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1 Explaining key events and changes in the USA unit
This resource gives you the key reasons to explain why events / changes happened in the USA, 1929 – 2000. It should help you with Q4 and Q5 in particular: Q4 = Explain = give reasons Q5 = How far do you agree / to what extent…? Asks you to compare one factor against others. These diagrams identify the key reasons connected to a major event / change. These could be the reasons / factors you include in your answers if these topics come up. Make sure you can add some supporting evidence to each factor and say WHY each reason was important (This caused change BECAUSE…)

2 Causes of the end of the Great Depression
Roosevelt New Deal Second New Deal Alphabet Agencies Increased morale / encouraged spending Hoover Rugged Individualism Early policies Cut taxes Agricultural policies Causes of the end of the Great Depression World War Two Increased industrial output in war industries Creation of jobs – conscription and in factories Increased spending on luxury items- more money put back into the economy.

3 Causes of change in women’s rights
WWII - Job opportunities - Financial independence Work of women’s rights groups / individuals - NOW / Women’s lib movement - Betty Friedan Changes attitudes in society - Access to the contraceptive pill

4 Impact of media on youth protest
Causes of change in youth culture Entertainment - Music styles - Cinema -Anti-hero - Development of TV Money - disposable income - New ‘consumer group’ - More financial independence from parents Threat of nuclear war - ‘Live for today’ attitude -Hippy lifestyle Impact of media on youth protest - Vietnam - Civil Rights - Shown on TV

5 Influence of individuals Impact of peaceful protest
Causes of change in Civil Rights Influence of individuals - Martin Luther King - Malcom X Media - police brutality shown on TV - Changed peoples’ attitudes to be more supportive of Civil Rights Impact of legal system - Support from President Kennedy highlighted issue - Supreme Court rulings (e.g. Brown v Topeka) gave support to campaigns Impact of peaceful protest - Montgomery Bus Boycott - Marches

6 Differing ideologies – Communism and Capitalism
Roosevelt replaced by more anti-communist Truman Lack of common enemy Breakdown in relationship Yalta and Potsdam. Disagreement – what to do with Germany. Causes of Cold War Arms Race Suspicion over atomic bomb. Policy of Containment Widespread poverty in Europe after WW2 – concern of Truman that these countries are vulnerable to communism (Domino Theory) Truman doctrine/Marshall Plan.

7 Agreements to limit arms
Causes of Détente Brezhnev Doctrine - USSR would put down any attempt to suppress Communist control = alarmed USA = Communication needed! Linkage - Brezhnev (Soviet Leader) and Nixon negotiating to end Vietnam war US technology - Nixon sought Chinese–US alliance, concern for Brezhnev (Soviet Leader) as he wanted access to US technology Agreements to limit arms - Test Ban Treaty (1963) signed and arms limitation agreement Communication - Hotline between White House and Kremlin after Cuban Missile Crisis

8 Causes leading to the end of the Cold War
Leaders Gorbachev Reagan Bush Attitudes to nuclear weapons Summits Agreements – SALT etc Causes leading to the end of the Cold War Collapse of Soviet Union Gorbachev’s policies – Glasnost/Perestroika Soviet Union economy Stars Wars couldn’t be managed by Soviet Union – couldn’t afford!

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