USA Topic 2 Flashcards
When and How much of the worlds weapons was USA producing?
1944, producing 50%
When was the US economy the most powerful?
September 1945
How was unemployment resolved?
Result of conscription
How many men and women served in US armed forces?
16 million
Unemployment in 1939?
9.5 million
Unemployment in 1944?
670,000
How many people migrated from rural south to industrial north for work?
4 million, majority black Americans
How many additional women joined workforce?
7 million
How many aircraft workers were women?
1 in 3
How many munitions workers were women?
50%
What contributed massively to Americas recovery from Great depression?
WW2
What did America cash in to buy consumer goods?
War bonds
What happened to sales of new cars? (Give date)
Between 1945-50, sales increased by over 6.5 million
Billions of dollars were spent on what?
Weapons research and development
Role of big business
FDR wanted to make use of leading business men to help provide for needs of war
Open trading
US had clear advantage over their european countries who had been destroyed by war. High demand from Europe for US goods
How many blacks worked in factories?
4m out of 14m were black
What did women take on as an impact of ww2 on unemployment?
7m took on jobs they were excluded on
War bonds
Millons of us citizens purchased war bonds, which were sold to help fund war effort, repaid with interest, total 200b
Where did middle class families move to and why?
Suburbs, houses were reasonably priced, most had a car to get to work in city
Baby boom
Increased population by 40 million, greater demand for new homes
1959
29% still lived below poverty line
People income influenced by area they lived
South earned less than those in North or west coast
Families income (give number and how much)
11million families, less that 2000 a year
