AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
American Society and Industrial Power by 1920
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Overview
Recall questions on the United States' share of world output and on the ethnic, racial and cultural divisions of American society.
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Answer each one before you reveal it.
What cultural divide characterised American society by 1920?
What major international agreement did the Senate reject, demonstrating political reaction against internationalism?
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What proportion of global industrial output did the USA produce by 1920?
Model answer
Approximately 40% of global industrial output.
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What ethnic tensions existed in American society by 1920?
Model answer
Tensions between 'old stock' Americans and recent immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe.
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What racial conflict occurred in 1919?
Model answer
The 'Red Summer' of 1919, involving race riots and violence against African-Americans in numerous cities.
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What cultural divide characterised American society by 1920?
Model answer
Urban-rural cultural divides over values, religion, and lifestyle.
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What was the Great Migration?
Model answer
The movement of hundreds of thousands of African-Americans from the rural South to Northern industrial cities during and after the war, seeking economic opportunity and escaping Jim Crow.
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What was the Red Scare of 1919-1920 and what actions resulted from it?
Model answer
A period of fear of Bolshevism and radicalism, leading to the Palmer Raids, deportations of suspected radicals, and suppression of labour activism.
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