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The USA’s reaction to World War One
The United States was a formal participant in World War I from April 6, 1917 until the war's end on November 11, 1918. Before entering the war, the USA had remained neutral, though the USA had been an important supplier to Britain and other Allied powers. Joining the League was the idea of the American President but America never joined the League of Nations. -
Growth of Isolationism
-Cheap European imports were seen as a threat -Warren G Harding raised tariffs to protect American industry -Immigration control was increased -
Roaring Twenties
The Roaring 20's was a decade of great economic growth and widespread prosperity driven by: government growth policies, a boom in construction, and the rapid growth of consumer goods such as automobiles. The United States augmented its standing as one of the richest countries in the world, its industry aligned to mass production and its society acculturated into consumerism. -
Intolerance in the 1920s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sPP7FE8RIbYImmigrants became less welcome. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was reformed and expanded. Membership of the Ku Klux Klan rose to around 5 million during the 1920's. Joseph Simmons, leader of the Klan, described the organisations views as:"We exclude Jews because they do not believe in Christian religion. We exclude Catholics because they owe allegiance to an institution that is foreign to the Government of the United States.J Simmons, 1923. -
The consequences of the Wall Street Crash
-The Depression hit all walks of life.
-The Depression caused terrible poverty.
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The Wall Street Crash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJpLMvgUXe8It was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States. As a result of this, there were a set of 10 years of GREAT DEPRESSION. Here is a brief paragraphh which explains it. People selling shares=>prices dropped=>business collapsed and people ruined=>banks couldn’t keep value of shares artificially because no money=>banks failed=>government should not interfere. (Difference between Spain is that here the government is interfering. -
Prohibition, organized crime and social developments
There were many results of prohibition, organised crime ‘took over’ the distribution of alcohol and prohibition finally ended in 1933. People had more money to spend on leisure and entertainment, women gained more freedom and independence, but traditional views continued -
Election of Roosevelt (FDR)
The election took place in the midst of the Great Depression that had ruined the promises of incumbent President and Republican candidate Herbert Hoover to bring about a new era of prosperity.The theme of the campaign was an all-out attack on Hoover's economic failures, with the incumbent hard-pressed to defend himself. Roosevelt blamed the Great Depression on Hoover, and his protectionist policies. -
The New Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They involved presidential executive orders or laws passed by Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs were in response to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call the "3 Rs": Relief, Recovery, and Reform. -
How successful was the New Deal?
The New Deal had considerable success in achieving its main aims:
-Give Aid to the Needy.
-To restore stability to America’s Banking and Financial System.
-To reduce unemployment and restore prosperity.
