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20 Cards in this Set
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What was the Red Scare?
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-Time of great upheval, US scared of "reds" (communists)
-6,000 immigrants gov. suspected and arrested or expelled -Due process was not followed |
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Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
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-Italian, accused of robbing and murdering a factory manager and were executed
-Not much evidence and ppl were outraged -Example of red scare getting out of hand |
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What is the saying"Keep American for Americans"?
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Anti-immigrant
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Who are the KKK?
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-Concerned about changes in white Americans, against anyone but white anglosaxon
-Defends Christian and rural values -Wanted to win US by control of state govs. -Dissapeared for a while, then came back with 5 million |
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What was the Second Industrial Revolution?
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US developes highest standard of living in the world
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What were some reforms during the SIR?
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-Automobiles=(term)
-Airplanes=used for mail, weather forecasting, cargo, 1st transatlantic passenger flight -High Standard of living= electricity allowed outside of cities, income rose more than 35% -Big Business=many companies prospered, some slowed, iron and railraod struggled (cars and planes didn't), farming suffered (overproduction bc of war) -Easy Credit=(term) |
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What was the difference between rural and urban lifestyles?
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-Rural=conservative, religious, farming
-Urban=liberal, clubs, young follk |
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Who were some heroes, artists, and others of the 1920s?
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-Charles Lindbergh=1st transatlantic non-stop solo flight
-George Gershwih=musician composer, Rapsody in Blue, Purgy and Bess -Georgia O'Keefe=artists, soft colors -Sinclair Lewis=Babbit about 20s materialism -F. Scott Fitzgerald=Great Gatsby, 20s materialism bad side of upper-class -Edna St. Vincent Millay=feminist, freedom and independence for women -Ernest Hemingway=Old Man and the Sea, Sun also Rises |
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What was the film industry like in the 20s?
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-Silent until 1927=Chaplin and Valentino
-1st talkie=The Jazz Singer about a white person painted black -100 million went to moves with 123 mil population -Shapes American culture=employing lots of ppl, more rich ppl, songs in films |
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What were some Republican policies?
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(HALT)
-Higher tariffs -Anti-union -Laissez Faire -Trickle down tax policies (not tax rich so they will spend) |
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What were the immediate causes of the 1929 crash?
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-Bull Market=aggressive buying, value of stocks increased and sold for 10x actual value
-Buying on the margin=(term) -Overspeculation=(term) -Great Crash=1929 Black Tuesday (term) |
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What were the stats from the depression?
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-Unemployment 25% (excluding farmers)
-Businesses and banks failed -Most hit=A-As, immigrants -Lower wages -Steel production drops |
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What was impact on families?
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-Families broke up, marriage and birth rate declined
-3 million became hobos and lived in "hoovervilles" -Malnutrition rampant -People felt worthless and depressed (particularly men) -Women accused of taking jobs from men |
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What was the impact on health?
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-Some ppl startved and lots went hungry
-Children suffered long-term effects from bad/no medical care -Suicide rates over 30% and mental hospitals |
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How does discrimination increase?
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-Competition for jobs produced a rise in hostilities against A-As, Hispancis, and Asian Americans
-Lynchings increased -Aid programs discriminated against A-As |
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Who were the critics of the New Deal?
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-American Liberty League=Rebulplicans, too much fed gov., in ND, wanted to promote business
-Father Coughin=Priest on the radio, supporter turned opponent, largest radio audience in US, feld FDR's plans were benefitting rich ppl only, starts to become anti-semetic -Huey Long=Popular governor, wanted to seize funds from the rich and give to poor, big community, funded school, more socialist, was assasinated -Townsend=Felt senior citizens were being screwed, a doctor |
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What were the acts from the first New Deal?
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-20th amendment=moved presidential inaguration to Jan.20th
-21st amendment=repealed prohibition in steps -Glass-Steagall Act=Established FDIC, insurance for bank accounts up to 5,000 and made banks act catiously with ppls $ Reform -Civilian Conservation Act=young men (18-25) worked to build roads, plant tress, and do other public work , employed 3 millions. Relief -Agricultural Adjustment Act=raise crop prices by lowering production (hoping that reducing supply would increase demand), payed ppl to destroy crops (angered ppl) Recovery -National Youth Administration=Provided jobs for young ppl (also conseling and recreation), students aid to high school and college, part-time jobs. Recovery -Tennessee Valley Authority=harnessed water power to generate electricity and help prevent floods and make national parks. Reform. |
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What were the acts from the Second New Deal?
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-Court Packing Bill (1937)=FDR annoyyed with challenges from Supreme Court, so he tried to make a retiring age of 70 (but failed)
-Wagner Act/NLRB=Reestablished NIRA provision of collective bargaining, protected workers rights to join a Union, and cracked down on businesses doing unjust things Reform. -Works Progress Administration=Hopkins, created jobs quickly, spent $11 billion and emplyed a ton of ppl, built schools, hospitals, programs town squares ect., creates Federal Art program. Relief. -Securities Exchange Commission=regulate banking and investment activities. Reform -Social Securities Act=Old-age insurance for retirees (65+), unemployment compensation, and aid to families w/ dependent children and disabled. Reform. |
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What was the support of the New Deal?
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-Saved American captialism
-FDR's leadership restored faith in the gov. -Reforms still important today -Fairer distribution of wealth |
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What were the critics of the New Deal?
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-Unemployment still high
-Debt doubled because of deficit spending -Did not cure Depression (WWII did) |
