APUSH - Ch. 36 Flashcards
What were people’s fears about the economy with the war ending?
Return to depression
What was the anti-union legislation over Truman’s veto?
Taft-Hartley Act
Describe the conditions for organized labor in the years after the war
Stopped Growing, strikes
who got the most out of the good economic conditions after the war?
Women
as a result of the good economy, what dramatic change took place for the middle class?
More jobs for women, feminist revolt
The long economic boom from WWII to about 1970 was especially fueled by
Low energy costs
the dramatically reduced number of American farms and farmers in the postwar era was accompanied by…?
Mechanization, productivity
After the war, people tended to move to what section of the country?
Sunbelt
why was the Sunbelt area so prosperous?
Influx of money from federal gov.
what measures helped to encourage people to move to the suburbs?
All of the following except the development of fuel efficient automobiles
How did the growing suburbs affect the cities?
Increase in urban poverty
population distribution after WWII followed a pattern of
Urban-suburban segregation of blacks and whites
The refusal of the Federal Housing Authority to grant home loans to blacks contributed to
Driving many blacks into public housing
the huge postwar baby boom reached its peak in the
Late 1950s
the crucial origins of the Cold War lay in a fundamental disagreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over postwar arrangements in
Eastern Europe
What key decisions were made by Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Yalta Conference?
Dividing up Germans, Su attack Japan
The earliest and most serious failure of the U.S. involved its ability to
Control atomic energy especially in the manufacture of weapons
what were the early successes of the United Nations?
Preserve peace in Iran and Kashmir, created Israel, guided colonies to independence
What did Truman do about the Soviet Union blockade of the roads to Berlin
Air lifted supplies
George Kennan framed a coherent approach for America in the Cold War by advising a policy of
Containment
Describe the policy of containment
Prevent SU from expanding communism
what crisis prompted the issuing of the Truman Doctrine?
Greece and Turkey
Describe the Truman Doctrine
US pledges support to those who were resisting subjugation by communists
What was the Marshall Plan
Called for military aid for Europe, gave them tons of money
The Marshall Plan succeeded in reviving Europe’s economy and thwarting the large internal Communist parties threatening to take over
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President Truman risked American access to Middle Eastern Oil supplies when he
Supported Israel
What did American membership in the North Atlantic treaty organization do for the U.S.?
Reaffirmed commitment to defending Europe, departure from US isolationism, reduce need for military spending, resolve problem of Germany
Why did the Communists win the Chinese civil war?
Jiang lost the support and confidence of the Chinese people
How did this defeat of the Nationalists become a political issue in the U.S.?
Democrats were accused of being off balance for not helping
Give examples and describe the increasing domestic anticommunist uproar in the late 1940s?
Loyalty Review board, HUAC, McCarthyism, Nixon, A-Bomb in SU
What was the central issue in the 1948 election and what happened at the Democratic intervention?
Civil Rights, Southern Democrats split from the party b/c Truman was in favor of civil rights
Summarize the 1948 presidential election
Thurmond- States rights; Wallace – Progressive; Truman – Democrat; Dewey – Republican
Pres. Truman’s domestic legislative plan was dubbed the
Fair Deal
Pres. Truman ‘s action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of
Containment
What was NSC-68?
Called for massive increase in military spending
Describe the MacArthur / Truman Controversy
Truman fired him
Arrange the following events in chronological order (A) Berlin Aircraft (B) Korean War (C) fall of China (3)
(A) Berlin Airlift
(C) fall of China
(B)Korean War
