US History A Level - THEME 3 - Society and culture in change: 1917 - 1980

Up until 'What impact did the Second World War have on immigrants?' on p.75 of the Edexcel textbook

When was the League of Women voters set up?

1920

When was the Women’s Bureau of Labour set up?

1920

By how much did the number of working women go up by from 1910 to 1940?

About 5.4 million women

What did the 1908 Muller v Oregon ruling conclude for women’s working hours?

That women’s working hours should be no more than 10 a day

When was the 19th Amendment ratified?

August 1920

Which city were the Housewives Leagues set up in 1930?

Detroit

What’s the name of the female cartoon figure that encouraged women to join the workforce in WW2?

Rosie the Riveter

What fraction of women left the workforce after the war ended?

About half

When did federally-funded day-care centres close down?

1946

From 1940 to 1950 what percentage did married women in the workforce from ages 45-54 go up by?

About 10%

In 1936 what percentage of people thought married women should work, then what did this go to in 1942?

82% to 13%

From 1950 to 1960, how many more people lived in suburbs?

19 million

What commission was set out by JFK to look into women’s role in society int he workforce?

The Commission on the Status of Women

When did JFK launch the Commission on the Status of Women?

1961

Which American psychologist and journalist wrote The Feminine Mystique?

Betty Friedan

What does NOW stand for?

The National Organisation for Women

When was the National Organisation for Women (NOW) set up?

June 1966

Who were the main type of participants in the second wave of the women’s liberation movement?

Under 30, white, middle-class, college educated women

What does SNCC stand for and when was it set up?

Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee and it was set up in 1960

What does SDS stand for and when was it set up?

Students for a Democratic Society and it was set up in 1960

Why was it difficult to raise issues of women’s equality in the new radical groups?

The men who dominated these movements were often sexist

What was the name of the magazine set up in 1968 that spread news from all women’s liberation groups?

Voice of all the Women’s Liberation Movement

Which supreme court ruling federally legalised abortion and in which year?

Roe v Wade and in 1973

Before WW1 what type of policy did the US have on immigration?

An ‘open door’ policy

What commission investigated the impact of immigration on the USA, starting in 1907 and making its report in 1911?

The Dillingham Commission

How did the 1917 Immigration Act restrict immigration?

It listed a number of ‘undesirable’ immigrants to be excluded, including homosexuals, insane persons, and criminals, it also imposed a literacy test for anyone over 16

What did the 1921 Emergency Quota Act restrict immigration?

It restricted the yearly number of immigrants from any country to three percent of the total number of people from that country living in the US in 1910

Define ‘quota’ with reference to immigration

A fixed minimum or maximum number of a particular group of people allowed to enter the country.

How did the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act restrict immigration?

It changed the quota system to two percent of people from the country of origin in the 1890 census, until July 1927, then it was to be fixed at 150,000 and the quota was to be based on the 1920 census

How did 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act favour northern European immigrants?

The quota was based off of the 1890 census, which naturally had a higher percentage of northern Europeans compared to other immigrant groups

How did the 1929 National Origins Formula restrict immigration?

It confirmed the 150,000 limit, and banned all Asian immigrants

Define ‘deportation’

Making someone leave the country they are living in and banning them from returning

What do historians think is the rough number of Mexicans that were deported during the Depression?

400,000

Which nationalities were classes as ‘enemy aliens’ once the US entered WW2?

Americans of Italian, German, and Japanese nationality.