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Flashcards by achsah brown, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by achsah brown
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| Question | Answer |
| By what percentage did industrial production increase because of WW1? | 39% |
| Name two European countries the USA loaned to in WW1. | Britain and Italy |
| What amendment gave women the right to vote in federal elections? | 19th Amendment, in 1920 |
| Who led the suffragette movement? | Alice Paul |
| How much did Harding's Budget and Accounting Act cut govt. expenditure by? | 1/3 - allowed him to cut taxes |
| What was the name of the act that gave aid to support maternity healthcare? | Sheppard-Towner Maternity Aid Act |
| Harding pressurised US Steel to introduce a working day of how many hours? | 8 hour working day |
| What was Albert Fall's position in govt.? | Secretary of the Interior |
| Which amendment banned 'intoxicating liquor'? | 18th Amendment, 1919 |
| What percentage of alcohol content was defined as 'intoxicating liquor' by the Volstead Act? | 0.5% alcohol |
| Give an example of a company that supported Prohibition. | Heinz, Rockefeller Corporation |
| How many gangland murders were there in Chicago in only 4 years? | 227 |
| How many convictions for gangland murders were there in Chicago? | Only 2 (for 227 murders) |
| How much did the Anti-Saloon league estimate would be needed for enforcement of Prohibition, and how much was allocated? | $5 million needed, $2 million given |
| What percentage of alcohol coming in to the US did one Prohibition officer estimate was being intercepted? | Only 5% |
| In one instance of dodgily brewed alcohol, how many died in NY? | 34 people |
| Which amendment effectively abolished Prohibition? | 21st Amendment, 1933 ('effectively' because just made it the states' decision) |
| What was alcohol consumption before Prohibition, and what was it during Prohibition? | 2.6 gallons/person/year to 1 gallon |
| Who was the media star that was jailed, prompting self-censorship of Hollywood? | 'Fatty' Arbuckle |
| What percentage of nationals living in the USA in 1910 did the Emergency Immigration Act limit immigration to? | 3% |
| What was the absolute ceiling for immigration established by the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act? | 150,000/year |
| What was the title of the racist tract by Madison Grant? | The Passing of the Great Race |
| How many workers were estimated to have gone on strike in 1919 (Red Scare)? | 4 million, or 25% of the workforce |
| How many arrests in the Red Scare (Palmer Raids)? | 6000 (most completely innocent) |
| Name the Governor of Indiana who was a Klan member. | Edward Jackson |
| What did KKK membership peak at? | Over 4 million members |
| What was the maximum unemployment rate during the boom years (1922-9)? | 3.7% |
| What was the maximum inflation rate during the boom years (1922-9)? | 1% |
| By what percentage did real wages for industrial workers rise 1914-29? | 14% |
| How many times more did US industrial workers get paid compared to their European counterparts? | 2 or 3 times higher |
| By what percentage had GNP risen by the end of the decade? | 42% |
| Which 3 years did the Republicans lower taxes? | 1924, 1926, 1928 |
| By the end of the decade, what was the biggest industry in the USA? | The motor manufacturing industry |
| How many did the motor manufacturing industry employ? | Around 4 million directly, and many more indirectly In all (direct and indirect) 10% of the workforce |
| What did the price of the Model T fall to (from $950)? | $290 |
| How often did a Model T roll off the production line (after new mass production methods)? | Every 10 seconds |
| How many cinemas by 1928? | 17,000 |
| By the end of the decade, what percentage of cars were bought on credit? | 75% |
| By the end of the decade, what percentage of household appliances were bought on credit? | 50% |
| What was the income per capita in the North East (1929)? | $921 (highest in US) |
| What was income per capita in the South East (1929)? | $365 (lowest in US) |
| What was income per capita for anyone involved in agriculture in South Carolina? | Only $129 |
| How many female dentists in the USA? | Only 150 |
| How many female accountants in the USA? | Only 100 |
| By what percentage did women receiving a college education fall by in the 1920s? | 5% (No progress, actually decline) |
| What percentage of farms were estimated to be operating at a loss? | 66% |
| Why did the McNaury-Haugen Bill not become an act? | Vetoed twice by Coolidge |
| For every 4 businesses in the 1920s, how many actually succeeded? | Only 1 out of 4 |
| What percentage of the population was estimated to be living close to subsistence in the 1920s? | 80% |
| What was the name of the clauses that employers used to ban workers from joining unions? | 'Yellow dog' clauses |
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