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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

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What did America not have after the war?

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War time debt

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What was the tariff that was introduced after the war?

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The Fordney-McCumber Tariff

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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

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What made goods cheaper?

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Mass production

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What made buying goods easier?

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‘Hire purchase plans’

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What made people want to buy goods?

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Advertising and to ‘keep up with their neighbour’

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When was the assembly line produced?

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1913

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Which car was mass produced?

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Model T

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What did the assembly line do?

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Made cars cheaper and quicker

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What was the price of a car in 1911?

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$800

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What was the price of a car in 1928?

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$295

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What did many people do in the 20’s?

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‘Played on the stock market’

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What was a shareholder?

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An investor who holds a share in a business

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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

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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

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17
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Why did farmers become bankrupt?

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Could not repay loans

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18
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What replaced farmers during the boom?

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New machinery

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19
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What closed during the boom?

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Coal mines

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Why did wool and cotton industries suffer during the boom?

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New man made fibres like rayon

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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

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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

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23
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What did jazz ‘encourage’?

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Drunkenness and sexual behaviour

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What system promoted actors?

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He ‘star system’

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25
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What was the first talkie?

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The Jazz Singer

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What was introduced to stop movies from being too sexual?

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The Hays Code

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27
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What made sports accessible to listen to?

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Radio broadcasts

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28
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How did women behave before the war?

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Politely and sensibly

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29
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When were women given the right to vote?

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1920

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30
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What was created to stop flappers?

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Anti-Flirt League

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31
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When was prohibition?

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1920-1933

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32
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What did alcohol promote?

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Violence and crime, social problems and reduced moral values

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33
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What was created to stop speakeasies?

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Anti-Saloon League

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34
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What were people who drank considered as?

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Traitors

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35
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How many prohibition agents were there?

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150

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36
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What was the job of the prohibition agents?

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Prevent ‘bootlegging’

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37
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What did speakeasies sell?

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Bootleg alcohol and moonshine

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38
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How did gangsters get away with selling alcohol?

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Bribed police officers

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39
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What type of crime was Al Capone involved in?

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Organised Crime

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40
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How much did Al Capone make a week?

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$2 million

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41
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Why were people like Al Capone successful?

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They were rarely arrested

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42
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Why was alcohol reintroduced?

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To make jobs and money from increased taxation

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43
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How many immigrants could enter under the immigration Quota Law?

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350,000

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44
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When was the immigration quota law introduced?

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1921

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45
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When was the literacy act introduced?

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1917

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46
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What was the literacy act?

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Had to be able to understand and say a sentence of 40 words

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47
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What always kept segregation?

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‘Jim Crow Laws’

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48
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How were black peppers segregated?

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Last to be hired, worst housing and only white employees

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49
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What did NAAC stand for?

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National assistance for the advancement of coloured people

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50
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Why was the KKK popular?

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They wanted someone to blame

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51
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Why was there a decrease in the KKk?

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One of the main leaders was convicted and he gave away many names

52
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What did he KKK intend to do?

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‘Clean up’ society

53
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How did the KKK go about their ideas?

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Lynching

54
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What were the ‘Palmer raids’?

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Bomb destroyed the house of Palmer and he arrested 6000 suspected communists

55
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What was the fear of communism called?

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The ‘Red Scare’

56
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What were Sacco and Vanzetti charged with?

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Robbing a factory

57
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What made the Sacco and Vanzetti case worse?

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There was no evidence and they spoke poor English

58
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What were Sacco and Vanzetti punished to?

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Death

59
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When did wall st crash?

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October 1929

60
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What was the crash also called?

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Black Thursday

61
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Why did wall st crash?

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Overproduction and failure to sell abroad

62
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How many shares were sold in October 1929?

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13 million

63
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Where did homeless live?

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In Hoovervilles

64
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What were the lines for soup kitchens also called?

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Breadlines

65
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What did Hoover believe in?

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‘Rugged individualism’

66
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How much did Hoover make available?

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$300 million but only $30 million accepted

67
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What tariff did Hoover introduce?

