USA- 1919 to 1941

How did the role of American women change in the 1920s?

Number of working women increased by 25%/ in 1920 all women could vote/flappers smoked and were sexually liberated/ divorce was easier

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What were the drawbacks women faced?

politics- female political candidates were 'unelectable'/ poor wages/ minial jobs

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Who were the KKK?

an organisation that believed in the superiority of whites/ showed hatred for Jews,blacks, foreigners/carried out executions/ dressed in white robes with pointed hoods to conceal identity

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What were the Jim Crow laws?

Laws passed by southern states which encouraged segregation and made sure white Americans stayed dominant

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What changes did African Americans experience?

Howard University/ popularity of Jazz/ 'black capitalist' movement/ NAACP and UNIA/ ghettos

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What were the reasons for Prohibition?

National mood/ practical- boost supplies of grains/ religion/ morals

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What were the reasons it failed?

Limited prohibition officers/ the size of america's boundaries/ low salary= bribery/ american's didnt support it/ gangsters (al capone)/ organised crime

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What did the Izzy and Mo raids find?

21 mins for alcohol in Chicago/ 11 mins in Pittsburg/ 35 secs in New Orleans

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How did prohibition lead to crime?

public demand/ battle for control of speakeasies/ gangland murders (St Valentine's Day massacre)/ income-tax evasion

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What were the benefits of repealing prohibition?

Create more jobs/ raise tax revenue/ free up resources tied up in enforcing prohibition

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How was prohibition a success?

alcohol consumption fell by 30%/ less arrests for drunkenness/ observed in rural areas/ decrease in cases of alcoholism

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What was the red scare?

increased fear of Bolshevism or communism that intensified racist attitudes towards immigrants

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Who was Mitchell Palmer?

He oversaw the "Palmer raids" during the red scare. he predicted a red revolution in 1920 which never happened

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What caused Americans to anticipate a red revolution?

400,000 American workers went on strike in 1919/ race riots in 25 towns/ 1917 russian revolution

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Why were Sacco and Vanzetti executed?

They were self-proclaimed anarchists arrested on suspicion of murder and armed robbery/ racist slurs of their origins/ the judge feared the Reds/ no real evidence

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Why were the '20s called the Roaring 20s?

because of the emphasis on having fun and spending money

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What was the Monkey Trial?

A new law was passed in 6 states banning the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution/ John scopes taught the thoery to oppose fundamentalists/ he was arrested

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How were the Native Americans treated?

declined from 1.5mil to 250,000/ most war veterans lived in poverty with lower life expectancy,worse health, jobs & education/ discrimination- kids sent to boarding schools/ 1924- granted US citizenship and allowed to vote

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Why was the US prosperous in the 1920s?

isolationism- limited foreign competition/ technology- automobile/ mass production/ hire purcase/ industry/ state of mind

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What were the 4 republican policies?

Laissez-faire- no interference/ Import tariffs/ low taxation/ trusts

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Who did not benefit from the prosperity in the 1920s?

Industries such as coal because of machinery, oil and electricity/ agricuture- europe imported less food from USA/ competition/ overproduction from fertilisers and machinery/ the poor- 42% below poverty line

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What were the causes of the Wall Street Crash?

overproduction-> drop in consumer goods bought-> price cuts-> wages cut->less consumer buying-> workers sacked-> no export market(tariffs)-> more workers sacked-> shrewd inspectors started to sell

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What were the consequences of the Crash?

Millions of shares decreased in value-> banks collapse + savings lost-> money withdrawn-> lack of capital from banks-> mass unemployment-> homelessness-> poverty->malnutrition->social life affected

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Why did Hoover lose the 1932 election?

He introduced tariffs to protect US industries but decreased international trade/ social security was not the government's responsibilty/ relief should be provided by charities or local government/ public speaking/ bonus army marchers

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