Edexcel A Level History
Option 1F - USA
Topic 1
Timeline
1. How did the presidency change? (1917-33)
2. Act / Committee Set up (1917-33)
3. How did the presidency change? (1933-45)
4. Act / Committee Set up (1933-45)
, How did the presidency change? Time Frame: 1917-33
Green – Presidency change / Red – What influenced it / Yellow - Impact of the war
Time Frame: Type(s): Key Stats: President:
1917 War Brought US into WW1 Wilson
1919 War Wanted US to join League of Nation, Congress refused. Wilson
1919-21 Unemployment Rate RISE from 950,000 in 1919 to 5 million in 1921 Wilson
1919-20 First Red Scare Because of the Russian Revolution. Wilson
Large scale of strikes across the USA.
1919 First Red Scare 3600 Strikes in 1919, 1/4 workforce Wilson
Feb 1919 Strike Ship workers in Seattle Wilson
Sept 1919 Strike Steel workers in Pittsburgh strike Wilson
Boston Police go on strike. (Coolidge replace the strikers)
April 1919 Bombing US post office discover 36 bombs that has been sent to government Wilson
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June 1919 Bombing Bombs exploded in 8 cities Wilson
Sep 1919 Bombing More bombings Wilson
Jan 1920 Palmer Raids FBI carried out raids in 33 cities Wilson
Jan 1920 Arrest Arrested 5-10000 communists Wilson
556 were deported
1920 First Red Scare Start slowing down Wilson
1921 Arrest (KEY) Italian immigrants – Sacco and Vanzetti Wilson
Anarchists and found guilty of murder in Boston.
1921 Act / Immigration The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 Harding
Restricted immigration to 357,000 per year.