America Flashcards
(126 cards)
1
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How did America boom due to the war?
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Policy of isolationism. Banks loaned money and they led the world in production
2
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What did America not have after the war?
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War time debt
3
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What was the tariff that was introduced after the war?
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The Fordney-McCumber Tariff
4
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How did republican policies help the boom?
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Cut taxes by rich and generally and had a ‘laissez fairs’ attitude
5
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What made goods cheaper?
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Mass production
6
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What made buying goods easier?
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‘Hire purchase plans’
7
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What made people want to buy goods?
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Advertising and to ‘keep up with their neighbour’
8
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When was the assembly line produced?
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1913
9
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Which car was mass produced?
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Model T
10
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What did the assembly line do?
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Made cars cheaper and quicker
11
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What was the price of a car in 1911?
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$800
12
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What was the price of a car in 1928?
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$295
13
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What did many people do in the 20’s?
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‘Played on the stock market’
14
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What was a shareholder?
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An investor who holds a share in a business
15
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How did ordinary people play on the stock market?
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They ‘bought on the margin’ but buying shares with loans and paying them back with the profits
16
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What happened to farmers during the boom?
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High taxes on US goods and a decreased demand
17
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Why did farmers become bankrupt?
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Could not repay loans
18
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What replaced farmers during the boom?
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New machinery
19
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What closed during the boom?
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Coal mines
20
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Why did wool and cotton industries suffer during the boom?
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New man made fibres like rayon
21
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How did Indians suffer during the boom?
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Their land had been seized and they were forced to move to reservations
22
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Why were the American Indians suffering?
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They lived in extreme poverty, were poorly educated and the land they lived in was poorer
23
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What did jazz ‘encourage’?
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Drunkenness and sexual behaviour
24
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What system promoted actors?
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He ‘star system’
25
What was the first talkie?
The Jazz Singer
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What was introduced to stop movies from being too sexual?
The Hays Code
27
What made sports accessible to listen to?
Radio broadcasts
28
How did women behave before the war?
Politely and sensibly
29
When were women given the right to vote?
1920
30
What was created to stop flappers?
Anti-Flirt League
31
When was prohibition?
1920-1933
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What did alcohol promote?
Violence and crime, social problems and reduced moral values
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What was created to stop speakeasies?
Anti-Saloon League
34
What were people who drank considered as?
Traitors
35
How many prohibition agents were there?
150
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What was the job of the prohibition agents?
Prevent ‘bootlegging’
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What did speakeasies sell?
Bootleg alcohol and moonshine
38
How did gangsters get away with selling alcohol?
Bribed police officers
39
What type of crime was Al Capone involved in?
Organised Crime
40
How much did Al Capone make a week?
$2 million
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Why were people like Al Capone successful?
They were rarely arrested
42
Why was alcohol reintroduced?
To make jobs and money from increased taxation
43
How many immigrants could enter under the immigration Quota Law?
350,000
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When was the immigration quota law introduced?
1921
45
When was the literacy act introduced?
1917
46
What was the literacy act?
Had to be able to understand and say a sentence of 40 words
47
What always kept segregation?
‘Jim Crow Laws’
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How were black peppers segregated?
Last to be hired, worst housing and only white employees
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What did NAAC stand for?
National assistance for the advancement of coloured people
50
Why was the KKK popular?
They wanted someone to blame
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Why was there a decrease in the KKk?
One of the main leaders was convicted and he gave away many names
52
What did he KKK intend to do?
‘Clean up’ society
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How did the KKK go about their ideas?
Lynching
54
What were the ‘Palmer raids’?
Bomb destroyed the house of Palmer and he arrested 6000 suspected communists
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What was the fear of communism called?
The ‘Red Scare’
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What were Sacco and Vanzetti charged with?
Robbing a factory
57
What made the Sacco and Vanzetti case worse?
There was no evidence and they spoke poor English
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What were Sacco and Vanzetti punished to?
Death
59
When did wall st crash?
October 1929
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What was the crash also called?
