America Flashcards
1
Q
Which party like to keep traditions the same?
Republicans or democrats?
A
Republicans
2
Q
Which party like to help those in need?
A
Democrats
3
Q
What doubled between 1915-1930?
A
American industry
4
Q
What year did USA start working on electricity?
A
1918
5
Q
What year did all houses in USA have electricity?
A
1929
6
Q
In 1921 what did every household have?
A
Fridge
7
Q
How many telephones in 1915?
A
10 million
8
Q
How many telephones in 1930?
A
20 million
9
Q
How many cars in 1919?
A
9 million
10
Q
Why were cars important?
A
So Americans could live in suburbs
11
Q
What does liaises faire mean?
A
Leave alone
12
Q
Why were assembly lines important?
A
Goods made bit by bit
Companies got good at making them
Goods became cheaper
Created more jobs
13
Q
Explain credit
A
Department stores sold goods from a catalogue to your door
14
Q
Describe propaganda
A
Companies using marketing techniques to support war effort
15
Q
What is hire purchase?
A
Buying on credit
16
Q
Give a reason American boom
A
Mass production
17
Q
Who benefitted from the boom?
A
Business men Housewives Flappers Factory workers Immigrants Native Americans
18
Q
In 1929 how many Americans lived in poverty?
A
60%
19
Q
Who suffered the most in boom?
A
Farmers
20
Q
Name some leisure activities of roaring twenties
A
Mahjong
Swimming
Dancing competitions
21
Q
Describe a flapper
A
Single Smoked Drank alcohol Made whopee Wore short dresses Wore lots of make up Socialised with friends Stayed out late Rebelled Had low paid jobs
22
Q
What did prohibition stop?
A
Making or carrying alcohol
23
Q
What year was prohibition introduced?
A
1920-1933
24
Q
What is Volstead act?
A
Penalties for breaking prohibition rules
25
Were speakeasies legal?
No illegal
26
How much money was made from speakeasies?
60 million dollars
27
How many murders did Al Capone commit?
Over 300
28
What nationality was Al Capone?
Italian
29
Why did Al leave school?
Hit a teacher
30
When was Valentine day massacre?
February 14th 1929
31
Who set up soup kitchens?
Al Capone
32
What happened in 1919?
Strikes and riots
| The Red scare
33
Give reasons for and against Sacco and Vanzetti
Against
Eyewitnesses saw them carrying guns
Bullets same size
Already convicted robbers
For
Carried guns as scared
Witnesses disagreed with what wearing
34
When were KKK started?
1915
35
How many members did KKK have in 1920?
6 million
36
What silent film glorified the KKK?
Birth of the Nation
37
What crimes did KKK commit
Burning crosses
Kidnapping
Murder
Racial hatred
38
Uniform of KKK
Cloak
| Tall white hood
39
What date was Black Thursday?
24th October 1929
40
What day did great depression end?
December 1941
41
Why was Roosevelt elected in 1932?
3 Rs
Relief help the poor
Recovery boost economy
Reform welfare provisions
42
Who was helped by social security act?
Elderly, sick and disabled
43
What is Wagner act?
Helped employees negotiate for better conditions
| Illegal to sack workers in a union
44
What is resettlement administration?
Helped farmers by giving loans so they can afford better houses
45
4 most popular sports in 1930s
Basketball
Baseball
Boxing
Track and field
46
Which brands supported the war?
Coca Cola
| Wrigleys
47
Who took over from Roosevelt and how did he tackle poverty?
Truman’s fair deal
48
When was first freedom ride?
May 1961
49
When was civil rights act passed?
1957
50
What was Malcolm X real name?
Malcolm Little
51
When was civil rights act?
1964
52
List 3 new forms of entertainment available in 1920s?
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Radio
Cinema
Silent forms
Jazz
Charleston
Baseball
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53
List 3 limitations on lives of women in 1920s
Paid less than men
Very few female politicians
Traditional view of role eg housewife
54
What do KKK believe?
White people are better than black people
55
Who was killed in Valentine day massacre?
A rival gang
56
Which gang related incident helped bring prohibition to an end?
St Valentine’s Day massacre
57
In what ways was American society affected by prohibition?
Increase in organised crime
Gangs smuggling alcohol across border
Money to be made as a gangster
Division between who supported prohibition and those who didn’t
58
Which was more important in ending prohibition
Failure of law enforcement against illegal speakeasies
Or
The violence of gangsters controlling illegal alcohol
The violence of gangsters controlling illegal alcohol
59
Sacco and Vanzetti were Italian immigrants
| True or false?
