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21 Cards in this Set
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How much did car production increase? |
By 17 million |
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When and how much by did radio production increase? |
+100% from 1920 to 1929 |
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When and how much by did telephone production increase in America? |
From 1915 to 1930 it went from 10 million produced per year to 20 million |
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How much did fridge production increase? |
For every one in 1921 there was 167 in 1929 |
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How many commercial plane flights were there? |
By 1930 there was 162,000 a year |
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By how much did the production of stockings increase by? |
From 1900 to 1930 it increased from 12,000 pairs made a year to 3 million |
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When was the sit at home and order catalogue introduced to America? |
1927 |
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What were the causes of the boom? |
Industrial Strength, The First World War, Republican Policies, New Industries and Methods and The State of Mind |
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Why did agriculture not share in the prosperity? |
Efficient Canadian Methods and Technology, Over production, Dust Bowls, Export Tariffs and Bankruptcies |
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How much did farm income drop during the boom? |
From $22 billion in 1919 to $13 billion in 1928 |
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How many Bankruptcies were there? |
5 times as many from 1920-1929 as in the preceding decade |
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Who didn't benefit from the boom? |
Farmers, Coal Workers and The Leather and Textures industry |
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When was the coal strike? |
1922 to 1928 |
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What were the wages like for coal workers in North Carolina in 1928? |
$18 (male), $9 (female) for a 70 hour week when $48 was the minimum wage |
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How many lived below the poverty line in 1928? |
42% |
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What percentage of semi-skilled workers owned a car and what percentage of richer people owned one? |
3% semi-skilled, 29% richer people |
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A famous singer who prospered from jazz? |
Among Young |
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City Population Growth? |
30 million to 75 million |
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'Sexy Cinema' actresses |
Clara Bow, Theda Bara |
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Wheb was the first 'talkie' cinema show? |
1927, 100 million tickets were sold a week |
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When were women given the vote? |
1920 |
