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Section A Statistics
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- 1By what percentage did industrial production increase because of WW1?39%
- 2Name two European countries the USA loaned to in WW1.Britain and Italy
- 3What amendment gave women the right to vote in federal elections?19th Amendment, in 1920
- 4Who led the suffragette movement?Alice Paul
- 5How much did Harding's Budget and Accounting Act cut govt. expenditure by?1/3 - allowed him to cut taxes
- 6What was the name of the act that gave aid to support maternity healthcare?Sheppard-Towner Maternity Aid Act
- 7Harding pressurised US Steel to introduce a working day of how many hours?8 hour working day
- 8What was Albert Fall's position in govt.?Secretary of the Interior
- 9Which amendment banned 'intoxicating liquor'?18th Amendment, 1919
- 10What percentage of alcohol content was defined as 'intoxicating liquor' by the Volstead Act?0.5% alcohol
- 11Give an example of a company that supported Prohibition.Heinz, Rockefeller Corporation
- 12How many gangland murders were there in Chicago in only 4 years?227
- 13How many convictions for gangland murders were there in Chicago?Only 2 (for 227 murders)
- 14How 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
- 15What percentage of alcohol coming in to the US did one Prohibition officer estimate was being intercepted?Only 5%
- 16In one instance of dodgily brewed alcohol, how many died in NY?34 people
- 17Which amendment effectively abolished Prohibition?21st Amendment, 1933
('effectively' because just made it the states' decision) - 18What was alcohol consumption before Prohibition, and what was it during Prohibition?2.6 gallons/person/year to 1 gallon
- 19Who was the media star that was jailed, prompting self-censorship of Hollywood?'Fatty' Arbuckle
- 20What percentage of nationals living in the USA in 1910 did the Emergency Immigration Act limit immigration to?3%
- 21What was the absolute ceiling for immigration established by the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act?150,000/year
- 22What was the title of the racist tract by Madison Grant?The Passing of the Great Race
- 23How many workers were estimated to have gone on strike in 1919 (Red Scare)?4 million, or 25% of the workforce
- 24How many arrests in the Red Scare (Palmer Raids)?6000
(most completely innocent) - 25Name the Governor of Indiana who was a Klan member.Edward Jackson
- 26What did KKK membership peak at?Over 4 million members
- 27What was the maximum unemployment rate during the boom years (1922-9)?3.7%
- 28What was the maximum inflation rate during the boom years (1922-9)?1%
- 29By what percentage did real wages for industrial workers rise 1914-29?14%
- 30How many times more did US industrial workers get paid compared to their European counterparts?2 or 3 times higher
- 31By what percentage had GNP risen by the end of the decade?42%
- 32Which 3 years did the Republicans lower taxes?1924, 1926, 1928
- 33By the end of the decade, what was the biggest industry in the USA?The motor manufacturing industry
- 34How many did the motor manufacturing industry employ?Around 4 million directly, and many more indirectly
In all (direct and indirect) 10% of the workforce - 35What did the price of the Model T fall to (from $950)?$290
- 36How often did a Model T roll off the production line (after new mass production methods)?Every 10 seconds
- 37How many cinemas by 1928?17,000
- 38By the end of the decade, what percentage of cars were bought on credit?75%
- 39By the end of the decade, what percentage of household appliances were bought on credit?50%
- 40What was the income per capita in the North East (1929)?$921 (highest in US)
- 41What was income per capita in the South East (1929)?$365 (lowest in US)
- 42What was income per capita for anyone involved in agriculture in South Carolina?Only $129
- 43How many female dentists in the USA?Only 150
- 44How many female accountants in the USA?Only 100
- 45By what percentage did women receiving a college education fall by in the 1920s?5%
(No progress, actually decline) - 46What percentage of farms were estimated to be operating at a loss?66%
- 47Why did the McNaury-Haugen Bill not become an act?Vetoed twice by Coolidge
- 48For every 4 businesses in the 1920s, how many actually succeeded?Only 1 out of 4
- 49What percentage of the population was estimated to be living close to subsistence in the 1920s?80%
- 50What was the name of the clauses that employers used to ban workers from joining unions?'Yellow dog' clauses
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