True
60
When was Wall Street crash?
1929
61
What were Hoovervilles?
Shanty or slum towns for homeless people named after President Hoover
62
List 2 things that damaged Hoover’s reputation?
Refused to meet with bonus marchers About paying war pension early
He believed people should help the self not rely on government
63
List 2 promises made by Roosevelt
A new deal for Americans
| He would spend money to create jobs
64
Was Roosevelt democrat or republican?
Democrat
65
Was Hoover a democrat or republican?
Republican
66
In what way was American society affected by depression?
High unemployment
Low wages
Homelessness
Life was harder
67
2 consequences of Wall Street crash for businesses?
Companies went bankrupt
Laid off workers so more unemployment
Average wages fell
Unemployed people bought less so companies sold less
68
3 consequences of the depression for farmers
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Demand for food went down
Demand for meat dropped
Farmers went bankrupt and lost homes
Cost mor to get animals to market than could sell them for
Dust storms from over farming
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69
What was Hoover referred to as?
The do nothing president
70
What was civilian conservation corps?
Gave unemployed young men low paid work in conservation
| Eg planting trees to stop erosion
71
What was Huey Long’s criticism of new deal?
It did not go far enough
| Businesses still had too much power
72
List 2 developments in popular culture in 1930s
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Radio
Film
Talkies
Films took people’s minds off depression
Musicals
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73
Describe 2 ways new deal helped American economy
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Restored confidence
Helped trade unions
Created jobs
Standards of living rose
Native Americans got money to improve living conditions
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74
List 2 impacts of WW2 on American industry
Worked in factories producing war goods
Decreased unemployment
Drafted into army
Farmers got a boost as food exports increased
75
What was the purpose of war production board?
Organise production and recruitment
76
In what ways were lives of African Americans affected by WW2?
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Treated equally
Not segregated
Membership of NAACP (national association for advancement of coloured people)
Empowered to challenge racism
Worked in factories
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77
Which was more important for US recovery after depression, New Deal or opportunities created by WW2?
War boosted industry and improved unemployment
More women in paid employment
New deal started to restore confidence, reduce poverty and create jobs
African Americans benefited from alphabet agencies
But new deal did not go far enough
Failed to discourage discrimination
78
What was American dream?
Own home with well stocked fridge
79
In 1958 how many Americans owned a TV?
83%
80
Most popular type of TV shows in 1950s?
Soap operas
Sport
Children’s
81
Why were teenagers seen as rebels?
Wore different clothes
Listened to rock and roll music
Money to spend but no family responsibilities
Misunderstanding between adults and teens
82
What was HUAC?
House Un American Activities Committee
| To investigate suspected communists
83
What is McCarthyism?
Extreme anti communism
Named after Joseph McCarthy
List of communists working in government
84
When was Cold War?
1947-1991
85
Who is involved in Cold War?
Soviet Union and Unites states of America
86
What was made illegal in civil rights act 1964?
Illegal to discriminate against people in housing and employment
87
When did Martin Luther King give his I have a dream speech?
August 1963
| During March to Washington
88
What was outcome of Brown vs Board of education in 1954?
Linda Brown had to walk past white schools to get to hers
| School segregation laws changed
89
When was Rosa Parker’s arrested and why
1955 for not giving up her seat to a white person
90
What are freedom rides?
Began in 1961
| Mixed groups of black and white students traveled together ignoring order to desegregate
91
When was Martin Luther King assassinated?
1968
92
Who led civil rights movement?
Martin Luther King
93
Name 2 radical progress groups in civil rights campaigns
SCLC
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SNCC
Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee
CORE
Congress of racial Equality
94
In 1961 what did JFK appeal to US?
To ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country
95
When was JFK assassination?
1963
96
Who took over from JFK?
Lyndon Johnson
97
When was NOW formed and what does it stand for?
1966
| National Organisation of Women
98
When was Equal pay act?
1963
99
When was Equal Rights Amendment Act?
1972
100
How did Roe vs Wade help women?
Abortion in first 3 months legal
| Gave women more independence and control
101
Describe 2 improvements towards female equality in 1970s
Equal pay act
| Equal rights amendment act
102
Why was women’s equality slow?
Did not have support of all women
Comfortable so do not see need for feminism
Religious views on abortion and contraception
Protests against Miss World ignored
