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When did the USA enter the war

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1917

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When was the volstead act

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1919

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How many Americans died in ww1

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100,000

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How did the USA do well from the war

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Euro countries paid the USA to provide food, raw materials and weapons

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Why did the USA adopt a mood of isolation (give three)

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  • war was a remote conflict
  • had been fought thousands of miles away over issues that did not concern their country
  • no more soldiers being killed trying to keep peace
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What party did woodrow Wilson belong to?

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The Democratic Party

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Who were the democrats opponents and who was the leader of this party?

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The republicans

Led by Henry Cabot Lodge

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What did some American historians decide about the start of ww1 (think Germany and Britain)

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Thought Germany had not started the war.

‘German atrocities’ had been cooked up by ‘British propaganda’

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Why were isolationist policies viewed as bad? (Think hitler)

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They were responsible for allowing the rise of Hitler (weakened LoN)

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What happened in 1920 America?

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There was a period of economic prosperity

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What was the increase of motor cars on American roads between 1920-29

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9 million to 26 million

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What was the increase of telephones from 20-29

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13 million to 20 million

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What did economic growth create?

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A cycle of prosperity

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Describe the 4 stages of the cycle of prosperity

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1) increased demand for consumer goods
2) increased production
3) increased employment
4) more money available to spend on consumer goods

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What industry was among the first to use assembly lines

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The motor car industry

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Who was the pioneer of the method of using assembly lines in the motor car industry and what was his big idea

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Henry Ford

To make a motor car for the ordinary man and his family

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What was fords assembly line motor car called, and what was its nick name?

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The Model T

The Tin Lizzie

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When was the first model T produced

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1911

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By the 1920s how long did it take to make a Model T

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10 seconds

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How much did the Model T cost in 1911 and how much in 1920

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1911 - $850

1920 - $295

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How did the car industry expand and help other industries grow?

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Bc steel rubber glass leather and oil were all in greater demand bc of it.

The construction industry bc roads for new traffic

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How did the American industry grow during ww1

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USA sold food and weapons to Europe with no competition from euro countries

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What new production techniques did the American industry develop?

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  • mass production = economies of scale
  • assembly line = one specific task, quick and cheap
  • time and motion studies = improved efficiency
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How could people buy consumer goods more easily

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By new credit facilities.

ESP. Hire purchase

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What is hire purchase

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This allowed a buyer to pay for something in instalments over a period of time

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Why did advertisements help the boom

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Bc they were everywhere, and encouraged people to ‘keep up with the Joneses’

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How did the introduction of mail ordering help the boom

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It extended the market for consumer goods beyond towns and cities

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How did Government Policy fuel the boom?

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Republican gov encouraged the growth of business by a policy of non-interference in the economy. (Laissez-faire)

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What does laissez-faire mean

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‘Leave things alone’

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What else did the gov do in terms of taxes and what result did this have on the people

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Lowered taxes on income and company profits.

  • more money to spend consumer goods and invest in new factories and buildings
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How did the government protect us industry and what was this called

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By placing tariffs on foreign goods coming into the USA.

Called protectionism

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What does protectionism mean

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A policy of putting tariffs on imported goods, making those goods more expensive and encouraged to buy domestic (home soil) goods instead

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How did stocks and shares for US businesses help the boom in USA

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Ordinary people began to buy them

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How much did share prices rise from 1921-29

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500%

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Before the First World War what did Americans believe in (think tariffs)

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Low tariffs to encourage world trade bc they wanted to trade with the rest of the world

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Why were higher tariffs introduced

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  • isolationist attitudes
  • American business boom wanted to be continued
  • American wages high, euro firms may pay lower wages so goods would be cheaper.
  • overproduction of farming, no euro grain plz! Want prices to stay high
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When did warren Harding pass the Emergency Tariff Act

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May 1921

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When was the Fordney-McCumber Tariff passed?

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1922

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What were the two main elements of the F-M tariff

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  • the scientific tariff

* the American Selling Price

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What did the scientific tariff do?

