Did all Americans benefit from the boom? 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEOCR Created by: LucyyCreated on: 22-11-12 19:43 What percentage of all Americans lived below the poverty line in 1920? 60% 1 of 13 How was the wealth distributed amongst the country? Many of the poor were in rural areas, though some were in the big cities too. Those who benfitted from the boom were the rich and middle classes. 2 of 13 So how were the circumstances of the poor summed up? The poor remained poor and the rural poor got poorer. 3 of 13 Not all areas benifitted equally. Which areas were the wealthiest and poorest? The industrial west and north felt the most benefit. The agricultural south did the worst. 4 of 13 Not ALL agricultural workers failed. Which farmers were amongst the best paid? Fruit farmers, due to increased demand for fresh produce. 5 of 13 Which farmers were the poorest? Farmers of the Great Plains suffered a decade of low prices due to falling demand. 6 of 13 What was the situation for Black Americans? Many suffered discrimination including in unemployment.Most blacks lived in the South but during WW1 some moved to the north to find work. 7 of 13 Was life better for blacks in the North? They still faced problems such as race riots, but these were nothing compared to the extreme poverty of blacks in the South. 8 of 13 How did Native Americans suffer? They were on land so poor it was impossible to scrape a living from. 9 of 13 How did farmers income suffer in the 20's? By 1929 the average farmer's wage was 40% of the national average and 500,000 farmers went bankrupt. 10 of 13 What was the national wage situation like? The top 5% of the population earned 1/3 of the income of America. 40% of Americans were below the poverty line. 11 of 13 What was life like financially for coal miners? Their wage was 1/3 of the national average. There were 2 million unemployed throughout the 1920's. 12 of 13 How many black American farm workers lost their jobs in the 1920's? One million 13 of 13
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