Influences on the political landscape Flashcards
Which communist organisations formed in the first red scare?
CPUSA and CLP
How many strikes were there in 1919?
3600
When did the Seattle strike start and with how many people?
35000 and 21 January 1919
How many bombs were found on the 25 April in the mail?
36
Who launched the ‘Radical division’ on the 1 August 1919?
Attorney General Palmer
How many people were deported as a result of the first red scare?
556
During January of 1920, the FBI made how many raids and arrests?
33 raids, 5,000-10,000 arrests
American Individualism, by Herbert Hoover quote
‘it is the method of American achievement’
Peak unemployment of Great Depression?
24.9% in 1933
By how much did weekly earnings fall during the Great Depression?
1/3
Total income of farmers between 1929 and 1932?
$6 billion to $2 billion
Hoover setup what committee for unemployment in 1930?
Emergency committee for Employment
How much did the government receive and spend in 1932?
Received: $2,000 million, spent: $5,000 million
When was the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act introduced?
1930
National Credit Corporation (NCC) spent how much of its $500 million budget in its first year (1931)?
$10 million
How much was given to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) in January 1932?
$300 million (later expanded to help farmers as well as relief projects)
Under Hoover, homeless people lived in…
Hoovervilles
Which march occurred during June 1932 in Washington, with soldiers in ‘full battle dress’?
Bonus Army (1924 promise not allowed to be withdrawn).
What was the Republicans campaign slogan in 1928?
‘A chicken in every pot’
FDR campaign song
‘Happy days are here again’
What was FDR previously?
Governor of New York
FDR referred to the Republican campaign as being led by the four horsemen, what are they?
Destruction, Despair, Delay and Doubt
How many states did the Republicans win in 1932 and 1936?
6 and 2
When was the Emergency Banking relief bill passed to only reopen solvent banks?
9 March 1932
The AAA increased income by how much and prices by how much by 1936?
50% and 66%
What was the National Recover Administration (NRA) symbol?
Blue eagle
Two examples of what the NRA controlled?
Working hours and minimum wages
How much did the Public Works Administration (PWA) receive in appropriation?
$3.3 billion
Federal Emergency relief act (FERA) spent how much between 1933 and 1935?
$4 billion
How many men enlisted into the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) by 1933?
300,000
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) covered how many states when setting up power sources?
7 states
Works Progress Administration (WPA) was setup between 1935 and 1943, how much did it spend and how many people were employed?
$11.5 billion and 8.5 million
How did FDR refer to the Social Security Act of 1935?
‘cornerstone of his administration’
National Labor Relations Act of 1935 gave what rights?
The right to join trade unions
Two examples of Soviet spies in the US
Alger Hiss (1950) and the Rosenbergs (1953)
What was setup to battle communism in America in 1938, but had particular notoriety in the 1950s?
House of Un-American Activities Committee
In what year was the Communist Control Act passed?
1954
What committee was setup to investigate McCarthy’s claims?
Tydings Committee
What was on the sign that met Nikita Khrushchev?
‘The only good communist is a dead communist’
USA and the Cold War quote by Oliver Edwards on the red scare
‘it targeted an enemy that did not really exist’
Reform that was passed in support of Liberalism
Voting Rights Act and Civil Rights Act and Great Society Reforms
Radical Counter- Culture groups
Students for a Democratic Society and the Free Speech Movement
The Damage at the Madison Army base in August 1970
1 killed, $60 million
Conservative reaction of evangelicals brought a trail of speeches by Bill Bright entitled?
‘Campus Crusade for Christ’
Which famous book showed the danger that communism appeared to pose towards the US?
Is this Tomorrow?
Which country had suffered a civil war in 1950 that demonstrated the strength of communism?
China
What is the word used to describe the USA’s lack of interference in other countries during the 1920s?
Isolationism
What were the set of liberal reforms passed by Johnson?
Great Society reforms
Which religious movement started to have a greater impact under Nixon, promoting older, conservative policies?
Evangelical movement
