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Why did Americans fear Communists and Immigrants?
They thought that communism would take over democracy. They were scared of immigrants because there was a high unemployment rate and Americans feared that immigrants would come and take jobs.
What was the red scare?
hysteria over the perceived threat posed by Communists in the U.S. during the Cold War
Who were the 3 republican presidents of the 20’s?
Calvin Coolidge, Warren Harding, Herbert Hoover
What did the 3 republican president of the 20’s have in common when it came to the government in people’s lives?
That the government should be hands off when it came to people’s lives.
What was the “live for today,for tomorrow we die” attitude? What caused it?
It was for women to show them that they could dress however they wanted and do what men do and be independent. It was caused from the lady’s called flappers who would dress in short dresses and cut their hair and things like that.
How did the social behaviors change for the women in the 20’s (flappers)
They started dressing in shorter dresses cutting their hair short, going to bars driving cars and just started being more independent.
What were the consequences of the behaviors of the flappers?
They were held to a double standard but pushed through and ended up getting the independence they wanted a little bit at a time.
What characterizes Blue collar men
Labor, Physical work, Easy to train, work with your hands, Usually lower paid
What characterizes white collar men
Work with your mind, High qualifications and training, Higher paid, Mostly management jobs and office jobs
How did the model T change everyday life in America
it was made with the assembly line so even the lower class could have one and it allowed people to be able to go and travel places in faster times.
What other business did the model T cause
Gas stations and motels
What problems did credit solve?
It allowed people to buy things that they wanted without having the money to buy them at the time.
What problems did credit cause?
It put a lot of people in debt that they couldn’t pay back. Bad habits
What was the goal of prohibition
Ban Alcohol to lessen the violence alcohol caused.
What was the result of Prohibition
Speakeasies, bootlegged alcohol, Even more violence
How did mass production and the assembly lines improve quality and lower prices?
The more of a product was made the less they would sell it for because they had so much of it and the assembly line allowed them to do that and it made things quicker and easier.
What was one one of Henry Ford’s innovative ideas?
creating the middle class
What was discretionary spending
Spending money on things that were not needed.
Who used propaganda in WW2
The Nazis used it a lot and it was directed towards it’s people to get them to fight. The US also used it to raise money for the war and get people to do the rations and car pool and things like that.
How was life different on the homefront during WW2 than during war in Iraq.
During WW2 they rationed a lot of products to send to the soldiers , Taxes were raised to help pay for the war, They had to practice air raid drills and Civil defence, They learned how to identify the enemies and war production in school.
What was the Manhattan Project
It was a nuclear bomb project used to build atomic bombs and test them.
What did American men do to win the war?
Most of them went off to war to fight for their country.
What did American women do to win the war?
They worked in factories to help make thing like tanks, boats, airplanes,etc to send to the boys fighting
What did children do to win the war?
helped salvage war materials, raised money for munitions or knitted comforts for troops.
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