Women
What were the most common jobs for women?
Domestic work, "womens work". This included nursing, teaching, cleaning, manufacturing occupations (sewing)
How many African Americans lived in the South?
Almost one half of black Americans. (50%)
What was the most common job for Mexican people in the U.S.?
Agriculture/farmers or industry jobs (longest hours, poorest conditions)
What year did the Great Depression start?
1929
What is the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition, the banning of selling and making liquor.
How many states had laws prohibiting the employment of married women?
26 states.
"men should be the breadwinners. if the woman was employed, she was stealing a job from the man."
What were the most common jobs for African Americans?
Street cleaners, janitors, & domestic servants.
What did California do after forcing Mexicans out of their homes?
Just said sorry! :)
What percent of men were unemployed?
25%
What did the Undesireable Act of 1929 do?
Criminalized border crossing to limit the rights of Mexican immigrants
What percent of the National Recovery Administration codes set lower minimum wages for women doing the same jobs as men?
25%.
In 1937, annual pay was $525 for women and $1.027 for men. Men were paid 64% more for the same job.
What was most commonly advertised about black workers?
White men should get the job before black men.
How did the Great Depression mainly effect Mexican people in America?
Job opportunities. They were the last to be hired and the first to be fired.
What hate group was rebirthed after the Civil War?
The KKK.
What was the Emergency Quota Act of 1921?
Limited the number of immigrants allowed into the U.S. from any country
How was the rate of employing of women effected by the great depression?
It went up.
1930 to 1940, employed women in the US rose 24% percent, 10.5 million to 13 million.
What percent of African Americans were unemployed during the Great Depression?
75%
What was the famous quote about Mexican workers?
"Do not hire a Mexican if a white man is out of work"
What groups of people did the KKK target?
(Not the full list) Foreign, black, Jewish, disabled, and queer people.
What act made the FDIC
The Glass-Steagall Banking Reform act.
Who was Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins?
The first woman to ever hold a cabinet position and the driving force behind the Social Security Act.
Many women supported First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who lobbied President Franklin D. Roosevelt for more women in office
What civil rights organization tried to help African Americans?
The Advancement of Colored People or the NAACP.
Approx. how many Mexican Americans moved out of the U.S. to Mexico in the 1930s?
Around 400,000
By the end of 1932, how many Americans were unemployed?
12 million
What did the Federal Securities Act require?
It required businesses to provide information about their stocks and bonds.