Changing Political Environment

• What were Republican ideas?

  Laissez-faire and Isolationism
• What were Democrat ideas?

  Government intervention and more liberal ideas
• Who led the 'return to normalcy policy'?

  Harding
• What does a 'return to normalcy mean'?

  Returning to life as it was before WW1
• Anarchist


  Someone who wants to abolish the government
• What were the 3 R's

  Relief, Recovery, Reform
• Who were the Bonus army of 1932?

  WW1 veterans who were promised payouts for their service, but demanded them early because of the Depression
• Lend-Lease


  Lending Weapons
• HUAC

  House Un-American Association Committee
• MAD

  Mutually Assured Destruction
• What was the Hawks/Doves divide?

  People who were for the Vietnam War and those against the Vietnam War
• VVAW


  Vietnam Veterans Against the War
• Who was the news report most associated with the Vietnam War?

  Walter Cronkite
• When was the Watergate Scandal?

  1972 - 74
• US Presidents and their parties from 1917 - 1980

  • Wilson - Democrat
  • Harding - Republican
  • Coolidge - Republican
  • Hoover - Republican
  • Roosevelt - Democrat
  • Truman - Democrat
  • Eisenhower - Republican
  • Kennedy - Democrat
  • Johnson - Democrat
  • Nixon - Republican
  • Ford - Republican
  • Carter - Democrat
  • Reagan - Republican
• When was Wilson President?

  1913 - 1921
• When was Harding President?

  1921 - 1923
• When was Coolidge President?

  1923 - 1929
• When was Hoover President?

  1929 - 1933
• When was Roosevelt President?

  1933 - 1945
• When was Truman President?

  1945 - 1953
• When was Eisenhower President?

  1953 - 1961
• When was Kennedy President?

  1961 - 1963
• When was Johnson President?

  1963 - 1969
• When was Nixon President?

  1969 - 1974
• When was Ford President?

  1974 - 1977
• When was Carter President?

  1977 - 1981
• When was Reagan President?

  1981 - 1989
• What was the New Deal?

  Roosevelts policy for saving the US from disaster by increasing government intervention
• What were the Alphabet Agencies?

  Agencies set up to provide work and help different sections of society
• What was the NRA?

  The National Recovery Administration, enforced codes of practice for businesses like minimum wage and working hours
• What was the AAA?

  The Agricultural Adjustment Agency, regulated major crop production like wheat, cotton and milk
• What was the impact of the Second World War?

  The Production of war supplies for the allies helped to provide jobs for people and improved the economy
• When was the First Red Scare?

  1919 - 1920
• When was the Second Red Scare?

  1947 - 1950
• What was McCarthyism?

  A series of investigations into suspected communists
• What was Counter-Culture?

  Young people rejecting traditional values
• What was the Impact of the Cold War on the Presidency?

  • The power of the President increased
  • The size of the army increased
  • The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created
  • Development of Nuclear Weapons
• What was the Impact of the Korean War on the Presidency?

  • The media lied about Truman's plans
  • Struggled to find public support
  • Declined confidence in the Presidency
• What was the Impact of the Vietnam War on the Presidency?

  • Caused future Presidents to struggle with support
  • President seen as fully responsible
  • Americans felt embarrassed