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What did unemployment rise to between 1919-1921?

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950,000 to 5,010,000

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What did Harding see as a return to ‘normalcy’?

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Return to a steady, stable way of life, a focus on the USA again

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What did isolationism entail?

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Not joining the LoN
Cutting back on the number of immigrants
Restricting the help the USA could give to other countries through Neutrality Acts (35-39)

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What was the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act of 1922? What did it do?

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Tariffs on imports, encouraging people to buy American

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What was Harding’s main policy?

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Laissez-Faire

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What was hire purchase? What did it lead people to believe in the 1920’s?

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Buying goods on credit - led to people believing that Republican policies were working as the economy boomed

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What did Wilson come close to doing?

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Breaking the separation of powers

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What was Harding’s weakness as president?

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He gave jobs to friends who were corrupt

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What did Coolidge combine Laissez-Faire with?

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Dignity and morality

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What was the First Red Scare in 1919 caused by?

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Russian revolution

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Who distributed pamphlets in many cities, urging revolution?

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Anarchists

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What parties were formed in response to a rise in communism?

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Communist Party of America & Communist Labor Party of America

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Of the thousands arrested on suspicion of Communist beliefs, how many were deported?

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556

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How many strikes took place in 1919?

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3,600

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What were the core policies of ‘Rugged Individualism’?

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People were weakened by govt support
The USA should isolate itself
Immigration should be restricted

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How many workers went on strike in 1919?

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4 million, or 1 in 4

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Who did the KKK target during the Red Scare?

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‘Un-American’ people

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When was the Wall St Crash?

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1929

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What agency did Hoover set up in 1930? What did it do?

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President’s Emergency Committee for employment. Found employment for the poor and persuade businesses to create jobs

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The govt received 2 billion in 1923. How much did Hoover spend?

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over 5 billion

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What were huge shanty towns named in the 1920’s?

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Hoovervilles

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How much were army veterans paid for their service in 1924? Bonus payment

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Just $50, the rest of it was to be given in 1945

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How many veterans marched on Washington in 1932?

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150,000 to 200,000

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What was the make-up of the House of Reps and Senate in 1931 under Hoover?

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House of Reps was majority Democrat and Senate was increasingly Democrats

