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A level edexcel history- paper 1F USA (USPresidency) Questions with answers |Verified
Why was rugged individualism popular? - ✔✔part of the 'return to normalcy' and the
American dream
Why did this decline in the early 1930s? - ✔✔The WSC, people were significantly struggling
What policies did Hoover initially use to solve the Great Depression. - ✔✔volunteerism, late
intervention pre-1933 election
What impact did this have? - ✔✔made people see the need for increased government
intervention
How did the Wall Street Crash change the political landscape? - ✔✔plunged many into
extreme hardship for reasons out of their control, made them see the need for govt
intervention
How did the New Deal change the political landscape? - ✔✔- increased power of president
and changed their role
- More Govt spending
- Big involvement in people's lives
- Creation of a large, modern bureaucracy
Why did the attitude of the public impact the political landscape? - ✔✔Republicans less
attractive, with an increased desire for government intervention
Which Republican presidents were committed to isolationism? - ✔✔- Harding
- Coolidge
, - Hoover
Why did the appeal of isolationism increase during this period? - ✔✔amount of livelihoods
lost in WW1
How else did WW1 impact domestic policy at this time. - ✔✔- Higher tariffs
- lower tax
- laissez-faire
- minimal government
- voluntary coorperation
What was protectionism and why did it increase? - ✔✔Imposing tariffs on imported goods
which was used to protect American industry
Give a specific example of protectionism. - ✔✔Fordney McCumber Tariff (1922)
What quote is Coolidge famous for? - ✔✔'The business of America is business.'
How did Eisenhower deal with immigration? - ✔✔Dealt with refugees differently and
supported those fleeing communism
How did Eisenhower deal with the civil rights movement? - ✔✔Supported little rock but was
privately anti-desegregation, with a few watered down CRA e.g. 1957
What was Kennedy's approach to the CRM? - ✔✔Didn't pass any major legislation however
is credited with providing the framework for the passing of the CRA
How did Kennedy deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis? - ✔✔Diplomatically, US naval ships set
up a blockade off the coast of Cuba to stop USSR ships
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