Book 1: Part1 boom+roaring 20's

Question 1

Why did America follow a policy of isolationism after WW1?

Answer 1

America wanted independence and wanting to distance itself from the “old world”

They didn’t want to go to war in the first place and had lost 100,000 soldiers so Americans wanted to keep out of foreign affairs

Question 2

What is a boom?

Answer 2

An economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

Question 3

What were the four main features of the economic boom?

Answer 3

Industry
Transport
Home life
Cities

Question 4

Evidence for industry developments in the boom?

Answer 4

Sales of consumer goods were doubling and more. Cars went from 9 million to 26 million

Question 5

Evidence for transport developments in the boom?

Answer 5

Queens outside New York doubled since the 1920’s, the care made it possible for more people to live in the suburbs

Question 6

Evidence for home life developments in the boom?

Answer 6

Almost all urban homes had electricity in 1929

Question 7

Evidence for city developments in the boom?

Answer 7

There was more building being done in the boom years than at any other time in the history of the USA

Question 8

What were the 5 main causes of the economic boom?

Answer 8

Industrial strength 
WW1
Republican Policies
New industries new methods
State of mind

Question 9

Evidence and explanation for industrial strength causing the economic boom?

Answer 9

America had many raw materials such as iron, oil and coal. This meant America didn’t have to import many raw materials which saved money, this also meant America could sell their materials to other countries and within America creating profit and contributing to the economic boom

Question 10

Evidence and explanation for WW1 causing the economic boom?

Answer 10

America joined WW1 in 1917 so they were better off physically and financially than other countries. They also sold weapons and equipment during the war contributing more to the boom. Because they joined late they did not have to pay as much money as the European countries putting America in a better position to boom

Question 11

Evidence and explanation for republican policies causing the economic boom? 4 evidence! 4 policies explained. (Yeah this card is edited whatcha gonna do?)

Answer 11

The policy Laissez faire meant that the government would interfere as little as possible with businessmen allowing them to get rich quickly, which brought lots of money into the economy fast.

The government also imposed tariffs. This is where the government would charge extra money to import goods so more people would buy things in America generating more profit.
(Fordney McCumber act 1922)

Low taxation meant that people didn’t have to give as much money back to the government, this meant people would have more money to spend on consumer goods, causing the boom.

Trusts - businesses were allowed to dominate industry. They made goods cheaply so more Americans could afford them. This brought in more money which meant BOOOM

Question 12

What was the Fordney-McCumber act of 1922?

Answer 12

It meant it would cost more to get food from Europe so Americans would spend more money in their own country creating more profit

Question 13

Evidence and explanation for new industries and new methods for the economic boom? 2 evidences ( 6 marks )

Answer 13

Production of industries increased by 50% making more consumer goods for the public to buy generating more money and causing the boom

Henry Ford developing an assembly line which made making a car cheaper and quicker ( 13 hours - 1.30 ) which meant more people were buying cars which generated more money and caused the boom

Question 14

Evidence and explanation for state of mind causing the boom?

Answer 14

In the 1920’s the people had one of the best living situations in the world, they could get plenty of food and were able to spend money. This caused the boom because the people felt they were able to buy more consumer goods generating more money for the boom

Question 15

What is hire purchase? And what did it mean for America?

Answer 15

The republican policy of “buy now pay later”

It meant that more people could buy goods
More were produced
So more money was made
Driving the initial price down

Question 16

Who didn’t benefit from the boom?

Answer 16

Farmers
Textile workers
Immigrants 
Coal miners 
Poor white people

Question 17

Evidence for farmers not benefitting from the boom?

Answer 17

The US farm income dropped from $22 billion in 1919 to $13 billion in 1928

Question 18

Why weren’t farmers benefitting from the boom? ( 4 mark )

Answer 18

They overproduced crops in the war so they then had a lot of crops left over after the war they couldn’t sell

Their land was overworked from the war and then became useless

Canadian wheat producers were better so more people bought from their competition leaving them less money

The cities didn’t want unskilled farmers

Question 19

Why didn’t textile workers benefit from the boom?

Answer 19

Competition from new industries and new methods that could do the job. Also they had to compete with people working for less

Question 20

Why didn’t immigrants benefit from the boom?

Answer 20

They couldn’t get jobs because of lack of experience, knowledge and prejudice

Question 21

Why didn’t coal miners benefit from the boom?

Answer 21

Men were paid $18 a week and women $9, to live ‘good life’ they needed $48…

Question 22

Why didn’t poor white people benefit from the boom?

Answer 22

They couldn’t afford new chain shop prices and couldn’t get employed at middle class shops

Question 23

Evidence the roaring 20’s were roaring? ( 3 pieces )

Answer 23

Average wages rose by 11 percent meaning workers had more disposable income

Cars opened up the suburbs allowing more people to travel

Morals were loosened by influential films about sex

Question 24

Evidence the 20’s weren’t roaring? ( 3 pieces )

Answer 24

The conservative rural states hated the sex-obsessed films and 36 states threatened censorship legislation

The older generation struggled to adapt to the “ new world “ and printed articles attacking jazz

Rural vs Urban values caused a lot of tension. Rural felt traditional values were compromised

Question 25

Evidence for women’s lives changing in the 1920’s?

Answer 25

In 1914 there were 100,000 divorces and in 1929 this doubled showing women were less likely to stay in unhappy marriages

Question 26

Evidence women’s lives didn’t change in the 1920’s?

Answer 26

Rural Americans still upheld their traditional values and opposed all change to these. They hated flappers and supported the “ anti flirt association “

Question 27

What were the differences in rural women and urban women?

Answer 27

Urban women had shorter skirts, they smoked and drunk and supported the new sex films

Rural women had longer skirts, kept traditional values and were disgusted by sex films

Question 28

What is isolationism?

Answer 28

The policy whereby a country isolates itself from the affairs of other country’s by declining any alliances / commitments

Question 29

Radio context

Answer 29

Number of households with a radio rose from 60,000 to 10 million