4. Reason For Leaving: The USA Flashcards
When was the Anglo-American loans?
1947
What happened in 1947?
Anglo-American loans
Who negotiated the Anglo-American loan in 1947?
John Maynard Keynes
What did John Maynard Keynes do in 1947?
negotiated the Anglo-American loan
What did Britain gain out of the Anglo-American treaty?
$3.75 billion loan to rebuild
Who received a $3.75 billion loan to rebuild?
Britain
What were the two catches for the 1947 Anglo-American loan?
Britain dependent on the US
Americans demanded that sterling (£) become fully convertable into dollars, meaning that the British currency reserves plummeted in value
What caused the British currency reserves to plummet in value?
Anglo-American loan, where the British had to make the sterling fully convertible into dollars
Who was growing in strength in America?
Militant Zionists
What happened to militant Zionists during the war in America?
Grew in strength
What happened in May 1942?
A conference of American Zionist organisations at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City passed a series of declarations that called for
unlimited Jewish immigration to Palestine after the war and the establishment of a Jewish state.
When was the Biltmore conference?
May 1942
Where did the Zionist organisation meet for their conference in May 1942?
Biltmore Hotel in New York
What was passed at the Biltmore conference in May 1942?
Passed a series of declarations that called for
unlimited Jewish immigration to Palestine after the war and the establishment of a Jewish state.
In what conference was a series of declarations that called for
unlimited Jewish immigration to Palestine after the war and the establishment of a Jewish state?
Biltmore conference in May 1942
What did the Biltmore conference act as?
a catalyst for the mass lobbying of members of Congress by American Zionists
What acted as a catalyst for the mass lobbying of members of Congress by American Zionists?
Biltmore conference in May 1942
Why did both the Democrats and Republicans endorse the creation of the state of Israel?
lobbying of members of Congress by American Zionists
Who endorsed the creation of Israel in 1944?
Democrats and Republicans
Which president called for Jewish immigration?
President Truman
What did President Truman call for?
Jewish migration to Palestine
What happened in April 1946?
He called for 100,000 Jewish immigrants to be admitted to Palestine, when Bevin was committed to a quota of 1,500
Who called for 100,000 Jewish migrants to be admitted into Palestine, when there was a quota of 1,500?
President Truman in April 1946
When President Truman called for 100,000 Jewish migrants to be let into Palestine in April 1946, what was Bevin’s quota?
1,500
