USA paper Flashcards
How many arrests did Moe Smith and Izzy Einstein make?
4392
How much did consumption of alcohol decline by?
30% to 50%
How many arrests did federal agents make in 1921 and then 1929?
34175 and then 66878
How much did the death rate due to alcohol go down by?
42%
Where was prohibition not even introduced?
Maryland
At what date were there more speakeasies than there were legal saloons in 1919?
1925
What did George Remus give to people to turn a blind eye to his activities?
$25000 cufflinks
How many agents were corrupt
1:12
Who were some gangsters from the 1920s?
Al Capone, Bugs Moran and Lucky Luciano
How much did Al Capone make a year from illegal alcohol?
$60 million
How much more did white teachers earn than black teachers in the 1950/60s?
30%
How many black Americans were registered to vote?
5%
How much of the worlds goods were produced by the USA?
50%
How much higher was the living standard for Americans than Britons?
3 times higher
When were teenagers created?
1940
Who were two teenage rebels?
Marlon Brando and James Dean
How much did television ownership increase by?
in 1948 0.4% of households had a TV, 1954 55.7%, 1958 83.2%
How many hit singles and top-selling albums did Elvis have?
170 hit singles and over 80 top selling albums
How much money was spent on the PWA what did they make and what does it stand for?
Over $3 billion and made schools, dams, bridges and airports also it stands for progress works administration
How many Jobs did the WPA create in how many years?
8 million jobs in 8 years
State facts about the CCC?
aimed at unmarried men between 18 and 25 who signed up for 6 months at a time they earned $30 per month and many sent $25 back to their families. the scheme helped 2.5 million people. (Called Civilian conservation corps)
When the USA entered the war what were unemployment levels?
6 million
When did unemployment disappear by?
1942
During the war how much did the amount of money workers had to spend on consumer goods increase by?
50%