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Hawley-Smoot Tariff

68
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What was the bonus army?

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25,000 soldiers marched to DC for pension

69
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When was the bonus army?

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1932

70
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When was the election?

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1932

71
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Why was Hoover unpopular?

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Not a good public speaker

72
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Why was Roosevelt popular?

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Good public speaker and successful despite disability

73
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What did Roosevelt introduce?

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‘New Deal’ and 3 R’s

74
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What are the 3 R’s?

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Relief, recovery and reform

75
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What was the emergency banking act?

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Closed all banks and inspected them. Only well run and wealthy banks were reopened

76
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What does the NRA stand for?

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National Recovery Administration

77
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What did the NRA do?

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Worked out a code for conditions, pay and also gave workers the right to join a union

78
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What were the issues with the NRA?

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It was voluntary

79
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What did AAA stand for?

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Agricultural Adjustment Agency

80
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What did the AAA do?

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Paid farmers to produce less so food prices rose and their income increased

81
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What did CCC stand for?

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Civilian conservation corps

82
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What did the CCC do?

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Jobless 18-25 year olds put into work in the countryside

83
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How many jobs did the CCC create?

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2.5 million

84
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Which alphabet agencies did the Supreme Court decide illegal?

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NRA and AAA

85
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What was introduced to help workers join trade unions?

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Wagner Act

86
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When did the New Deal end?

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1239

87
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What did the Cash and Carry Plan do?

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Sold Britain and France weapons during the war

88
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What did the Lend Lease do?

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‘Lend’ weapons to Britain

89
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What did Roosevelt do to Japan?

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Not sell coal, oil and steel

90
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What was Japan’s reaction?

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Pearl Harbour

91
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How many were killed in Pearl Harbour?

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2000

92
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How did the Fair Employment Practise Committee help African-Americans?

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They could train as black pilots and officers

93
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What was the American dream?

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Post war consumerism

94
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What did Truman introduce?

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His ‘Fair Deal’

95
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What did Truman achieve?

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Pay raise from 40 to 75 cents

96
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What didn’t Truman achieve?

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No national insurance

97
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How many people had a tv by the end of the 1950’s?

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9/10

98
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What was trying to stop communism called?

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‘Containment’

99
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What was the Loyalty Programme?

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It gave the FBI rights to investigate people for spying

100
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How many people did McCarthy claim were communist?

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200

101
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What were you considered to be if you disagreed with McCarthy?

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A communist

102
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How many soldiers did McCarthy accuse in 1954?

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45

103
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When was Brown vs Board?

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1954

104
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How did Brown vs Board end?

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Supreme Court banned segregation in schools

105
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When was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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1955

106
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How much of he bus company business did African Americans make up?

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75%

107
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When was the First Civil Rights Act passed?

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1957

108
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Where was the non-violent protest in Alabama?

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Birmingham

109
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How many kids were arrested in Birmingham?

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900

110
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How did Kennedy help restore Birmingham?

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Sent troops and demanded an end to segregation

111
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What did many people do to end segregation?

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Freedom rides and sit ins

112
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When was the second Civil Rights Act passes?

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1964

113
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What did the second Civil Rights Act demand?

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End to discrimination in workplace

114
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When was the Voting Rights Act passed?

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1965

115
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What did Malcom X want?

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Seperationism

116
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What did Kennedy Introduce?

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His ‘new frontier’

117
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What did Kennedy’s peace corps do?

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Sent volunteers to poorer countries

118
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What did Johnson introduce?

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His ‘great society’

119
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What did Johnson’s operation head start do?

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Gave money to poor schools

120
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What did Johnson’s education act do?

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Gave funding for schools

121
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What did Johnson’s job corps do?

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Helped school leavers get jobs

122
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What did Johnson’s ‘medicare’ do?

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Healthcare for the elderly and low income families

123
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How much less did women earn than men?

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60%

124
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When was the equal pay act signed?

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1963

125
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When did women get the right to an abortion?

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1973

126
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What case helped women get the right to an abortion?

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‘Roe’ vs ‘wade’

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