Black Thursday
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Why did wall st crash?
Overproduction and failure to sell abroad
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How many shares were sold in October 1929?
13 million
63
Where did homeless live?
In Hoovervilles
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What were the lines for soup kitchens also called?
Breadlines
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What did Hoover believe in?
‘Rugged individualism’
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How much did Hoover make available?
$300 million but only $30 million accepted
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What tariff did Hoover introduce?
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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What was the bonus army?
25,000 soldiers marched to DC for pension
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When was the bonus army?
1932
70
When was the election?
1932
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Why was Hoover unpopular?
Not a good public speaker
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Why was Roosevelt popular?
Good public speaker and successful despite disability
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What did Roosevelt introduce?
‘New Deal’ and 3 R’s
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What are the 3 R’s?
Relief, recovery and reform
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What was the emergency banking act?
Closed all banks and inspected them. Only well run and wealthy banks were reopened
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What does the NRA stand for?
National Recovery Administration
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What did the NRA do?
Worked out a code for conditions, pay and also gave workers the right to join a union
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What were the issues with the NRA?
It was voluntary
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What did AAA stand for?
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
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What did the AAA do?
Paid farmers to produce less so food prices rose and their income increased
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What did CCC stand for?
Civilian conservation corps
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What did the CCC do?
Jobless 18-25 year olds put into work in the countryside
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How many jobs did the CCC create?
2.5 million
84
Which alphabet agencies did the Supreme Court decide illegal?
NRA and AAA
85
What was introduced to help workers join trade unions?
Wagner Act
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When did the New Deal end?
1239
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What did the Cash and Carry Plan do?
Sold Britain and France weapons during the war
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What did the Lend Lease do?
‘Lend’ weapons to Britain
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What did Roosevelt do to Japan?
Not sell coal, oil and steel
90
What was Japan’s reaction?
Pearl Harbour
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How many were killed in Pearl Harbour?
2000
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How did the Fair Employment Practise Committee help African-Americans?
They could train as black pilots and officers
93
What was the American dream?
Post war consumerism
94
What did Truman introduce?
His ‘Fair Deal’
95
What did Truman achieve?
Pay raise from 40 to 75 cents
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What didn’t Truman achieve?
No national insurance
97
How many people had a tv by the end of the 1950’s?
9/10
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What was trying to stop communism called?
‘Containment’
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What was the Loyalty Programme?
It gave the FBI rights to investigate people for spying
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How many people did McCarthy claim were communist?
200
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What were you considered to be if you disagreed with McCarthy?
A communist
102
How many soldiers did McCarthy accuse in 1954?
45
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When was Brown vs Board?
1954
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How did Brown vs Board end?
Supreme Court banned segregation in schools
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When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
1955
106
How much of he bus company business did African Americans make up?
75%
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When was the First Civil Rights Act passed?
1957
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Where was the non-violent protest in Alabama?
Birmingham
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How many kids were arrested in Birmingham?
900
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How did Kennedy help restore Birmingham?
Sent troops and demanded an end to segregation
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What did many people do to end segregation?
Freedom rides and sit ins
112
When was the second Civil Rights Act passes?
1964
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What did the second Civil Rights Act demand?
End to discrimination in workplace
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When was the Voting Rights Act passed?
1965
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What did Malcom X want?
Seperationism
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What did Kennedy Introduce?
His ‘new frontier’
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What did Kennedy’s peace corps do?
Sent volunteers to poorer countries
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What did Johnson introduce?
His ‘great society’
119
What did Johnson’s operation head start do?
Gave money to poor schools
120
What did Johnson’s education act do?
Gave funding for schools
121
What did Johnson’s job corps do?
Helped school leavers get jobs
122
What did Johnson’s ‘medicare’ do?
Healthcare for the elderly and low income families
123
How much less did women earn than men?
60%
124
When was the equal pay act signed?
1963
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When did women get the right to an abortion?
1973
126
What case helped women get the right to an abortion?
‘Roe’ vs ‘wade’
