USA Year 10

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  • Created by: meg_white
  • Created on: 17-06-19 16:49

Women in the Roaring Twenties?

Before war:

  • They couldn't vote. 
  • They didn't really have jobs, just expected to stay home or do needlework/domestic work. 
  • They couldn't divorce and were expected to stay in unhappy marriages. 
  • They had to wear restricted clothing, had to cover up, with long hair put up
  • They were expected to go on dates with chaperones. 
  • No drinking or smoking in public. 
  • They had strict rural, traditional values expected of them - e.g. being a mother and housewife. 

After war:

  • They got the right to vote in 1920, meaning that they had the political freedom to help take part in how the country was run
  • Women had opportunities to work in war-related industries, many were secretaries
  • Women were less likely to stay in unhappy marriages, they could divorce and divorce rates went up.
  • Women wore shorter skirts, bright clothes, had short hair (as a sign of liberation), make-up sales boomed due to adverts. 
  • It was the 'Age of the Flapper' (rich young women)
  • Women went on dates without chaperones, had more freedom due to the car too
  • Had more free time due to domestic consumer goods making middle class women's chores easier.

Successes of the New Deal:

TVA:

  • Scheme ran through 7 states
  • Area where TVA was based suffered from serious flooding and soil erosion. This helped. 
  • Planted forests to help agriculture
  • 33 dams created
  • Power stations built to provide cheap electricity

Success as:

  • Created mass employment
  • Area was regenerated and conserved with new health schemes introduced
  • Provided employment and brought new business to the area, improving the standard of living
  • It also meant that agriculture could also now thrive

The Banking Act:

  • Took place in the 1st 100 days of Roosevelt's presidency
  • Meant that all banks were closed for 4 days and assessed 
  • Only safe banks were allowed to reopen.

Success as:

  • Helped to build people's confidence with their banks, so people started to put their money in again. They knew that the government would support them. 
  • It helped to get the economy going again.

The AAA:

  • Benefited farmers hugely
  • Paid them to produce less and have less livestock
  • This pushed up prices and helped them to be able to sell more produce
  • Government bought and killed 6 million piglets in 1933

Success as:

  • Between 1933-1939 farmer's incomes doubled
  • Helped farmers that suffered throughout the boom also

Two problems faced by President Kennedy during the Civil Rights movement:

March on Birmingham:

  • May to June 1963
  • Began as a demonstration to integrate public places
  • MLK used non-violent direct action to protest

Problem as:

  • Police Chief (Chief Bull Connor) was a racist and had King arrested and sent to jail
  • In jail, King wrote a 'letter from Birmingham jail' which called blacks not to give up. 
  • He strategically used children in the protest upon his release
  • Chief Bull Connor used dogs and fire hoses against the children, arresting them. 
  • Kennedy had to deal with it as it became a media nightmare.
  • There was international coverage on the event.

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