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1920's america Flashcards

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what was the policy of isolationism?

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for America to stay out of conflicts like ww1.

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how did ww1 help America benefit financially?

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  • America was able to loan money to allies like Britain and France, this helped to create obs in America and made businessmen rich.
  • they lost fewer soldiers, benefited from this as they were not as destroyed as the country, USA led the world in manufacturing and producing goods.
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what was laissez faire

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the policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society.

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what were the jim crow laws

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the segregation of black americans and white americans

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who was affected by the great depression

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the rich- had to give up staff
businessmen had to sack workers
factory workers lost their jobs
farmers overproduced goods but didn’t get money so they lost farms

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what was the great depression

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a huge wave of unemployment where 13 million people had no jobs and became homeless

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how was the new deal a waste of money

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FDR had to cut the cost down spent on the new deal programmes. unemployment then jumped by 3mill. businesses remained powerful and African Americans were still discriminated against

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name three groups that weren’t affected by the new deal

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small farmers, African Americas , and women as only 10,000 women were employed out of 2.5million employed

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how did FDR help banks

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over 500 banks had closed down since 1930 FDR introduced the emergency banking act. this closed all banks and had every single one inspected, only honest well-run banks with enough cash were allowed to reopen and the gov lent money to help others

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give three types of radio ppl could listen to

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dramas
President Roosevelt’s fireside chats
music

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how do we know radios were still new in the 1930s

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90% of all households had radios, so ppl panicked when they heard some stories e.g the world of wars caused mass panic

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what were two changes that occurred in the movie inndustry in the 1930’s

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technicolor

movie stars were more clebratefd for their work

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how significant were the changes in movies in the 1930s

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the big impact almost 75mill were going a week and there were more varieties for everyone to enjoy
was very widespread

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when were comic books first published

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1933 they were mainly superman/ hero based

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how convincing is it that comics show the roaring twenties continued

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not very because due to the great depression ppl lived in Hoovervilles there was widespread unemployment and discrimination

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whtwas the WPA

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an act that gave wwork to actors, artists and guidebooks

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5 key features on usa culture in the 1920-60

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jazz age 
radios
technicolor movies
WPA introduced to give artists rights and protect them
artists rose to priminense
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5 key features on the wall street crash and the great depression

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workers lost their jobs
businesses went bankrupt
farmers lost lots of money and many went into poverty
banks went bankrupt
rich ppl lost chauffers and cleaners etc…
Hoovervilles

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5 key features on the new deal

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alphabet agencies like the CCC
FDR introduced the new deal in 1933
the rich, supreme court and business ppl opposed it
gov loaned 100mill dollars to farmers to help them pay loans
emergency banking act

20
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why did america change its policy of isolationism in

1941

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the attack on pearl harbour forced the USA to get involved. it was unprovoked by the Japanese and destroyed the naval base- inhibited their ability to trade

21
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why did america join ww2

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pearl harbour attack and to make japan less powerful

22
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what was the cash and carry plan

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n 1939 a policy when Britain and France bought weapons. help give some americnas jobs

23
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what was the lend-lease

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instead of buying weapons directly, America lent 7000mill dollars

24
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when did america start to end isolationism

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1939 with the cash and carry plan

25
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why was the pearl harbour attack significant

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it destroyed 117 us planes, 21 warships and over 2000 men were killed

26
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social reasons for more opportunity in the 1950s

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  • America experienced a baby boom that saw a 40% increase in the population
  • the GI bill established hospitals and allowed ex soldiers to attend college or trade
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economic reasons for more opportunity in the 1950s

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  • now the war was over peacetime goods were made in the same efficient way war goods were
  • huge advertising industry buy now pay later schemes persuaded ppl to buy goods
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why dd teenagers develop as a distinct group in america in the 1950s

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they no longer had to leave skl at 14 to work and supply for their families

  • rock n roll appealed to teens and encouraged them t join gangs and drink
  • ww2 gave parents more money enabled them to give their children pocket money to spend
  • more products made for/ advertised at teens
29
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what happened in 1945

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the USA dropped an atomic bomb on japan to force them to surrender

30
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what was MAD

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Mutually Assured Destruction

one country attacking another and destroying another, but have to be prepared to also be attacked and destroyed back

31
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what was the cold war

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(no actual fighting)countries threatening each other verbally with threats and threatening behavior

32
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who were Julius and ethel Rosenberg

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caught for spying for russia, they told russia about the atomic bomb and thats how they made it

33
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what happened after Russian spies were found in america in the 1940s

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America feared that communist spies were everywhere meant htere was a second red scare

34
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was the red scare ever a real threat

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only a minor threat but the response towards it was worse than the threat itself

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what was the main cause of McCarthy’s actions

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McCarthy went around calling out supposed communists he did this to become more powerful/ get promoted

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why could you be suspected of communism

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if you had modern art in your home
a diverse friend group
or for voting against nuclear weapons

37
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when did the civil rights movement take place

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between the 1940s and the 1950s it aimed to achieve the equality of african americnas

38
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what did the 14th amendment say

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equality and equal access to things

39
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McCarthyism had more of an impact on post-war American society

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no, it didn’t because accused 200 individual who worked in the gov of being communists and the HUAC was established to find communists but it did because it arrested and executed two Russian spies

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changes in pop culture had a significant impact on post-war American society

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no, as teens were being [ersuaded to do drugs, get ing gangs and drink post-war from lyric in rock n roll
but it did because students got more pocket money as they did not have to work age 14 and parents made more post war america grew wealthier so teens had more leisure time and spending power than previous generations

41
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whatwas direct action

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the use of strikes, demonstrations or other forms of protests rather thann violence

42
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who organised direct action

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the NAACP who sent lawyers to the south to make the public cases in court about how unfiar the laws were

43
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who was the first person to refuse to give up her seat to a white person

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Claudette Colvin

44
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hhow long did african americans walk to school,work ect and ot get the buses

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381

45
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how sig was the bus boycotts

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very as 75% of bus riders were african americans and companies lost lots of money

46
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why did african america voters like kennedy

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because when martin luther king died kennedy called his wife and consoled her

47
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name 6 reforms made by kennedy

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he cut taxes during the recession
made a 1.25 dollar pay rise
leant money to allies to fight against communism
put money into scholarships for college/education
NASA
peace corps- trained to be nurses, teachers or medics abroad

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