AO1 knowledge Flashcards
what % of the population were black in 1945?
10% - 14 million
what was the inflation rate between 1945-1946
25%
1939-1938 of those with college education increased by?…
5%
1944-1954 how much did gov invest into GI bill?
$20 million
how much did income per person increase?
40%
how many soldiers did truman demobilise 1945?
9 million ( kept small army of 3 mill)
how many veterans took advantage of GI Bill?
7.8 million
when was the railway strike?
1945
how many passengers and fright trains stopped?
17,000 people
24,000 freight trains
how much did truman ask from bi-partisan group for Truman Doctrine 1947?
$400 million
how much did US give to chinese nationalists in National Security Act 1947 to help fight against communism
$2 million
when was Marshall Plan
1948
how much did Marshall Plan give to rebuild European Colonies
$17 billion
hmm in 1950 to how many more americans did social security extend to
1 million more
how many houses were built by 1953
156,000
how many americans were found to be communist
80,000
how many actors, directors, producers, writers were blacklisted
500
how many people were investigated after Federal Employee Loyalty Programme was introduced 1947?
3.2 million
212 dismissed
2,900 resigned out of fear
how many communists did McCarthy list in state department
57 then 81 then 205
what did the NAACP increased to during the war
50,000 members to 450,000
what % of African Americans could vote in 1940? what did this increase to in 1947?
3% 1940
increased to 12% in 1947
how many blacks moved from south to north during the first Great Migration (40s n 50s)
2.5 million black people
how many blacks moved from south to north during 2nd Great Migration
more than 5 million
which metropolitan areas had growth rates from 41% to 86%
areas like Atlanta Birmingham Houston and Memphis
