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34 Cards in this Set
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By what % did the average income increase in the 1920's? |
27% |
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How many telephones were sold by 1930? |
20 million |
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What percentage of houses had flush lavatories were there by 1930? |
51% |
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What happened to road length in the 1920's? |
Doubled |
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How many cars were sold in 1919 and 1929? |
9 million and 26 million |
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What buildings were considered signs of wealth? |
Skyscrapers |
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Name a suburb which grew as a result of the boom. |
Queens (remember Joey Tribiani) Grosse Point Park |
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How many civilian flights were there by 1930? |
162,000 |
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What was the name of the 1st mass produced car? |
Model T Ford |
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How much were Fords workers paid? |
$5 dollars a day |
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How much did a Model T cost by 1924? |
$260 |
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What was the name of Henry Fords factory built in Detroit? |
River Rouge |
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How many employees did the River Rouge plant employ? |
80,000 |
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What % of the workers at the River Rouge plant were immigrants? |
70% |
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What European industry did the USA take over during WW1? |
Germany's chemical industry |
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How much in total did the USA' s industrial production increase by? |
50% |
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What was the ratio of radios that were bought on credit? |
8:10 |
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What was the ratio of cars that were bought on credit? |
6:10 |
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List 3 Republican Policies during the 1920's. |
Laizze Faire Low Taxation Import Tarrifs |
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What was the American state of mind during the 1920's? |
Spending is good
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Who said "A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage"? |
Hoover |
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Name 4 groups who beneffited from the boom. |
Rich business men Factory owners Shareholders Unskilled workers Immigrants |
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What % of farms had electricity in the 1920's? |
Less than 10% |
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How much did the price of a bushel of wheat drop between 1920 and 1931? |
$201 |
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Competiton from which country put farmers out of business? |
Canada |
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What % of semi-skilled workers owned a car? |
3% |
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Which workers went on strike in North Carolina? |
Coal and Steel workers |
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Why did the United Textiles Union went on strike in 1927? |
Men 18 cents and Women 9 cents an hour for a 56 hour week |
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Name a group who did not like the Roaring 20's. |
Religious and Rural |
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Name 2 female Hollywood stars. |
Theda Bara Clara Bow |
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Name 2 controversial film from the 1920's. |
Up in Maples Room When a Women Sins |
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What was the Hayes Code introduced for? |
Cencorship |
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How many Radio Stations were there by 1922? |
508 |
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What was first made in 1927 Hollywood? |
Talkies |
