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Presidents 1917 - 1945 Flashcards

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When was Woodrow Wilson president?

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From 1913 - 1921

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What party did Woodrow Wilson belong to?

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The democrats

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Who was president from 1921 - 1923?

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Warren G. Harding

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What party was Warren G. Harding?

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Republican

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What party was Herbert Hoover?

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Republican

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When was Herbert Hoover president?

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1929 - 1933

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What party was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

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Democrat

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When was Roosevelt president?

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1933 - 1945

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When did Woodrow Wilson enter American into the First World War?

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1917

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True or False: The First World War good for the USA’s economy?

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True

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True or False: American People liked the fact that President Wilson involved the USA in international affairs since the war was over.

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False

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What did many people feel about Woodrow Wilson?

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That he took too big a part in govt. decision making.

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Give three examples of Wilson taking too big a part in govt. decision making.

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  1. Taking the USA to war in 1917
  2. Not consulting congress about America’s involvement in the league of nations.
  3. Drafting bills and presenting them to congress himself
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What did Wilson believe about law-making?

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That presidents should be involved

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How did citizens of the USA react to Wilson’s behaviour as president?

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People turned to the Republicans

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Who replaced Wilson?

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Warren G. Harding

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What was president Harding’s slogan?

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Less govt. in business and more business in govt.

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What did Harding’s slogan (Less govt. in business and more business in govt.) mean?

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  1. He meant that it was not the job of the govt. to control the economy or manage social problems.
  2. He thought that the govts. job was to manage its own spending and not to help others failing.
19
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How did the republican party not control businesses?

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They weren’t willing to control wages, working hours or prices

20
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When did President Harding become president?

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1921

21
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What did President Harding mean by ‘normalcy’?

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Bringing the USA back to normalcy meant keeping out of war, out of foreign affairs and keeping out of business affairs.

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What group of people was ‘normalcy’ not attractive to and why?

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Black African - American citizens as they hoped there would be a change in equality after proving patriotism and loyalty to their country for fighting in the war.

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When Warren G. Harding became president in 1921, what four things did he want the govt. to do straight away?

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  1. Balance govt. books
  2. Reduce Taxation on the citizens due to the War
  3. Introduce Tarrif’s to protect US trade
  4. Provide worldwide country radio
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What was Harding’s view on other countries affairs?

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To be supportive of other countries but not to become entangled with them/

25
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What was isolationism?

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Introducing trade tariffs that supported American businesses and encouraged everybody to “buy American”

26
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Regarding isolationism what did they do about immigrants?

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They cut back the amount of immigrants coming into the country

27
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What act restricted immigration to 357,000 a year and when?

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The 1921 Emergency quota act

28
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In 1924 how many immigrants were allowed to come into America each year?

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150,000

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As part of isolationism what did congress do about US involvement in wars?

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They made laws that restricted the help the USA could give to other countries if they went to war.

30
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What was Calvin Coolidge’s slogan?

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“The Business of the American people is Business”

31
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What was Trickle Down economics?

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The belief that wealth would filter down to all classes and the best way to ensure good living standards was to allow the rich to make money to invest in industrial development.

32
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Who did the tax reductions benefit the most?

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Rich people and businesses

33
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What did small govt. mean for businesses?

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More freedom

34
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What did Herbert Hoover believe the role of the govt. was?

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To support private initiative

35
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What was Herbert Hoover’s slogan?

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'’rugged individualism’’

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What was the meaning of “rugged individualism”?

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Americans can achieve great things with hard work and initiative (American dream)

37
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Instead of Herbert Hoover believing in ‘Laissez - faire’ economics instead what did he believe in?

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Voluntary cooperation between private Americans

38
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In the 1928 presidential election, how many Americans voted for Herbert Hoover?

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Over 21 million and he was elected with over 58% of the popular vote and won 40 our of 48 states.

39
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How much did the American economy grow between 1921 and 1929?

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40% and national incomes rose by 37%

A Level - American History (13 decks)

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