USA boom and bust t4

Question 1

what are some points of economic transformation

Answer 1

1. post war prosperity
2. GI bill of rights
3. growth of motor industry and mobility
4. consumer society
5. suburbs

Question 2

what is post war prosperity

Answer 2

the US economy growing through the war leading to higher employment rates and migration

Question 3

what was global income in America

Answer 3

42%

Question 4

what did GNP rise by, by 1941

Answer 4

35%

Question 5

reasons against post- war prosperity

Answer 5

1. geographical variation, not all areas
2. many families lived in rented accommodation

Question 6

what percentage of houses lacked running water in 1947

Answer 6

33%

Question 7

what act outlined the GI bills of human rights

Answer 7

1944 selective servicemen’s readjustment act

Question 8

what did the GI bill of human rights provide

Answer 8

improve education, provide skills, set up businesses, university placements

Question 9

how many veterans took up the GI bill of human rights

Answer 9

8 million

Question 10

what were the three main car companies

Answer 10

ford
Chrysler
general motors

Question 11

how were cars afforded

Answer 11

on credit

Question 12

growth of motor industries also led to the growth of…

Answer 12

infrastructure
-gas stations -motels -road building

Question 13

what did the sales of the motor industry lead to

Answer 13

rose from 69,500 in 1945 to 6.7 million in 1950

Question 14

what family type grew in popularity

Answer 14

the nuclear family

Question 15

how did americans afford mortgages

Answer 15

government sponsored federal housing administrators

Question 16

what did suburbs lead to the growth of

Answer 16

the shopping mall

Question 17

what percentage of Americans owned houses

Answer 17

went from 50% in the mid 40’s to 60% by 1960

Question 18

criticisms of suburbs

Answer 18

1. lacked variety
2. inner cities were left for the poor

Question 19

what did the baby boom cause

Answer 19

growth of production and need for nappies and baby clothes

Question 20

what was a growth of consumerism caused by

Answer 20

incessant advertising

Question 21

what examples are there of leisure saving activities

Answer 21

washing machines, vacuums etc.

Question 22

how did consumerism lead to more leisure time

Answer 22

growth of labour saving activities lead to more time to watch/ use televisions

Question 23

statistic on the baby boom

Answer 23

4 million babies born every year from 1954-1964

Question 24

what did the baby boom suggest about people in society

Answer 24

they felt socially and financially secure enough to have children

Question 25

Who was Senator Joseph McCarthy ?

Answer 25

A Republican senator who accused many American officials of being communists

Question 26

What did McCarthy do on the 9th Feb 1950 ?

Answer 26

Made a speech in which he said that the State Department was infested with Communist spies

Question 27

How many supporters did the US Communist Party have in the 1950s ?

Answer 27

Around 100,000 supporters and fewer actual members

Question 28

How many people did McCarthy initially claim to know were Communist party members working in the US govt ?

Answer 28

205

Question 29

Where were people accused of being Communist questioned by McCarthy ?

Answer 29

In public, often on TV

Question 30

What happened to people who were accused by McCarthy ?

Answer 30

aggressive and threatening and many people's careers were ruined after their appearance

Question 31

How did McCarthy manage to evoke widespread hysteria ?

Answer 31

- he made newspapers publish his ideas and views -he gave speeches making claims however never produced evidence

Question 32

Why did McCarthyism fail ?

Answer 32

- he was seen to be a bully - 1954, forced out of his job and seen as a liar

Question 33

When was the alien registration act passed

Answer 33

1940

Question 34

What did the 1940 Alien Registration Act do ?

Answer 34

Made it illegal for anyone in the US to advocate, abet or teach the desirability of overthrowing the government

Question 35

How many aliens had been recorded 4 months after the passing of the 1940 Alien Registration Act ?

Answer 35

Over 4,700,000

Question 36

Who did McCarthy first target ?

Answer 36

Targetted Democrats associated with the New Deal policies of the 1920s

Question 37

What did the 1954 Communist Control Act do ?

Answer 37

Banned the Communist Party in the US showing that McCarthy did have some impact on hysteria

Question 38

What did vice-president Richard Nixon say about McCarthy on March 4th 1954 ?

Answer 38

Men who have in the past done effective work of disposing Communists in this country have, by reckless talk and questionable methods, made themselves the issue rather than the cause they believe in so deeply"