1920s America-GCSE History Quiz- 21-40

How many cars were being sold by 1929?

26 million

Where did people buy and sell shares?

stock market

what was it called when someone bought shares with a bank loan?

buying on margin

What did Herbert Hoover believe in?

laissez-faire/ rugged individualism

How many radios had been sold by 1929?

10 million

America 's economic boom continued because of a...?

Cycle of prosperity

How many women were working by 1929?

10.5 million

How did flappers behave?

wore revealing clothes, smoked, drank

Where did life not really change for women?

Rural areas

name one group who did not experience the boom?

farmers

What percent of the population earned 33% of the wealth?

5%

what % of Americans earned less than $1000 per year?

42%

What was causing over-production in farming?

New Technology

How many farmers lost their farms in 1924?

600,000

which industry suffered due to lack of demand for its products?

Textiles

Many African-Americans worked on rented land as...?

sharecroppers

Where were Native Americans living in poverty?

reservations

Which industry suffered due to the introduction of electricity?

coal

what type of music became popular in the Roaring 20's?

Jazz

Name a popular dance of the 1920s:

Charleston