A3: the usa

how much did farming income fall from to

22 billion to 13 billion

where did the us exports face competition from

canada

what led to farmers over producing

mechanisation

by how much did bankruptcies increase

500%

how much of the national income went to the richest 5%

32%

what percentage of americans lived below the poverty line

42%

who were unemployment high amoungst us 

blacks and immigrants

whose polices promoted incequality

republicans

what meant that people bought less good

saturated market

what prevented europe from earning dollars

tariffs

how many banks collapsed yearly

500

what industries were in decline trhoughout the 1920s

farming, coal and textiles

what republican polices prevented government intervention

laissez faire

what average increased tenfold

dow jones

how did share prices increase

4m to 20m

by how many points did the stock market initially rise

110

how much was loaned for speculation in 1929

9 bn

which economist predicited a major crash

roger babson

how many americans faced fiancial ruin

1.5m

how many less cars were sold by ford in 1933 than 1929

3.5m

how much did wages fall

50%

how many farmers lost their land

1/3

how many people migrated from rural to urban areas

2m

what were poor migrants known as

okies

how many banks collapsed in 1933

4,000

how did trade fall from 1929 to 1932

36bn to 12bn

how much did suicides increase

14%

how many americans travelled around searching for work

1m

how many female black workers got fired

1/2

how many people joined that black shirts in atalanta

40,000

how many mexicans returned home

500,000

what was the march protesting the delay of a bonus for ww1 veterans

bonus march

how many marched in the bonus march

20,000

who was killled in the bonus march

an eleven year old boy

which bill which was to provide 2bn to create jobs was blocked by hoover

1932 Garner- Wagner Relief Bill

which act triggered the tarrif war

1930 Hawley- Smoot tariff act

What provided 2bn to rescue banks

reconstruction finance corporation

what set up the federal farm board to buy crops from fermers

agricultural marketing act

what gave $125m to federal land banks

federal farm loan act

what percenteage of the reconstruction finance company’s money was actully given out

10%