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121 Cards in this Set
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Wilson presidency |
1913-1921 |
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america entered ww1 |
1917 |
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16th ammendemnt |
1913- federal tax |
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federal trade comission |
1914 |
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womens trade unions |
1903 |
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8 hour workign day |
1921 - pushed through by hoover during harding |
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womens suffrage |
1920 |
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pure food and drug inspection act |
1906 |
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hardign presidency |
1921-23 |
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unemployment 191-1921 |
1919- 950,000 191- 5,010,000 |
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budget and accountign act |
1921 reduces spending $5000mil --> $3373 mil |
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1921 |
russian famine |
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emergency quota act |
1924 restircted immigration to 357.000 then to 150,000 |
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neutrality laws |
1935- 39 |
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limits on navies (Washington conference) |
1921 |
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Coolidge presidency |
1923- 1929 |
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taxes in 1929 |
2% |
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GNP 1920's |
104 billion |
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NON ISOLATIONIST POLICIES OF COOLIDGE |
dawes plan 1923 locarno pact 1925 kellogg birant pact 1928 |
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Loans to veterans |
1924 |
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bonus army march to washington |
1932 - 150/200 thousand |
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Hoover presidency |
1929-33 |
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Revenue Act |
1932 taxes raised from 25-63% |
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emergency relief constuction act |
$21 million for public works |
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Smoot HAwley TArrif |
1930 - raised duties by 40% |
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federal fam board for farmers |
1929 |
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emergency committee for unemployment work |
1930 |
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1932 government spending vs income |
spent 2000mil recived 5000mil |
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FDR Presidency |
1933-1945 won by 42/48 |
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1929 Wall STreet Crash action |
shut 500 banks |
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banking act |
1933 |
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unemploment 1933 --> post ww2 |
1933 -> 25% post WW2 _> 14% |
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civil aeronatuics board |
1928 |
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fair labour standards act |
1933 |
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agricultural adjustment act |
1933 |
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wealth tax |
1935 |
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union guarentee |
1935 |
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sit down stikes |
1936-7 |
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NRS (natioanl recovery administration declared unconstitutional |
1937 |
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Truman presidency |
1945-53 |
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exectuive order 9981 ends segregation in army |
1948 |
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hirmoshima |
15th August 1945 |
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Eisenhower presidency |
1953- 1961 |
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how mcuh spent on the space race |
$76539 |
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howmuch money did eisenhowe give social security |
10 mil |
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Kennedy Presidency |
1961-1963 |
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Kennedy policy |
New Frrontie |
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How many weeks more did kennedy give benefits for |
13 weeks |
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clean air act |
1963 |
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equal pay act |
1963 |
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executive order 10925 |
no discrimination in federak contacts |
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how mnay in vietnam in 963 |
16000 |
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Johnson presidnecy |
1963-1969 |
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congress for LBJ |
total for = 226 total against = 185 |
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LBJpolicies |
great society |
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civil rights act |
1964 |
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voting rights act |
1965 |
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economic opportunity act |
1964 |
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appalavhan regional development act |
1965 |
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Food stamp act |
1964 |
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gun control act 1 |
1968 |
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Nixons presidency |
1969- 1974 |
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Nixon went to china |
1971 |
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watergate scandal |
1971=74 |
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recession |
1973-75 |
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Ford presidency |
1974-1977 |
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carter presidency |
1977- 1981 |
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caters idea |
imperial presidency |
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child nutition ammendments |
1978 |
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policies of carter |
-headstart programme of Johnson extended -FAir debt collection practices act -de regulation og railroads and trucking |
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MArshall plan |
1948 |
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lockade of Berlin |
1947 |
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atomic bombs |
1947/8 13->50 |
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CIA workers increased |
1948- 1000 1991 - 20 000 |
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federal tax increase 1933- 1991 |
1933 - 1.4% 1991- 15% |
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efforts in WW2 |
16 mil fought 400 000 died 600 000 wounded |
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industry profits from ww2 |
$47 bil worht of goods profits rose from $17 mil to $28 mil in 3 years |
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carry cash basis |
1940 - $51 bil |
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Vietnam war |
1954-75 |
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Draft to fight in vietnam |
1969 |
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PEace march for vietnam |
1967 |
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korean war |
1950-53 |
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death toll in korean war |
33,629 |
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how many reporters were in korea |
200 |
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1st red scare |
1919-1920 |
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russia becomes communist |
1917 |
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post ww1 strikes |
1919 - 1/4 workers (4 mol) police and stirkers did not clash |
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bombs dicovered |
36 april -> may |
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steel workers strike |
1919-Jan 1920 |
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FBI raids in 1st Red scare |
33 |
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second red scare |
1947-54 |
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elizabeth rently says she is a spy |
july 31st 1948 |
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loss of china |
1949 |
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Joseph Mcarthy says he knows 205 communist in gov (he didnt |
1950 |
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hippie counter culture |
1960 - 200,000 |
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bay of pigs |
1961 |
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Prohibition |
1920 - 33 21st ammendment reversed the 18th ammendment |
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hardings policies |
normalcy |
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reactionary |
soemone who deosnt want change and is alissez faire |
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teapot dome |
1923 albert fall |
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cooldige won the election |
15.7 milvs 8.4 mil |
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when did coolidge cut tax |
1925 |
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andrew mellon |
chief sec to treasury form 1921 - 32 |
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economic problems w coolidge |
over production in farming yellow dog contracts in unions |
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bomb on wallstreet |
september 16th 1920 killed 38 |
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how many ppl were arrested in plamer raids |
6000 mitchell palmer including sacco and vanzetti |
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unemployment suring the depression |
1929 - 1.5 mil 1933 - 13 mil |
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GNP surig depression |
1929 - 104 bil 1933 - 55bil |
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how much did hoover win by |
21 mil vs 15 mil |
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unemployment 1933 |
15 mil |
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what were the neutrality acts |
not sell arms to countries at war no loans to countries at war |
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2nd reveune act |
1942 made 43 mil pay tax |
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effects of ww2 |
1) gov spending rose to 250mil/day 2) alphabet agencies abndoned as new ones hd been made to cope w war 3) production of industries increases e.g. rubber |
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taft hartley act |
1947 - stopped workers from striking## need a 60 day cool off |
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how much did truman increase minimum wage by |
40 - 75 cents / hour |
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how many votes did ike get |
7 mil |
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idea of ike |
dynamic conservativism 1 |
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how much did ike raise minimum wage by |
75 - 1 dollar/hour |
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federal employee loyalty program and its effects |
1947 truman 1200 dismissed and 6000 resigned |
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brown vs board f education |
1954 |
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accomplishments of carter |
- 1977 panama canal treaty - 1979 official recognition of china - 1979 tehran crisis |
