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| What were the new opportunities for young people surrounding education in the 1950s? | Had the idea of the 'american dream'- wanted their children to be successful- due to boom they could afford to keep them in high school and college- gone through the depression and war so wanted better opportunites |
| What were the new opportunites surrounding wealth in the 1950s? | 1957-teenager spent between $10 and $15 a week- spender power went from $10 billion (1950) to $25 billion (1959)- more money to spend on booze, cars and fashion |
| What were the new opportunites socially for youth in 1950s? | Generation gap developed- they rebelled against parents traditional views- became popularized to copy styles of controversial movies like rebel without a cause- formed gangs- james dean |
| What new opportunities did music create in the 1950s? | rock and roll -"Rock around the clock" and C'mon everybody by Eddie cochran- sexual referances and performances- encouraged a more sexualised youth that past tradition-1956- 82 percent of America watched elvis |
| Name the organizations which helped the unemployed | CCC-Civilian Conservation Corps gave people jobs in countryside/CWA-Civil Works Administration gave public works jobs to unemployed which built roads, schools and airports/FERA Federal Emergency Relief agency gave $500 million to help homeless and starving Americans |
| Name how the new deal helped farmers | FCA Farm Credits Administration gave loans to farmers who could not repay banks/ AAA Agricultural adjustment act paid farmers to stop overproducing by destroying surplus stock |
| Name how the new deal helped industry and workers | NRA National recovery administration established rights for workers and fair codes of employment/HOLC Home Owners Loan Corporation gave loans to those struggling to pay mortgages/TVA Tennessee Valley Authority built dams to provide jobs and stop flooding in the Tennessee Valley |
| How could the new deal be considered a success? | Created jobs for the US people, 2.5 million young people worked for CCC/Strikes dropped from 20 million in 1934 to 9 million by 1938/ Social Security act provided welfare to unemployed, sick and elderly/Employed groups like African Americans and women, also gave Native Americans more rights |
| How could the new deal be considered a failure? | Unemployment never dropped below 14%/ Women were not paid the same as men, which was in an NRA code/African Americans were segregated in CCC camps. |
| How did the new deal help banks? | Emergency banking act- 4 day bank holiday- closed all banks- only fit ones could reopen- supported them with government loans |
| What happened to African americans geographically in the 1920s? | North- faced discrimination in regards to housing, employment etc South- Jim crow laws- segregation in churches, hospitals, theatres and schools |
| What government enforced racism was there towards African Americans? | Black people had the worst jobs and the poorest standard of education. Black people also found it difficult to register to vote because of the following: Poll Tax – A tax had to be paid in order to be able to vote, and most black people were too poor to pay the tax. Literacy Tests (reading) – In order to be able to vote, people had to prove that they could read difficult extracts. If black people passed these tests, they would then be threatened and attacked so that they would not vote.A large number of black people were illiterate during this period, as a result of poor education. |
| What racism did they face from the KKK? | Most were WASPS- wanted to appear more powerful than immigrants and minorities of the time-KKK gained 2 million followers - 1924-25 135 people were lynched- By 1924 there were 5 million members |
| what opportunites did African americans gain by moving to North? | over a million moved to the north - for better life in city(jobs, music) better than sharecropping in south - although they ended up living in Ghettos in chicago new york jazz music- jelly roll morton |
| What group fought for african american rights? | NAACP- stood up against lynching and tried to pass a law against it |
| What happened to women in the 1920s? | Before- chaperoned by a male and wore modest clothing, remained at home-MIDDLe class women- more economic freedom -jobs to earn money- buy clothes/property- |
| Name 3 other things that happened to women? | social freedom-new fashion-shorter hair, dresses, makeup-flappers going to night clubs, smoking got right to vote- emancipated- 1920 after suffrage efforts- Nawsa campained |
| economically how did womens lives change | There was a change as far as work was concerned too, with an increase of 25 per cent in the number of women working during the 1920s. By 1929, 10.6 million women were working. By now, independent women of the middle classes and above had more money to spend. Because of this, advertising companies started targetting women in their campaigns to encourage them to buy their new products. |
| What was the influence of jazz culture? | They also drank illegal alcohol in the speakeasies. One famous flapper of the time was Joan Crawford. She started her career as a dancer on Broadway before moving to Hollywood to make a name for herself. She starred in films such as Paris (1926) and The Unknown (1927) in which she became famous for her flapper style. Many young girls admired and copied her style. In 1929, she married Douglas Fairbanks Jr, son of Douglas Fairbanks, which proved her important status in society.corset went out of fashion 127- skirts up to knee level |
| What repubican policies helped the boom? Warren Harding | 1922, he introduced the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act-tariffs put on imported goods so American products would be bought by consumers because they were cheaper than their foreign competition- protectionism. |
| what republican policies helped the boom calvin coolidge | laissez faire: . The government let big business have their own way 2. There were very few rules for businesses so they could make as much money as possible. |
| what gov policies helped boom | Hoover- rugged individualism- being slef reliant- lack of gov intervention |
| how did the entertainment industry change in 1920s | talkies created in 1927-by 1930 100 million americans went to the movies a week/ charleston and baseball part of image of roaring twenties/ supported by advertisement camapains such as coca cola or babe ruth ads |
| how did prohibition affect america why was it introduced | 18th amendment- prohibition- due to pressure groups- anti saloon league- 1920- root of family breakdown, poverty, debt- caused bootlegging and speakeasies |
| what impact did it have on crime | crime was rife in cities like chicago- alcapone making $10 mill from racketeering or taking bribes to protect businesses and shopkeepers/police became corupt- elliot ness tried to take down capone but was stuggle due to this |
| who were sacco and vanzetti | italian immigrants executed in 1921 following a robbery in 1920- seen as an unfair discrimiation of non wasp immigration- no evidence of involvement |
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