THE USA 1917-29

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The constitution of the USA sets out how power should be shared in the country and how a country is governed- true or false? TRUE
What is a change in the Constitution called? An Amendment
Which parts of the government can be checked by the Supreme Court? President and Congress
Is the Federal Government just local or central to the USA? Central
List any two powers of the central government Can go to war, in charge of the armed forces, change in foreign policy, value of the $/currency
Give one power of the state government Can make laws on local education, local taxes, local law and order
Give two ways the First World War boosted US business Sold weapons to Europe, sold goods such as blankets and uniforms to Europe, manufacturing was not disrupted by war
Give two ways the First World War boosted US agriculture Sold food such as wheat and corn, farmland wasn't affected by the war like European countries, countries in the war couldn't produce their own food so they bought American food
How much of the world's corn was the USA producing in the early 1920's? 70%
How did American banks profit from the war? Made money from LOANS to countries fighting in the war
Give two unfortunate facts about America's fate in WWI? Cost $3 billion/more than 100,000 soldiers died/ horrific injuries from gas attacks
What was the name of the President who attended the Versailles Peace Conference n France and when? Woodrow Wilson in 1919
How many times did the US senate look at the Versailles Treaty and still reject it? Three times
The President set out 14 points in his aims for European Peace. Give two of them To set up a League of Nations/ all countries should have less weapons/ countries should not have secret agreements
True or False: After a year unsuccessfully trying to persuade the USA to accept the treaty the President broke down in tears and cried "I am going to pieces" True
Give two reasons why the USA did not join the "League of Nations"? They did not want to be the "World's Police"/ Angry at war losses/ Immigrants who had left Europe behind
Give two examples of the way the USA had a policy of "Isolationism" Wouldn't pass the Treaty of Versailles/upset by the number of US casualties/ brought in a quota system for immigrants/ end of OPEN DOOR/ put tariffs on foreign goods.
What is a tariff? A TAX by the GOVERNMENT put on foreign goods coming from ABROAD
What was the purpose of the tariffs which were introduced in the 1920's? To protect American businesses from foreign competition
Name two of the products on which tariffs were placed in May 1921, Emergency Tariff Act Wheat/ sugar/ meat/ wool
What is the date of the Fordney-McCumber tariff? 1922
How many immigrants moved to America between 1900 and 1920? 12.5 million
List two countries from which people emigrated to the USA? Italy/ Russia/ Ireland/ Germany/ China/ Britain
What does W.A.S.P stand for? White Anglo Saxon Protestant
Previously the US had an "Open door" policy on immigration. What limit to numbers was set in 1921? No more that 3% of the total population of immigrants already living in the USA
The 1924 Immigration Act reduced the quota to 2%- True or False? True
Give two views of European immigrants among some Americans? Poorly educated/ More likely to commit crime/ inferior/ dangerous politics like communism

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