus boycotts?
1955-56
When was Little Rock?
1957
When were the Greensboro sit ins?
1960
When was the march on Washington?
1963
When was the Selma march?
1965
When was the Civil rights Act?
1964
When was the voting rights act?
1965
When was the second civil rights act?
1968
When was NOW set up?
1966 (bill of rights 1967)
When did the equal pay acts occur?
1963
1972
