Conflict and Tension Flashcards
why was the USA isolationist after WW1? by
Regardless of President Woodrow Wilson’s efforts, the Senate repudiated the Treaty of Versailles that ended the war, and the United States failed to become a member of the League of Nations. Indeed, isolationism would persist for a few more decades. During the 1920s, American foreign affairs took a back seat.
What and when was the Fordney-McCumber Tariff?
This tariff was a tax that was placed on foreign goods. This made them more expensive and made American products more attractive to the customer. This policy worked well and helped create the ‘boom’ of the 1920s. However, foreign governments retaliated by putting taxes on American goods.
How did the growth in the car industry help the economy?
The growth in the car industry helped the economy by Henry Ford making an electrical assembly line for every car made. The car would move slowly along the assembly line with each worker only doing one specific task. Using this it would be possible to build a Ford Model T car in an hour instead of 13 and a half hours. The car changed America in every way.
Why was the entertainment industry popular in the 1920s?
Many new things were invented at that time like the radio, Jazz music and many more. This made many Americans lives much more faster of a lifestyle. Modern music became popular as a result of developments in the media. People had more money to spend and more time to listen to the music of the time.
How did the position of women change in society in the 1920s?
The changing role of women was a result of the work they did during the war. The number of working women increased by 25 per cent. In 1920, all women were given the right to vote. ‘Flappers’ smoked in public, danced the new dances, and were sexually liberated.
To what extent was America a ‘divided society’ in the 1920s?
During the 1920’s America was called a melting pot as it was born from immigrants due to the increase in social,political and economic differences from all these new races in America at the time.
How were farmers affected by the boom?
During the 1920s more than 600,000 farmers went bankrupt due to the severe agricultural depression. As few farms had electricity or running water and wages were very low.
Which sections of American society did not benefit from the boom?
The farming industry went into a slump as European farming recovered after the war, also they had to compete with farmers in Argentina and Canada, as they were producing goods at cheaper wheat and at the same quality if not better. The Government did not fix a minimum wage this meant that employees could be forced to work long hours for next to nothing.
What was the American Attitude towards Immigration after WW1?
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 National Census
What Immigration laws did the US government introduce after WW1?
The Immigration Act of 1917 was the most sweeping immigration act the United States had passed until that time. It was the first bill aimed at restricting (as opposed to regulating) immigrants, and marked a turn towards nativism. This law imposed literacy tests on immigrants.
