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Characterization of American business in the 1920s

2 hundred of the largest corporations controlled almost half of the national non banking wealth.

which of the sectors of American society saw the greatest improvement in the 1920s

industrial output.

major weakness of the 1920s economy

unequal distribution of wealth

The industry that drove American consumer culture in the 1920s

advertising

characterization of consumer spending during the 1920s

installment buying boosted consumerism

describe the role of automobiles in the American economy of 1920

the auto industry played a major role in stimulating prosperity

outcome of the stock market crash of Oct 1929

many middle class Americans w/o stock investments lost their life savings when banks failed

How did consumers respond to the economic situation in the early 1930s

facing the possibility of hard times and unemployment, most Americans cut back

How did the great depression affect women’s participation in the workforce in the early 1930s

despite bans on women’s employment, their workforce participation increased

Buying stock “on margin” meant:

purchasing it with a small down payment

Characterization of women’s political participation in the 1920s

women did not vote as bloc, as politicians had expected

characterization of race relations in the aftermath of WW1

at least 120 blacks were killed in racial violence in the U.S by 1919

Which politician won tremendous support during the strikes of 1919, when he claimed “There is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime.

Calvin Coolidge

Harding campaigned on a platform of “normalcy” which meant

he would be a common man in government rather than an intellectual

as sec. of commerce under Warren Harding, Herbert Hoover

believed that voluntary cooperation between government and business could replace regulation

how did the rejuvenated ku Klux klan of the 1920s differ from its reconstruction-era form

targeted catholics, jews, as well as blacks

characterization of US foreign policy during 1920s

the US actively sought to facilitate American economic expansion abroad

the culture wars of the 1920s were in part due to

the tremendous growth of cities from immigration and rural immigration

Scopes trial

clarence Darrow defended the right to teach evolution

how did the US govt change immigration restrictions during the 1920s

the National Origins Act set immigration quotas at 2% of each nationality as measured by the 1890 census

what policy did US naval officer Alfred Mahan support in his 1890 book The Influence of Sea Power upon History

an expansion of the american empire in Asia and African

woodrow’s primary reason for wanting to keep the US neutral at the outbreak of WW1

he wanted to arbitrate among the combatants and to influence the settlement of the war.

theo roosevelts big-stick policy was demonstrated

with the strength/ effectiveness of the US Navy

americans views about entering WW1

Irish Americans viewed England as the enemy bc of its occupation of ireland

Change that occurred in American trade with the allies and the central powers between 1914-1916

commerce with the allies rose nearly fouefold, while it dwindled with the central powers.

Immediate cause for American entry into WW1

Germany resuption of unrestricted submarine warfare

helped US turn the tide and win WW1

huge number of troops and supplies

Great Migration refers to:

American Americans moving from the south to the north during the war

How did the US curb public dissent against WW1 on the homefront

The Committee on Public Information produced government propaganda to support the war

During WW1, federal agencies expanded the national governments role by

establishing an 8-hour workday with generous overtime pay

After entering WW1, the federal government asked citizens

to buy liberty and victory bonds

as a part of his reform program, Teddy Roosevelt advocated the following EXCEPT

control of labor

NOT a candidate of the election of 1912

William Jennings Bryan

Teddy Roosevelt believed that trusts

were not always “evil”, as they often created efficient means of production

Passage of the Federal Meat Inspection Act was especially facilitated by the publication of:

The Jungle

while president, TR chose to label his reform proposal as the;

Square Deal

When congress passed the Underwood Tariff Bill in 1913, it intended the legislation to:

lower tariff rates

The 16th Amendment enacted

a gradusted income tax

Legislation often called “Magna Carta” for labor because it exempted it for antitrust legislation

Clayton Antitrust Act

TR weakened himself politically after the election of 1904 when he

announced that he would not be a candidate for a 3rd presidental term

In 1912 Woodrow Wilson the first _________ elected to the presidency post civil war

person born in the south

The Federal Reserve Act established a:

12 regional reserve banks under the control of the Federal Reserve board.