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Flashcards by alice_parker, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by alice_parker
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| Question | Answer |
| Definition of isolationism | Separate/ not interfering with foreign affairs |
| Who was the president of the USA at the end of World War One? | Woodrow Wilson |
| What three dates were the immigration quota acts introduced? | 1921,1924 and 1929 |
| What is the name of the immigration quota act passed in 1924? | National origins act |
| Name the two Italian immigrants put on trial for murder? | Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti |
| What was the 18th amendment? | Change in the US constitution that banned the sale, manufacturing, transportation of alcohol |
| Name 3 causes on the economic boom | New consumer goods, Mass production, Consumer confidence, Advertising, Credit/ hire purchase, Cycle of prosperity, The impact of ww1, Natural resources |
| Definition of mass production | Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. |
| What famous event took place on 14th February 1929? | St Valentines Day Massacre |
| What was the name of the illegal drinking clubs? | Speakeasies |
| Give two reasons why prohibition failed? | The lack of support from many Americans, difficulty enforcing prohibition, important businessmen got involved in the trade, prohibition was meant to reduce crime and lawlessness but this did not happen |
| Who was public enemy number 1? | Al Capone |
| When was the Wall Street crash? | November 1929 |
| Who was the president of the USA at the time of the Wall Street crash? | Herbert Hoover |
| What were the two main political parties in the USA during the 1920s/1930s | Republicans and democrats |
| What does WASPs stand for? | White Anglo Saxon Protestants |
| What does Laissez faire mean? | Do very little |
| describe the key features of a flapper | A girl who wears short skirts, has short hair, dances and drinks at night |
| What dies the initials KKK stand for? | Ku Klux Klan |
| What is lynching? | Illegal hanging |