who did / didn't benefit from the boom? Flashcards
how much did female employment increase during the boom?
24%
by 1929 how many people were specualting on the stock market?
20 million
by 1929 how much was spent on shares?
$9 billion
how many hours less on average did wealthier women spend on housework due to the latest products e.g. vaccum cleaners?
3 hrs
what did the number of households with flush toilets rise from and to?
20% to 51%
what did the number of households with vaccum cleaners rise from and to?
9% to 30%
what did the number of households with washing machines rise from and to?
8% to 24%
what did the number of households with fridges rise from and to?
1% to 8%
how much did farm income drop from 1919 to 1928?
$22 billion to $13 billion
what was the worth of a bushel of wheat in 1920 and then in 1931?
$233 to $32
what percentage of farms had electricity or mains water?
less than 10%
what fraction of americans lived in rural areas?
over 1 / 2
how many farmers were forced off their land to try and find work in rural areas?
6 million
give an example of a south pest who destroyed crops
Boll Weevil
which country meant that us farmers couldn’t compete with their high efficient wheat producers?
Canada
what period did overproduction occur and why?
1900s to 1920s
they invested in machinery such as the combine harvester and fertilizers
what was the saying about blacks and immigrants when it came to jobs?
last to be hired first to be fired
what percentage of semi-skilled owned a car?
3%
how many black farm labourers lost work in the 1920s?
1 million
what fraction were coal workers wages of the national average?
1 / 3
in 1928 why was there a strike in north carolina?
male workers paid $18
women paid 9$
for 70hr week
$48 a week seen as th minimum wage
why did the united textile workers union in elizabeth town, tennesse go on strike?
work 56hr week for 18c an hr
how much did trade union decline between 1920 and 1929?
5.1 million to 3.6 million
what percentage of americans lived below the poverty line?
42%
