USA - Intolerence Flashcards
1
Q
What does the NAACP stand for
A
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People
2
Q
High profile black person who emerged in 1920s
A
Marcus Garvey
Paul Robeson
Countee Cullen
3
Q
How many members did NAACP have
A
90,000
4
Q
How many black people lynched per year
A
50
5
Q
1st University for black people
A
Howard University
6
Q
Centre of black pride and culture
A
Harlem
7
Q
What laws were passed to make blacks “separate but equal”
A
Jim Crow Laws
8
Q
1924- how many members in KKK?
A
4.5 million
9
Q
Immigrants from Britain & Italy
A
5 million
3.2 million
10
Q
Year people told they’d be deported from USA
A
1919
11
Q
When did USA enter WW2? (Helped women gain more jobs)
A
1917
12
Q
Year women gained vote
A
1920
13
Q
Women workers by 1929
A
10 million
