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1920s usa Flashcards

1
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what was the american dream?

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idea that us is a land of opportunity, equality and freedom for all and that everything can achieve a good life if they work hard to succeed

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why was there an economic boom?
(lack pants)

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Laissez-faire
Assembly line
Credit
Knowledge

Position of the USA
Advertising
New consumer goods
Tarrifs
Share confidence

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laissez faire meaning

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no interference from gov in buisness, letting them grow

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assembly line effect and meaning

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mass production of goods, much quicker

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example of effective assembly line in 20s us

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Ford- one model and colour
Bulk buy parts so cheaper
6 cars built per minute

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credit meaning and effect

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pay in rates, not upfront and over time

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how many ppl bought cars with credit?

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6 out of 10

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knowledge meaning and effect

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development and new inventions due to experience from ww1

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position of the us effect of ww1

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no fighting in the USA, gained financially, not many casualties, only joined for 1917

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why were they so good at advertising?

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Learnt propaganda from war

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new consumer goods effect and examples

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keep consuming due to innovation
eg cars, fridges, radios,hoovers, telephones, deodorant etc

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share confidence meaning and effect

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Trust that you will make money from investing, human confidence can cause prices to rise or fall via word of mouth and news

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13
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by 1929 what percentage of global consumer goods were made in the US?

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50%

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14
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isolationism definition

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when a country chooses to isolate its from other countries

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15
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when and why did America isolate itself? how were they able to?

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After ww1 bc the us came out of the war much better than Europe and they wanted to avoid getting involved with European conflict, alliances etc.
they were able to bc they could be self sufficient and not need to trade

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16
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republican features, ideals and representatives

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right wing, conservative and old fashiones, red, military oriented, fewer taxes - trump

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democrats features, ideals and representatives

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left wing, liberal, progressive taxes, blue, decrease of military - biden

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18
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who did the economic boom benefit?

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businesses, rich people, working class, factory owners

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19
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who didn’t benefit from the economic boom?

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small handmade businesses, very poor people, rural areas and farmers.

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20
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tarrifs meaning

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taxing foreign products so they’re more expensive to boost own market

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21
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how did the boom affect coal miners?

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coal replaced by electricity and oil so wages get lower even though other prices increase

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22
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how did the boom affect rural areas?

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-farms closed so unemployment increased
- unskilled labourers became unemployed as machinerie became more popular
-overproduction in farms so price fell
- population decrease

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23
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jazz in the 20s components

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  • Charlston dance
  • flappers
    -jazz age
    -booze, smoking,young
    -‘sinful’
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24
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Moral criticism of young people in the 20s

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atheists,drunks and criminals in cities
New media is irresponsible and unconservative, corrupts young people, not for family life
consumerist and money obsessed
premarital sex is not taboo or uncommon

25
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how did life change for women in 1920s America?

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  • flappers
    -can vote
    -education
    -freedom
    -control
26
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who were the flappers and what did they do?

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young women under 20 who went out by themselves to speakieasies, wore short dresses, drunk, danced, smoked, and had premarital sex

27
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reaction to flappers

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-only wealthy could afford this luxury
-anti-flirt leaugues against flappers
-not accepted in southern and central states

28
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were flappers really ‘free’?

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no, +20 expected to start family so freedom disappears, shamed and pressured by society

29
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how did advertisement target women and change?

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  • make women feel guilty about not being beautiful enough for their husbands
    -redefining beauty
    -media, models and movie are new role models
30
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Life changed for women in 20s America PRO

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-vote and work
-party, smoke,drink
-education
-allowed to make decisions in the home
-do some jobs that men do
-many chores machinised so easier

31
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Life DIDN’T change for women in the 20s CONS

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-men took jobs back after coming back from ww1
-still social pressures
-domestic
-rural areas, poorer and older people not that affected

32
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what is prohibition?

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1920 to 1933 -buying and selling of alcohol is illegal

33
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why was prohibition created?

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  • alcohol is linked to aggression, recklessness and violence
  • unpatriotic (russian vodka and German beer)
  • ruining the usa
34
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what the 18th admentment say?

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-national prohibitions act of 1920 prohibited the manufacture, sale and transportation and manufacture of alchol

35
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what was prohibition known as informally?

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Volstead Act

36
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Names of people against and for prohibition

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FOR - Dries
AGAINST - wets

37
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Who wanted prohibition?

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-Women’s Christian Temperence Union
-anti-saloon league which gaienws popularity in the early 20th century

38
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When was prohibition repealed

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1933

39
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Why was prohibition repealed?

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-prohibition officers are corrupt and under-resourced and funded
-gangsters and crime
-still loads of booze

40
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How did prohibition lead to the rise of gangsters?

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illegal to sell or buy alcohol so ppl buy via bootleggers (criminals) who reinvest the money in criminal activity ie guns, bribes etc.

41
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main gangs (and ethnicities) in Chicago beer wars

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al capone (Italian) vs bugs Morgan (irish)

42
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when were the Chicago beer wars ?

A

1926 to 1929

43
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When was the st valentines day massacre?

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14th Feb 1929

44
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what were the Chicago beer wars about?

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territory and money (turf wars)

45
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what happened on the valentines day massacre?

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shoot out by Al capones men dressed up as police men driving a police car, killed 7 of bugs morans main gang leaders and therefore his gang and criminal enterprise

46
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what was the red scare?

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propaganda ro scapegoat communism and Russia due to fear and economical hardship accross the country

47
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Who were the WASPs?

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White Anglo Saxon Protestants

48
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Persecution definition

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mistreatment of a group due ro a characteristic eg race, religion, sexuality etc.

49
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who and when was the kkk formed?

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Ku Klux Klan formed in 1860 by former civil war soldiers

50
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causes of Chicago race riots

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  • increase of kkk in the south resulted in 64 lynching in 1918 and 83 unbelievable 1919
  • increase in black pop
51
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trigger of Chicago race riots

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-27/07/1919 -black youth drifted into white zone of lake Michigan so stoned and drowned
-white perpetrato not arrested

52
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how long did the Chicago race riots last?

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violence between gangs and mobs for 13 days even though army called in on day4

53
Q

who was involved in the tulsa massacre of black wall street?

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Dick Rowland (black), sarah paige (white)

54
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when was the tulsa massacre of black wall street?

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21st may 1921

55
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what happened in the tulsa massacre of black wall street?

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Rowland suspected of raping Paige in the elevator, white people protest and demand he is lynched, white protester gets shot so fighting escalates, homes are burns down and many black people are killed

56
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what was black wall street and why was there lots of racial tension?

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prosperous and thrivibg black community, segregation where white people don’t benefit, jealousy

57
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when were the monkey trials?

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July 1925

58
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what were the monkey trials about?

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-anti-evolution bible belt states are very religious and don’t think kids should be taught abt evolution as they will become atheists

59
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what do the monkey trials show about intolerance in 1920s usa ?

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-intolerant to other religions as they base laws off Christianity
-intolerant abt science, free thinking and new ideas

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