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What crashed in 1929? |
Wall Street Stock Market |
WSSM |
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How much did Industrial production fall by during the Wall Street Crash? |
45% |
4_ |
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How many banks went out of business during the Wall Street Crash? |
5,000 |
5______ |
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How many people became unemployed due to the Wall Street Crash? |
13 million (25% population) |
1_ million |
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When was Black Thursday? |
24th October 1929 |
Oct |
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How many Americans stopped paying their mortgages after the Wall Street Crash? |
250,000 |
2________ |
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What were Hoovervilles and Breadlines? |
Hoovervilles: Illegal camps set up in wasteland in cities with no running water or facilities Breadlines: queues to get charity food |
🏕 🚿 🥖 |
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What was Herbert Hoover’s belief in ‘rugged individualism’? |
A Republican belief that individuals should be left to sort out their own problems |
Problems |
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Between which years was Herbert Hoover President? |
1929-1933 |
192__ - 193__ |
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What were the 3 R’s? |
Relief Recovery Reform |
Rel.... Rec..... Ref.... |
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What party did Roosevelt belong to? |
Democrats |
D_______ |
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What had Roosevelt done previously as Governor of New York? |
Spent $20 million of tax money helping the unemployed |
$2_ million |
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When did FDR’s New Deal begin? |
March 1933 |
M____ 193__ |
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What was the Emergency Banking Act? |
Roosevelt closed all banks and only well-run banks were allowed to reopen |
🏦 ❌ |
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What did the Federal Emergency Relief Agency do? |
$500 million was given to states to help the homeless and starving |
$5____ million |
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What did the National Recovery Administration do? How many people signed up? |
Encouraged fair conditions for workers and the right to join a trade union 2.5 million firms employing 22 million people signed up |
Fair conditions Trade unions 2._ million firms employing 2_ million people |
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What did the Agricultural Adjustment Agency do? How did farmers income change as a result? |
Paid farmers to destroy food and produce less 1933-1939 farmers income doubled |
💵 🥘 2 |
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What did the Civilian Conservation Corps do and how many jobs did it create? |
Unemployed 18-25 year olds were given manual work in the countryside Created 2.5 million jobs |
🌳🌳🌳 2._ million jobs |
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Which radical politician opposed Roosevelt and what was his alternative plan? |
Huey Long Said all fortunes above $5 million would be confiscated and shared out |
HL $_ million |
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What year did the Supreme Court rule the AAA illegal? |
1935 |
19___ |
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What did the Indian Reservation Act of 1934 do? |
Gave Native Americans the right to manage their own affairs |
Manage their own affairs |
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Why did rich people and business people oppose the New Deal? |
Rich people didn’t like being taxed Business people didn’t like paying minimum wages or allowing workers to join trade unions |
Tax Minimum wages Trade Unions |
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What was the impact of the 1933 Beer Act? |
It removed gangster business It increased government income allowing them to tax beer |
Gangsters Tax |
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What was an example of writers writing about social problems during the 1930’s? |
John Steinbeck’s ‘Of mice and men’ and ‘Grapes of Wrath’ |
🐁 🍇 |
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What type of books became very popular in the 1930’s and what is an example? |
Comic Books The 1938 publication of Action Comics introducing Superman |
📰 A____ C_____ made in 19___ |
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What was the Works Progress Administration? |
It provided work for unemployed artists, actors, writers and musicians |
🎨 📖 🎵 🎤 |
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What did the 1935 Neutrality Act do? |
It banned loans to foreign countries which were at war to make sure America did not get dragged into any conflicts |
💰 💣 |
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What were the consequences of Japan invading other Asian countries such as China on America? |
FDR was angered as the US traded a lot with Asia FDR stopped sales of oil and steel to Japan, angering them |
Trade Oil Steel |
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What did FDR say in his 1937 Quarantine Speech? |
He criticised aggressive nations like Germany and Japan and expressed support for peace loving nations like Britain and France |
Aggression Peace |
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What was the Cash and Carry plan? |
Britain and France buying US weapons, warships and planes |
⚒ 🚢 ✈️ |
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How many planes did the US produce in 1943? |
96,000 planes |
9_,_____ |
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What did the Lend Lease Agreement of 1941 do? |
The US leant Britain $7000 million worth of weapons |
$7____ million |
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By 1941, how many people were employed in the army or making weapons? |
4 million people |
__ million people |
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How much did unemployment decrease by during WW2? |
Dropped from 10-5 million |
1__ million to __ million |
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When was Pearl Harbour? |
7th December 1941 |
Dec |
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What happened at Pearl Harbour? |
The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the US naval base hoping to destroy it before they could join the war. They destroyed 177 planes and killed 2000 men |
1___ planes 2_____ men |
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What date did the US join WW2? |
8th December 1941 |
Dec |
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Between 1940 & 1945, how much did the number of women in work rise? |
From 12 to 19 million |
1__ to 1__ million |
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What did the FEPC discover? What is a specific example? |
Discrimination and racism in workplace One aircraft maker employed 10 African Americans in a workforce of 300,000 |
Racism 10 |
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What was the growth in calls for women’s rights and fairer pay after WW2 called? |
The Second Wave of Feminism |
🌊 |
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What year did FDR win a fourth election? |
1944 |
194__ |
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When was the War Production Board created? |
January 1942 |
Jan 194__ |
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What did the War Production Board do? |
Converted industries from peacetime work to war work |
Peace to war |
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How many women joined the armed forces? |
350,000 |
3______ |
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What did the Fair Employment Practice Committee do? |
They recommended that discriminatory workplaces didn’t receive profitable contracts |
💰 |
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How many Africans Americans fought in the war? |
1 million |
__ million |
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What did America develop during the war? |
Nuclear weapons |
💣 |
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What did America found after the war? |
The United Nations |
UN |
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How did ideas surrounding government change as result of the war? |
People began to accept that the government should take control during difficult times and solve big issues |
Control |
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How much did the amount of money spent on military affairs change after war? |
Before they only spent 1% of GDP After it spent 8-20% of GDP |
% GDP |
