Pre-War America Questions

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Year 9 History (Development of the USA | 1920-1973) Note on Pre-War America Questions, created by Noah Martin on 29/05/2018.
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What household products became cheaper during economic growth and explain why this happened.   Household items like cars radios and fridges became cheaper because there were more companies mass producing them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What was the Wall Street Crash?   The Wall Street Crash was were approximately 13 million shares were sold on October 24th 1929. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explain how Prohibition and Organised Crime in the 1920's were linked.   Many gangs were formed to produce Moonshine (the illegal alcohol) but competed against one another for power and customers ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- what was the most famous day of gang violence in America and what happened?   The St. Valentines Day Massacre of February 14th 1929 is the most famous act of gang violence where a gang called he Chicago Outfit fought with a rival gang called the North side Gang. It resulted in 7 deaths 5 of which were members of the North Side Gang. 2 of the 4 shooters were dressed in Police uniform -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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