USA BEAST MODE

usa history revision

when was the wall street crash?

October 29, 1929

who was president during wall street crash

herbert hoover (republican)

what was the impact of WW2 on the USA

-7 million women joined the workforce

-economic recovery as many men were at war ,a demand for workers led to increase in wages and then buying powers of american workers stimulated the economy

-war effort ended unemployment

when did the usa join the ww2

december 1941

when did ww2 start

September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland

when did ww2 end

1945

why did the war stimulate the economy?

-employment

-government funds

-wages and spending power

-recovery in farming

-new companies starting up

-orders for existing companies

was 1920s a good time for wealthy white bussinessman?

good because their money and businesses were booming

were 1920s a good time for black farm workers?

no,faced discrimination and farming land was taken to build factories ,little pay ,KKK

were 1920s a good time for workers in ford car factories

yes benifited from boom as more people were buying more cars so henry could pay his workers more

did young italian immigrants enjoy 1920s/

no,faced discrimination and fear of reds ,sacco and vanzetti

was 1920s fun for black jazz musician?

no,rising KKK threats but harlem renaissance meant that black musicians could celebrate their culture

was 1920s a good time for young white liberated urban women?

yes , flapper girls were popular,more alcohol,new inventions to reduce housework time,women could smoke,self expression.WOMEN EVENTUALLY GOT THE VOTE

how did immigration change in the 1920s

Immigration in the 1920s shifted dramatically from an open-door policy to strict restrictionism, driven by nativism and the Red Scare. Congress passed laws, including the 1921 Emergency Quota Act and 1924 Johnson-Reed Act. This reduced overall immigration by over 80%, heavily favoring Northern/Western Europeans while severely limiting Southern/Eastern Europeans and banning most Asian immigration

pop culture in 1930s

cinemas in deppresion , escappism,60 million people went each week , people watched wizard of oz and gone with the wind

who opposed the new deal?

rich republican bussiness poeple because it interfered and it wasnt rugged individualism

why were sacco and vanzetti executed?

may 5th 1920 arrested charged with murder at height of red scare

both were self-confesed anarchists

what is an anarchist

An anarchist is a person who advocates for the abolition of government

what was the monkey trial about?

six states had banned the teaching of the theory of evolution because it contradicted the bible,in tennessee a science teacher called JOHN SCOPES taught the theory ,he was fines 100 dollars