Making Modern America (Unit 1)

Question 1

What is Capitalism?

Answer 1

an economic and political system with limited to no government intervention into economic affairs

Question 2

When was WW1

Answer 2

1914- 1918. although America did not join until 1917

Question 3

Who was the American president during WW1?

Answer 3

Woodrow Wilson

Question 4

When was the progressive era?

Answer 4

1900-1916

Question 5

What is the progressive era?

Answer 5

A period of widespread social activism and political reform. The main objectives of the Progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialisation, urbanisation, immigration, and political corruption

Question 6

Which president was a key figure in the Progressive era?

Answer 6

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 7

What is the 19th amendment?

Answer 7

Gave the women the right to vote (1919)

Question 8

What did America experience post WW1

Answer 8

A booming economy, mass consumerism, leisure time, a blurred line of the classes, changing ideas towards women.

Question 9

Who invented the assembly line?

Answer 9

Henry Ford

Question 10

What kind of women was a flapper

Answer 10

The new women. They smoked, drank, wore short skirts and had short hair. They optimised sexual freedom and youth.

Question 11

What are bootleggers?

Answer 11

Manufactures and sellers of illegal alcohol products during prohibition

Question 12

What is the Great Depression?

Answer 12

A global economic downturn that lead to mass unemployment and low economic activity.

Question 13

What is the Red Scare?

Answer 13

a series of bombings in 1919 that resulted in a fear of foreigners, communists and socialists.

Question 14

What is Social Darwinism?

Answer 14

Survival of the fittest.

Question 15

What is the American Dream?

Answer 15

The American Dream theoretically protects every American’s right to achieve their potential. “The charm of anticipated success”

Question 16

How many immigrants entered America between 1900-1919?

Answer 16

20 million

Question 17

What are the key ideas of Capitalism?

Answer 17

Immigration, Imperialism, Progressivism, Social Darwinism and Segregation.

Question 18

What is Prohibition?

Answer 18

The 18th amendment. Prohibiting the production and sale of alcohol.

Question 19

When was the Great Depression

Answer 19

1929-1941

Question 20

When was FDR president?

Answer 20

1932/33-1945. through the Great Depression and WW2. Served 4 terms.

Question 21

What were Hoovers thoughts about the Great Depression?

Answer 21

Hoover thought that the economy would regulate itself

Question 22

What is the New Deal?

Answer 22

A series of economic relief programs meant to alleviate the impact of the Great Depression.

Question 23

When was Pearl Harbour bombed?

Answer 23

7th of December, 1941.

Question 24

When did the US declare war?

Answer 24

Japan: 8th of December. 1941

Axis Powers: 11th of December 1941

Question 25

When did the war in the Pacific end?

Answer 25

2nd of September, 1945

Question 26

When did the war in Europe end?

Answer 26

8th of May, 1945

Question 27

What and when was the neutrality act?

Answer 27

They were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism in the US following its costly involvement in World War I, and sought to ensure that the US would not become entangled again in foreign conflicts. 1935-1939

Question 28

What involvement did the US have in early WW2?

Answer 28

The US aimed to stay neutral but provided military equipment to the British.

Question 29

What key battles did America fight in WW2?

Answer 29

Battle of Midway, Battle of the Coral Sea, D- Day landing, Okinawa, Kokoda

Question 30

When were the Atomic Bombs dropped?

Answer 30

Atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima on the 6th of August 1945 and one on Nagasaki on the 9th of August 1945.