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How was the Bonus Army protest stopped?
Troops marched in with tear gas, bayonets, tanks and machine guns
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What was Hoover's Republican campaign led by, according to Roosevelt?
Destruction, Despair, Delay and Doubt
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What were the 'alphabet agencies' set up by Roosevelt?
National Recovery Agency Agricultural Adjustment Agency Civilian Conservation Corps Works Progress Administration
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How many people voted in the 1932 elections?
40 million, the largest number ever recorded in American history
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What did the alphabet agencies do?
NRA - set up and enforced codes of practice for businesses AAA - regulated major crops and bought up surplus crops and subsidised farmers to grow less CCC - found work for unemployed, unmarried 18-25 year old men WPA - find employment for men on public works projects - usually men with no formal education
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Why was Roosevelt popular to the voters?
He was confident, charming and persuasive
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What was a weaknesses of Roosevelt?
He did not understand economic policy very well.
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How did Roosevelt manage the presidency media wise?
He instituted 'fireside chats' and understood the power of the media and the need for their support. He held 'off the record' chats with selected reporters - they understood Roosevelt in-depth, helped keep them on his side
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How many terms was Roosevelt elected for?
4
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Who disliked Roosevelt?
Wealthy businessmen Some Dems Opponents compared him to dictators
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What was ruled unconstitutional in 1937?
NRA and AAA
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Where did Roosevelt 'overstep' in his presidential powers?
He proposed adding a new judge for every judge over 70 (6 out of 9) to pack the court with his supporters
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What was the scheme introduced in 1940 to allow Britain to 'borrow' supplies?
Lend-lease scheme
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How much worth of supplies did the lend-lease scheme give to Britain?
51 billion
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What was another scheme designed to help Britain prior to joining WWII?
Destroyers-for-bases schemes
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Within the first year of joining WW2 in 1941, how much did the USA produce in war goods?
47 billion
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How many people went to fight in WWII?
Over 16 million
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How many Americans died in WWII?
over 400,000
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How many Americans were wounded or captured in WWII?
nearly 600,000
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When was the Second Red Scare?
1947-54
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Who was the government employee who told HUAC she had been part of a Moscow spy-ring in 1948?
Elizabeth Bentley
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Who was the leader of the Chinese opposition to Communism who Truman was accused of not supporting adequately?
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Under which president did a wave of Liberalism begin?
Kennedy
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What idea did liberal politicians produce?
Positive discrimination
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What liberal ideas were increasingly supported in the 1960's?
civil rights, equal opportunities and legalising abortion
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What was the 1956 Interstate Act designed for in light of the USSR having nuclear weapons?
Rapid evacuation
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What happened on the 4th of May 1970?
The Ohio National Guardsmen shot 4 unarmed students and injured 9 during a student protest against the invasion of Cambodia
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What did small radical groups do on the 24th of August 1970 in protest of the Vietnam War in Madison,Wisconsin?
Detonated a bomb outside an army research centre, killing 1 researcher and causing 60 million in damages
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What was the conservative reaction to counter-culture?
New-Right
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What org was the USA a founding member of in 1945?
UN
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What system was designed by Truman to stop the spread of communism by giving aid to war torn countries?
The Marshall Plan
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In 1958 during the Cold War, how much did a fallout shelter cost?
$1,300
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Between June 1947 and June 1948, how much did the US holdings of atomic bombs increase?
13 to 50
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What was one example of the media lying about the presidency during the Korean War?
In 1950, headlines announced that the press wanted to use the draft and was considering using atomic bombs
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How were soldiers for the Vietnam war chosen?
A lottery
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What special substance was used on empty fields as part of a scorched earth policy?
Agent Orange
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What village was massacred entirely in Vietnam?
Mai Lai
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What reporter had returned from Vietnam in 1968 with a scathing critique of the way the war was run?
Walter Cronkite
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In 1960, 70% of Americans said they trusted the govt. What was the % by 1974?
40%
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What events in particular impacted the public's confidence in the presidency in the early 1960's/1970's?
Watergate Scandal Vietnam War
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What was the newspaper that began to investigate the Watergate Scandal in 1971
The Washington Post
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What were the two things Reagan was against?
Big Govt and high govt borrowing
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What was an example of a radical student group during the counter-culture era? What did they object to?
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) All forms of bigotry incl racism
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What did the Cold War also do in terms of tech advancement?
Began the space race
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What did the National Security Act create?
The CIA who answered directly to the White House
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How many people died in the Vietnam War?
3.8 million, nearly half civilian
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Who was Harding's friend that got indicted in 1924?
Charles Forbes (Senate inquiry in 1924 indicted him of defrauding the government & convicted for the misuse of $250 million USD
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How did Coolidge increase potential consumer spending power & create an economic climate that encouraged business investment throughout 1923-29?
Gave big business free reign 1926 Revenue Act which Took personal tax maximums from from 40% to 20% Halved the estate tax Abolished the gift tax
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What did Hoover do to combat the GD?
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Federal Farm Board President’s Emergency Committee for Employment
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How many fire chats did FDR deliver throughout his presidency?
31 addresses throughout the 4,422 day presidency
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What did the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 do?
Effectively separated commercial banking from investment banking and created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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What did the 1934 Securities Act do?
Created the Security Exchange Commission
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What did the AAA do to combat the surplus of cotton?
burned10.5 million acres of cotton
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What did the AAA do to combat the surplus of pigs?
Bought & slaughtered 6 million piglets
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What impact did FDR's policies have on the total farm incomes between 1932-35
1932 - 4.5billion 1935 - 6.9 billion
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When was the Second Red Scare?
1947-54
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Date of the Korean War
1950
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What was the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
a failed military landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba
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Who was president between 1963-69?
Johnson
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By 1968, what % of the pop. had a TV?
96.6%
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When was the Watergate Scandal?
1972-74

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