USA history topic 1 Flashcards
what are the 3 seperations of power in the USA
legislative
executive
judicial
name 4 powers the president has
Propose Legislation
Submit the Annual Budget
Sign Legislation
Veto Legislation
Act as Chief Executive
Nominations Chief
Commander in Chief
Negotiate Treaties
Pardon
why was the “return to normalcy” effective in bringing the vote of the pepole to the republican party
people thought he meant return to normalcy after the war when he actually meant a steady and stable way of life
what other factors and polices did help the “return to normalcy” gain the vote
- Unemployment had gone from 950,000 in 1919 - 5,010,000 in 1921
- Introduced tariffs to protect American goods
- Department of Public welfare
- Committee to study “race question”
what year was the house of UN american activities committee set up
1947
how many names where on mcarthys list
205
in 1950
when was little rock and how did the government help the African Americans
it was in 1957 and the government sent in federal troops to protesct the 9 children from the protesters who didt want them at there school
what was the changing point which changed public opinon on Vietnam
the Tet offensive 1968 as there were heavy losses for the USA which made the us public want to pull there soldiers out
how many soldiers went to Vietnam
over 3,000,000
58,000 diead
how where the soldiers picked to go
threw a draft system which would be broadcasted out to the public
what and when was brown vs the board of education case
1954 it was a court case that argued that the racial segregation in education was unconstitutional and resulted in the desegregation of schools
what was plessy vs Ferguson and when was it
it was a case in 1896 that argued that racial segregation wasn’t against the constitution if it was seprate but equal
what was the NAACP and when was it set up
1909 national association for the advancements of coloured people in civil rights. they were a groups set up in order to help organise protests and fund lawsuits which would lead to the progression of African american civil rights
when was the montgomery bus boycott
1955-1956 december to december
what was the percentage of bus users where black in 1953
75%
martin Luther king pushed for the desegregation of what city in Alabama in 1963
Birmingham albama
what where Jim crow laws
segregated most aspects of life however it depended on the state
what and when was the 15th amendment
-1870 all us citizens have equal voting rights (except women)
- some us states countered this with rules like you have to own property or the literacy tests made hard on purpose for African Americans
migration to the north (great migration)
took place from 1917 to 1940 as places like Chicago and new york in the north wernt trenched in Jim crow laws but also there where many job vacancy in industry jobs for the war effort and many able bodied men went to war leaving these jobs behind
- red summer 1919 tensions arose as men came back from war and found it harder to get jobs as there where many more pepole and there was a big demographic change from before.
how many black pepole migrated north between 1917 and 1940
2 million
what was the new deal and when
1933 to 1938 was a series of programmes final reforms and regulations to show the US goverment felt resposible for the welfare of the people Franklin d Roosevelt founding the american weafae state
- aims to re inflate the economy
problem was people didn’t want help from the goverment
what where the alphabet agienceys
they were started as part of the new deal to create jobs. increase crop prices and lower poverty.
new agineceys made jobs
what was the national recovery administation
set up to enforce practices of business
what and when was the stonewall riots
new York 1969- it happened as there was a raid of a gay bar in green-which village on the 28th of June as homosexuality was mostly illegal in the USA. men dressed as women had to be checked by female police officers and arrested if they where. fights broke out which lead to the beating of many people
angry crowds gathered out side the night club
what is the gay liberation front
set up in new york in 1969 it
delano grape picker boycott
1965 - 1970 10,000 workers in table growers vineyards went on striker in order to stop being taken advantage of because there
what year was the brown berets founded and when
1967
what was the Watergate scandle
1972 2 men broke into the water gate office building to steal democrat plans and tap phone wires however the burglurs where cuaght one time and traced back to nixion which he lied about
1974 nixion chose to resign instead of an impeachment trial
what was the AAA
agricultural adjustment ageinceys
Regulated major crops such as wheat, cotton and milk. Bought leftover crops and subsided (paid) farmers to grow less crops that were overproduced.
what was the NRA
- national recovery -administration
Set up enforced codes of practise for businesses - working hours and minimum wage. Business could choose not to join but could be boycotted by public if they didn’t display a blue eagle
how much did a ford model T cost in 1924
5 years wadges - aorund 260 dollars
however could be bought on hire purchase
