The USA and the Second World War (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards

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Smith Act (1940) purpose

Criminalised attempts to threaten/overthrow government

Selective Service Act (1940) introduced

Conscription (compulsory military service)

US unemployment rate: 1940 vs 1944

Fell from 14.6% (1940) to 1.2% (1944)

Women joining workforce by 1944

6.5 million women joined

US war production 1941-45: tanks, aircraft, rifles

86,000 tanks, 296,000 aircraft, 15 million rifles

US GNP growth: 1939 vs 1945

91.3bn(1939)to91.3bn (1939) to 166.6bn (1945)

US National Debt: 1941 vs 1945

41bn(1941)to41bn (1941) to 260bn (1945)

General Maximum Price regulation (Apr 1942) did what

Froze prices at March 1942 levels

African Americans moving to cities 1940-44

5 million migrated to cities

Tax rate for highest earners during WWII

94%

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Introduction

The Era of Reconstruction 1865–77

The Failure of Radical Reconstruction

Economic Growth

Conflict with Native Americans

Foreign Policy, 1865–77

The Gilded Age, c.1877–90

Economic and Social Developments

End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

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End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

Social and Cultural Changes in the 'Jazz Age'

Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression

Roosevelt’s New Deals

International Relations, 1933–41

The USA and the Second World War

International Relations, 1945–60

The Age of Affluence and Political Developments

The Divided Union?

Conflict at Home and Abroad: Domestic Policies

The USA and International Relations, 1960–75

Ideological, Social, Regional and Ethnic Divisions

The USA by 1975

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

The Era of Reconstruction 1865–77

The Failure of Radical Reconstruction

Economic Growth

Conflict with Native Americans

Foreign Policy, 1865–77

The Gilded Age, c.1877–90

Economic and Social Developments

End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

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End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

Social and Cultural Changes in the 'Jazz Age'

Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression

Roosevelt’s New Deals

International Relations, 1933–41

The USA and the Second World War

International Relations, 1945–60

The Age of Affluence and Political Developments

The Divided Union?

Conflict at Home and Abroad: Domestic Policies

The USA and International Relations, 1960–75

Ideological, Social, Regional and Ethnic Divisions

The USA by 1975

Overview and Revision

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Introduction

The Era of Reconstruction 1865–77

The Failure of Radical Reconstruction

Economic Growth

Conflict with Native Americans

Foreign Policy, 1865–77

The Gilded Age, c.1877–90

Economic and Social Developments

End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

Show more

End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

Social and Cultural Changes in the 'Jazz Age'

Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression

Roosevelt’s New Deals

International Relations, 1933–41

The USA and the Second World War

International Relations, 1945–60

The Age of Affluence and Political Developments

The Divided Union?

Conflict at Home and Abroad: Domestic Policies

The USA and International Relations, 1960–75

Ideological, Social, Regional and Ethnic Divisions

The USA by 1975

Overview and Revision

Explore AQA A-Level History Exam Questions by Topics

Introduction

The Era of Reconstruction 1865–77

The Failure of Radical Reconstruction

Economic Growth

Conflict with Native Americans

Foreign Policy, 1865–77

The Gilded Age, c.1877–90

Economic and Social Developments

End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

Show more

End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation

Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912

Economic and Social Change

Foreign and Imperial Policies

Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20

The US Entry into the First World War

Renewed Isolationism 1919–20

Policies of Harding and Coolidge

Social and Cultural Changes in the 'Jazz Age'

Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression

Roosevelt’s New Deals

International Relations, 1933–41

The USA and the Second World War

International Relations, 1945–60

The Age of Affluence and Political Developments

The Divided Union?

Conflict at Home and Abroad: Domestic Policies

The USA and International Relations, 1960–75

Ideological, Social, Regional and Ethnic Divisions

The USA by 1975

Overview and Revision

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