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Place higher tariffs on goods coming from countries with low wages

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What did the American Selling Price do?

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Adjusted tariffs so the selling price on imported goods was always higher than selling price of US goods

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What was the average import duty after the F-M tariff

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40%

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How high was duty on some imported items after the F-M tariff?

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400%

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Who most prospered from high tariffs

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Farmers and factories

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How did high tariffs affect poor people

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Made life more difficult as couldn’t afford US products but could afford imported food before the tariffs were set In place

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How did high tariffs affect American firms

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Protected from foreign competition
—> inefficiency

Wage rises = expensive to produce goods

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What did Joseph Fordney claim about tariffs?

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Tariffs would protect American jobs - by requiring American citizens to buy more American goods, they would guarantee American jobs

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What did other countries start doing in response to high tariffs in America and why was this bad?

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They put high tariffs too

American businesses ESP agriculture sector relied on exports - high tariffs abroad would be disastrous

48
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Where does economic prosperity come from

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Trade

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What was caused by blocking trade

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High tariffs worldwide damaged the global economy and helped cause the Great Depression

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Why was the entertainment industry so successful in general (think young Americans)

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Young Americans in 1920s wanted to have fun. They had money in their pockets and the ent ind gave them great was to spend it

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What genre of music came about in the 1920s and from where

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Jazz developed from early African American musical forms

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Give a name of a night club where jazz was played

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New Yorks Cotton Club

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Two of the most famous black musicians?

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Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong

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What was a genre of music that was popular in the 20s

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Blues

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Name a black guitarist who played blues

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W.C Handy

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What is a phonograph

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An early 1920s record player

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From 1920 - 29 what was the increase in the number of homes with radios?

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1920 - 60,000

1929 - 10 million

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How did local and national radio stations make money

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By advertising on their shows

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What was the effect of radio advertisements

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People hear about consumer goods on radio, and go and buy them.

–> American business boomed

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By 1929 how many Americans were going to the movies each week?

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110 million

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What were silent films - what did you need for them to be effective (think music and words)

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Words shown on screen

Cinemas employed piano players to provide background music

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When was the first talkie and what was it called and who acted in it

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1927

Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer

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What was a talkie

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A movie with a soundtrack

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When were coloured films being produced

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Mid 1930s

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Where were most films made. Exactly.

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Hollywood.
District of LA.
Pacific state of California

66
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Give names of three leading movie companies in 1920s

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United Artists
MGM
Paramount

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How many films would a leading movie company make each year

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Around 500

68
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Give names of thee international film stars made by the movie industry

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Charlie Chaplin
Gloria Swanson
Mary Pickford

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When did Rudolph Valentino die and who was he

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A movie heart-throb

Died 1926

Thousands fans attend funeral

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What was a result of the traumatic events of ww1 effecting young people

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They rejected convention and just wanted to have fun.

They rebelled social rules and purposefully controversial and decadent

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Why was the roaring twenties called what it is

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Because of the pace of social life in the twenties

72
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Name one old fashioned dance and three dances that became popular in the 20s

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Waltz

Charleston, tango, bunny hug

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Why did jazz appeal to young Americans

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Bc the music itself was wild and dramatic.

Also bc product of black Americans, jazz was therefore controversial and daring

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Describe a flapper

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Short bobbed hair
Flat chested and wore skirt to knee
Lipstick and rouge on face
Smoked cigarettes, drove Tin Lizzie 
Openly lesbian
75
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What did young men wear in the 20s

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Pinstriped suits
Trilby hats
Spats on shoes

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What were spats

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A cloth cover for the ankle and instep on shoe

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What did the Anti Flirt Association do?

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Tried to control the excesses of the young

Distributed badges and organise speeches

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Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic and when was this

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1927

Charles Lindbergh

79
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Name two other famous personalities in the 20’s

Boxer
Baseball player

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Jack Dempsey

Babe Ruth

80
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How many Tin Lizzies were driving out Henry Fords Detroit factory every minute?

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Six

81
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How many people bought a Model T between 1911-1929

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15 million

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