america unit 1 and 2

Question 1

ways republican policies made America wealthier

Answer 1

laissez faire
tariffs
low taxes

Question 2

people bought goods

Answer 2

mass production
tariffs
advertising
credit (hire purchase)

Question 3

ford

Answer 3

1913 - assembly line
1927 - one car produced every 10 seconds, Model T
standardisation “any colour as long as it’s black”
america wanted to be trendy so bought the cars

Question 4

who didn’t increase wealth

Answer 4

farmers
some workers lost jobs
african americans, hispanics and immigrant groups were unemployed
laissez faire meant little help for the poor

Question 5

entertainment

Answer 5

1 radio station to 508

talkies

african american performers brought jazz to the cities, e.g charleston

Question 6

how women changed

Answer 6

no male chaperone
flappers
makeup
smoked in public

washing machines etc gave women more free time bc they did the work for them

in 1929, 10 million women in paid work

women could vote

Question 7

prohibition

Answer 7

1920-1933

speakeasies - illegal bars

police and judges were bribed to overlook the use of alcohol

al capone was famous for bootlegging (supplying alcohol) and also robbery, murder etc. police couldn’t get him

Question 8

racism

Answer 8

KKK - 300 african americans lynched between 1919 and 1925

peaked in 1925 at 4.5 million members

couldn’t vote

Question 9

red scare

Answer 9

fear of communism
suspicious of european immigrants

1927 - two Italian immigrants were executed due to prejudice from judge as they had anarchist views

Question 10

immigration in 1920s

Answer 10

1924 - since there were more people from northern europe, e.g. english and irish in 1890, they were allowed to enter

1929 - only 150k immigrants per year allowed in. no asians allowed though

Question 11

henry hoover

Answer 11

“do nothing” president
people wanted bonus from WW1
he ignored them - (bonus marchers)

Question 12

roosevelt

Answer 12

new deal
would help poor people instead of leaving them alone
travelled around USA giving over 76 speeches
won over henry by 7 million

Question 13

what did roosevelt do

Answer 13

close all banks
provided kitchens and food for poor people
built schools, dams, etc
helped farmers

Question 14

what’s mccarthyism

Answer 14

red scare in the 1920s
McCarthy accused Cimmunists of working for the government
Left when started accusing the military

Question 15

Montgomery bus boycott

Answer 15

Rosa Parks
1955 - Over 10000 people turned to bear Martin Luther King speak
Bus profits fell by 65%
1956 - Supreme courts said segregation on buses illegal

Question 16

When were sit ins and freedom rides and what happened

Answer 16

May 1961

Sit ins were when black students used white seats
126 cities desegregated by end of 1960

Question 17

What group did malcolm x lead

Answer 17

Nation of Islam

Question 18

When was malcom x assassinated

Answer 18

1965

Question 19

Different civil rights acts

Answer 19

1964 Civil rights acts

1965 voting rights acts

1968 civil rights acts

Question 20

Johnson’s laws

Answer 20

1964 - Rconomic opportunity - gave everyone an opportunity to work: adult education etc
1964 - development act
1965 - medicare and medicaid - health insurance for 65 and older

Question 21

When did NOW launch

Answer 21

1966

Question 22

Women’s rights acts

Answer 22

1963 - Equal pay act but still meant exceptions
1972 - Equal rights amendment act tried to close loopholes and also legalised contraception
1973 - Roe Vs Wade - abortion

Question 23

television

Answer 23

1948 - less than 1% owned a TV
1958 - 83% owned a Tv

Question 24

what emerged in 1950s

Answer 24

teenagers

Question 25

what music was popular in 1950.

Answer 25

rock and roll, elvis presley had over 170 hit records

Question 26

what was lend lease and why was it good

Answer 26

set up to send weapons to americas allies
500 000 businesses established during war
by 1944 USA was making half of worlds weapons
$10 billion worth of goods sent to Europe l
zfarmers got huge boost too