The changiing poilitcal environment Flashcards
after Wilson was replaced by Harding what was his slogan?
‘less government in business, more business in government
-encapsulated the idea of lazziez faire
what does AAA stand for? what did it encourage
Agricultural Adjustment agency
-encouraged farmers to grow less crops that were overproduced
what does NRA stand for? what did it do?
National recovery Administrsation
- enforced codes of practice for businesses
-set working hours and minimum wage
how did President Johnson contribute to the decline in confidence?
put US troops into Vietnam without congress approval
how did President Nixon contribute to the decline in confidence
public communication style was forced and he didn’t manage the watergate scandal properly
how did President Ford contribute to the decline in confidence?
people didnt trust him because he pardoned Nixon
How did the Republicans use WW1 to increase their influence
- Post WW1 campaigned for the ‘return to normalcy’
How did the Republicans use WW2 to increase their influence
- already concerns anti-communism revolving WW2 and Cold War
- Republicans supported anti-communism to show that Democrats were being ‘too soft’ on communism- won over the public and caused a change of landscape
what was the impact of WW2 on Domestic Policy?
-more involvement with affairs abroad- opposite to isolationism
- Founding member of the UN 1945
what was the impact of the Vietnam war on Domestic Policy?
- loss of credibility for the Gov
- introduced unpopular policies and the war escalated out of control
- opposition to the war because of ‘draft cards’ (drafting men)
what was the impact of the Korean War on Domestic Policy?
- Truman was concerned to fight a ‘limited war’- keeping North Koreans in North Korea
- wanted to stop hysteria and calls for all-out war
- Truman criticized for not doing enough
what is counter- culture?
- people remaking society altogether
- major movements like the Hippies and Radical Student Groups
what was the conservative reaction to counter- culture?
- violence that accompanied protesting
- many politicians R and D campaigned for the ‘New Right’ to restore law and traditional values
When was Joseph McCarthy popular
1950-54
who was Joseph McCarthy
- American politician
- announced that he knew 205 communists that worked within the state department
What did McCarthy do after his claim?
- in 1950 he made a communist speech
- held series of investigations with the ‘communists’
- started investigating the army in 1953- lost support after
What made Joseph Mccarthy lose popularity?
his investigation into the army in 1953
- televised event with 20 million people whitnessing
-his treatment of the interviewees was unreasonable
What comittee supported McCarthys claim
Tydings Comitte
what was the name for people in the Tydings Comittee and what did they do
‘Red Baiters’- hounded people at work and at home
what is the quote on communism
‘the only good communist is a dead communist’
what was the impact of the second red scare on people
- freedoms were limited because people were scared of what would happen if they express anti-liberal views
- librarians removed books like Karl Marx to avoid ‘holding communist sympathies’
what is it called if someones actions aren’t American
‘un- American activities’
what was the presidental impact of communism
- FBI were allowed to tap into phones and investigate with little evidence
- anti communism led to a curb on civil liberties
- Truaman’s lack of support to China
What was the impact of communism on Truman
- China lost to communism
- Truman put at blame because his lack of support to Chaiang Kai- Shek
- Truman advised not to give support because gov was corrupt and was thought to want to take over world wide
