america facts Flashcards
The USA is a federation- what does this mean?
A group of local states that join together under a single government
What are the two types of government in USA?
Federal and state
Who typically supports Democrats?
American immigrants, people who want to be globally involved
Who typically supports Republicans?
WASPs and business men who like isolationism
Who was initially excluded from voting in USA?
Women (until 1920), native and black Americans
The number of immigrants went from - in the decade of 1910 to - in the decade of 1920
6.3 million to 4.3 million
Where was the biggest city and why?
New York, because its where immigrants first arrived
Who was banned from entering the USA in 1907?
Anyone disabled or diseased
What act is passed in 1921?
The emergency quota act
How many workers went on strike in 1919?
400,000
How many communists were arrested in the Palmer Raids?
6,000
Give an example of xenophobia in the USA legal system
The case of Sacco and Vanzetti
What is the Bible Belt?
An area in the South of the USA where a lot of religious WASPs lived
What does a revivalist want?
To persuade more people to attend church
What does a fundamentalist believe?
That everything in he Bible is to be taken literally
