Starter quiz
- Write the missing word. A ______ is a government tax on imports into a country.
- 'tariff' ✓
- Who introduced the New Deal in the USA?
- Warren G Harding
- Calvin Coolidge
- Herbert Hoover
- Franklin D Roosevelt ✓
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- How did the USA react to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?
- remained neutral ✓
- fought alongside Britain and France
- fought alongside Germany
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- Which statement is most accurate?
- Black nurses in the US Army could treat white soldiers but not black soldiers.
- Black nurses in the US Army could treat black soldiers but not white soldiers. ✓
- Black nurses in the US Army could treat white soldiers and black soldiers.
- Black nurses could not serve in the US Army.
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- Which propaganda figure was used to encourage women in the USA to contribute to the war effort during WWII?
- Haley the Housewife
- Nancy the Nurse
- Rosie the Riveter ✓
- Tracy the Teacher
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔WW1 ends
- 2⇔'Boom years' in the USA
- 3⇔Great Depression
- 4⇔WW2 begins
- 5⇔America goes to war after attack on Pearl Harbor
Exit quiz
- Match each keyword with its correct definition.
- GDP⇔the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year ✓
- consumerism⇔where growing amounts of non-essential goods are sold and purchased ✓
- buy now, pay later⇔schemes where consumers buy products without full upfront payment ✓
- How did average family incomes in the USA change between 1945 and 1954?
- rose by 60% ✓
- rose by 30%
- remained the same
- fell by 30%
- fell by 60%
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- What was the name of the idea that all Americans could become successful through hard work?
- 'American Dream' ✓
- What was the name of President Truman's plan to support those in poverty and tackle racial discrimination?
- Dream Deal
- Fair Deal ✓
- Great Deal
- New Deal
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- Which statement is most accurate about government aid in post-war America?
- Veterans received more assistance than women and African Americans. ✓
- Women received more assistance than veterans and African Americans.
- African Americans received more assistance than women and veterans
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- In what way did female wages change between 1945 and 1951?
- increased but remained lower than male wages ✓
- increased and became equal to male wages
- did not change
- decreased and fell even further behind male wages
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Key learning points
- American incomes rose during the post-war period.
- Americans began to buy more consumer goods after the end of WW2.
- Government policies were introduced in the 1940s to support economic growth.
- Many people were unable to live the American Dream.
- There were significant inequalities in 1940s and 1950s America.
Common misconception
Women experienced no economic improvements in the post-war period.
Female employment fell and women suffered from lower pay than men but average incomes for women did still rise.
Keywords
Gdp - GDP is the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
Consumerism - consumerism is a situation where growing amounts of non-essential goods are sold and purchased
Tariff - a government tax on imports into a country is called a tariff
Inequality - inequality is a situation in which some groups in a society have more advantages than others
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