Technology and Economy
What was invented in the 1930's?
a) space ships
b) air travel
c) cars
b) Air travel
Why were parents required to pay school fee's?
a) to keep the doors open
b) for better food
c) to pay teachers more
They needed money to keep the doors open
What type of life did the upper class live?
a) uncomfy and scared
b) privaliged and comfortable
c) comfy but no money
b) they lived a very priviliged, comfortable life style
Which class was affected the most?
a) Upper
b) Middle
c) Lower
c) Lower class
When did the Great Depression take place?
a) 1929-1939
b) 1920-1925
c) 1950's
a) 1929-1939
What class had electricity in the 1930's?
a) Middle
b) Lower
c) Upper
c) Upper class
How many school systems paid teachers full amount?
a) 16 out of 116
b) 5 out of 45
c) 10 out of 100
a) 16 out of 116
What did the government not provide?
a) homes to unemployed citizens
b) employment insurance
c) food to uneployed
b) No employment insurance
What was the issue with the farmers and their families?
a) close to starvation and bankruptcy
b) had too much money
c) not enough people to do labor
a) They were close to starvation and bankruptcy
Income of the upper class?
a) $50,00
b) $4,000
c) atleast $100,000
c) About $100,000 or more
What appliances did the upper class have?
a) Electric stoves, coffee makers
b) radios, waffle irons
c) all of the above
c) Electric stoves, radios, coffee makers, waffle irons, etc...
What happened in Winston County?
a) teachers went a year without pay
b) they all got fired
c) they all quit
a) The teachers went an entire year without pay
In the 1920's where did americans invest their money?
a) bank
b) rising stock mrkets
c) kept it in their home
b) Rising stock markets
What was the decrease in farmers?
a) 50,000 to 45,000
b) 105,000 to 75,000
c) 96,000 to 75,000
c) They fell from 96,000 to 75,000
Income of middle class?
a) $1,000
b) $4,000
c) $10,000
a) About $1,000
Why did the 3 classes become 2?
a) the upper class lost their money
b) working middle class became poor
c) upper class was eliminated
b) The working middle class became poor
How many white kids had only three months of school or less?
a) 45,000
b) 70,000
c) 50,000
c) 50,000
What was the effect of the stock market rising exponentionally?
a) made people very wealthy
b) made people lose their money
c) people lost their homes
a) It made upper class people very wealthy in a short amount of time
Which state had the highest unemployment rate?
a) Pennslyvania
b) Kentucky
c) Alabama
c) Alabama
Which economic group had the least amout of power?
a) Lower
b) Upper
c) Middle
a) Lower class
What happened to the annual income in alabama?
a) fell from $311 to $124 in 6 years
b) increased by $90 in 2 years
c) decreased from $400 to $250 in 5 years
a) It fell from $311 in 1929 to $124 in 1935
What did the declining economy lead too?
a) increase in employment
b) more stores opening
c) decrease in employment
c) A decrease in employment
Why were farmers struggling?
a) their seeds were not sprouting
b) there was a demand for crops
c) not enough workers
b) Because of the demand for crops
Which ownership of land increased during the late 1920's?
a) black ownership
b) white ownership
c) none
a) Black ownership
What jobs did upper class citizens usually have?
a) farmers
b) factory workers
c) automobile workers
c) Automobile workers