History Flashcards
What does wspu stand for
Women’s social and political union
Who founded the wspu
Emmeline Pankhurst and christabel Pankhurst
What was the wspu motto
“Deeds not word”
What were the wspu militant tactics
Spitting at policemen
Stonethrowing
Imprisoned suffragettes started hunger strike
Arson attacks
Acid attacks
What was the governments response to the militant tactics
Force feeding introduced -1909
The prisoners temporary discharge of III health act
Who is Emily Davidson
She was a suffragette who died at a horse derby when tackling the kings horse as a protest
Why did women get the vote
The publicity from the protests
The women’s work in ww1
The representation of the people act, gave women over 30 the right to vote
What was the cat and mouse act
Suffragette got arrested, goes on hunger strike, when weak released then eats gets arrested again gets weak again then released
Restrictions for women 19th 20th century
Women couldn’t vote
Didn’t get education
Poor women expected to go work for family
Rich women stays at home as a status symbol
What was a flapper
A flapper was a loose moraled women who wore short skirts, baring their arms and legs, had bobbed hair and powdered their knees
What is a speakeasy
A secret bar that sold illegal alcoholic beverages
What is moonshine
Moonshine is a high proof liquor, traditionally made illegally
What is prohibition
The stopping of drinking, manufacturing and selling of alcohol
Who were some gangsters in the jazz age
Johnny Torrio and Al capone
What was bootlegging
The illegal manufacture, transport and distribution or sale of alcohol.
What was the Wall Street crash
A major stock market crash that occurred in autumn 1929 when the stock market plummeted