America in World War Two and the 1950s

Question 1

When did the lend lease program begin?

Answer 1

1941

Question 2

How many billions of dollars worth of materials were shipped abroad by the end of the war

Answer 2

$50.1 billion

Question 3

Why did the lend lease stimulate the American economy

Answer 3

The goods involved in Lend lease were produced by American firms and as a result simulated the economy

Question 4

By 1944 how many Of the weapons being produced in the world originated in America

Answer 4

Nearly 50%

Question 5

Did the reading industrialists support or oppose FDR’s American policies during the war

Answer 5

Support

Question 6

What does FD are set up in 1942 to meet war production needs

Answer 6

The war production board

Question 7

Why did wartime production improve the American economy

Answer 7

America supplied a large amount of goods to its allies such as Britain, the majority produced by American firms and so created jobs. The American people now spent their wages and this helped economy improve stimulating further growth in domestic industries

Question 8

How many extra workers did General Motors take on 1941-45

Answer 8

0.75 million

Question 9

How many new businesses were set up During World War II

Answer 9

500,000

Question 10

Name of business that became rich as a result of World War II

Answer 10

Coca-Cola or wrigleys

Question 11

What were war bonds

Answer 11

Many Americans bought war bonds which in practice lent money to the government. The government could then use this money to fund the war effort. These bonds were paid back at the end of the war with interest.

Question 12

How much did American spend on bonds during the war

Answer 12

$129 billion

Question 13

What did the war do the FDR’s new deal had failed to do

Answer 13

End unemployment

Question 14

How many African Americans joined or were conscripted into the Armed Forces

Answer 14

1 million

Question 15

What impact did the lack of segregation in Britain have on African Americans who were stationed in Britain during the war

Answer 15

They began to question the Jim Crow laws

Question 16

How many African-Americans were working in factories producing more materials by 1944

Answer 16

2 million

Question 17

What significant difference did African Americans who moved from the south to the north notice?

Answer 17

They saw that segregation did not exist in the northern states

Question 18

When African Americans moved north to work in various industries what impact did the lack of segregation have

Answer 18

Expectations began to change Among African American communities - they no longer wanted to be treated as second-class citizens and for the law to enforced the same as it was for white Americans

Question 19

What was NAACP what did it stand for and by how much did it membership rise by?

Answer 19

National Association for the advancement of coloured people was the main organisation who campaigned for equal rights. its membership rules from 50,000 to 500,000 by the end of the war

Question 20

What proportion of workers in munitions factories were women after 1941?

Answer 20

1/2

Question 21

How many women joined the women’s Army corpse during the war?

Answer 21

200,000

Question 22

The percentage of married women who work during the war went up by how much?

Answer 22

35% to 50% between 1941 and 1945

Question 23

What did 60% of American plant managers say about women workers?

Answer 23

That women were the best workers

Question 24

What were women generally expected to do once the war finished regarding jobs?

Answer 24

Give up their jobs and return to the home which many women found hard because they have been earning higher wages than ever before

Question 25

What was the American dream?

Answer 25

That people could achieve success with hard work

Question 26

Describe the causes of post where prosperity

Answer 26

American mainland have not suffered any damage during World War II so the government in the years after the war was able to focus on growing the economy and faced little competition from the industrial competitors like Britain and Japan

Question 27

Name two causes of the Economic prosperity in the 1950s that you have already studied when looking At the 1920s

Answer 27

Paying by instalments meant that A wider range of people could now afford to consumer goods. Catalogues will use to attract people to buy goods

Question 28

Name two groups who did not share in the American dream

Answer 28

African Americans and the working class

Question 29

Popular culture was dominated by what?

Answer 29

Television radio and cinema

Question 30

Young people had more leisure time and money in the 1940s and 50s what impact did this have?

Answer 30

They assumed their own style and culture

Question 31

Name two Movie stars of the 1950s

Answer 31

James Dean and marlon Brando

Question 32

Who was Elvis Presley and how many heads albums did He have?

Answer 32

A famous popstar who had 80 hit albums

Question 33

How much the television on a ship increase 1948 to 1958

Answer 33

0.4% to 83.2%

Question 34

What impact the TV advertising have On the American people?

Answer 34

It’s altered the aspirations of the American people. People felt the need to have the newest appliances And goods e.g. cars TVs and fuelled consumerism

Question 35

How did the attitudes of older and younger generations differ towards popular culture?

Answer 35

The older generations looked down on the younger generation and their newly developed culture

Question 36

Who was John McCarthy?

Answer 36

A Senator who was anti-Communist

Question 37

What happened in eastern Europe and China after World War II? Why did this make many American scared?

Answer 37

Communism spread Through Eastern Europe into countries like Poland and eastern Germany of the World War II and China became Communist in 1949. Americans were worried that Communist ideas and maybe communism would spread to America.

Question 38

What did the house committee of un-American activities investigate?

Answer 38

Any Communist activity within the government, education and film industry.

Question 39

When did the Korean War store and what impact did have on many Americans?

Answer 39

It started in 1950 Americans became more concerned that Communist ideas from North Korea would spread and the other countries might fall to communism If North Korea was successful

Question 40

How did McCarthy star anti-Communist feelings?

Answer 40

He found that he has a list with the names of over 200 members of the Department of State that are known Communist. This created newspaper headlines and stories that make many Americans believe that communism spreading within the government.

Question 41

What were the three Impax of McCarthyism?

Answer 41

Many people lost their jobs, America was seen more negatively by other countries and American people were more scared of communism.

Question 42

Who was J Edgar Hoover and what was his role in McCarthyism?

Answer 42

He was the director of the FBI and ally of McCarthy.