Second World War: Migration North and West, 1941-45 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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US gross national product 1940 to 1945
US gross national product 1940 to 1945
Doubled from 211bn
US unemployment rate in 1933
US unemployment rate in 1933
25% of entire workforce
US unemployment rate by 1945
US unemployment rate by 1945
1.9% of workforce
New jobs created by WWII war effort
New jobs created by WWII war effort
17 million
Average wage increase during WWII
Average wage increase during WWII
Rose by 30% during war years
Black Americans leaving Old South 1941-45
Black Americans leaving Old South 1941-45
Around 700,000
Black Americans to LA area during WWII
Black Americans to LA area during WWII
Approx. 120,000
Black migrants to San Francisco 1941-45
Black migrants to San Francisco 1941-45
27,000
Major consequence of wartime migration
Major consequence of wartime migration
Housing market tensions
War footing meaning
War footing meaning
Organizing economy to support war effort