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what % of South Vietnam was Bhuddist
70-90%
how many deserted the south vietnamese army in 1965
113,000
children had access to school meals fact
14 million by 1914
how many local councils gave school meals in 1912
131/322
what liberal MPs did the gists get the support of
David Lloyd George and J.S. Mill
When was the mud march
1907
When was the NUWSS formed
1897
Who was the first woman given power of arrest and when
Edie smith 1915
Who was born in Liverpool and went to NZ and was involved in a 1916 petition
Kate Shepherd
how many more soldiers did the south vietnamese army have than north vietnam
40,000
what tactics did the US army use eventually to locate North Vietnamese bases
tunnel rats
who led south vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
who led north vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
why was ho chi minh popular
removed French control of N.V. and introduced land reform
when was the TET offensive?
1968
how many north vietnamese soldiers killed or injured how many us soldiers in the TET offensive?
85,000 killed or injured 25,000
how many Vietcong soldiers were killed in the TET offensive
50,000
what countries supported the USA in the vietnam war
Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, South Vietnam, the Philippines
which UK PM said they’d never support the USA in the Vietnam war?
Harold Wilson
when was the draft introduced in the US for the vietnam war?
1969
About the gallup poll
the 1965 galllup poll showed that the majority of the US public supported the war, only by 1969 did 52% oppose it
how many US soldiers were still in vietnam in 1969
500,000
what battle killed how many soviet soldiers
stalingrad - 1.1 million
what group of how many western European countries and the USA was formed when?
NATO, 12, 1949
USSR response to NATO
Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria, East Germany etc.
gave women right to retain ownership of property after marriage
Married Women’s Property Act (1882)
Made primary education mandatory for those under 5
Education Act (1872)
when did the berlin blockade end and after how long
1949, 322 days
who gave how much money with what scheme to help countries become captalist after WW2
Truman’s Containment Scheme, $13bn
gists kept what relevant in parliament when?
- reconciliation bills, 1910, 11, 12
gettes motto
deeds not words
by when, how many british shells were made by women?
- 80% by 1917
when did Aus and NZ give women the right to vote
1893, 1902
what similar countries to britain didn’t give women the vote until when?
france, italy, 1944
when boer war
1899-1902
how many british army volunteers were turned away
40-60%
what report by what committee suggested changes such as school meals
Fitzroy Report, Committee on Physical Deterioration
pensions act
Old Age Pensions Act 1908
charles booth findings
35% poverty in London and poverty line 21s/week
rowntree findings
28% York in poverty and primary and secondary poverty
what did Glasgow town council use taxes to do and when
new water from Loch Katrine, gas lighting, tram system, public parks, 1850s
which local councils gave kids school meals before provision of meals act
Manchester first, 1879 and School Board for London
people’s budget what and when
1908, help public by taxing land, alcohol and tobacco
who died when to help new liberals
Bannerman, 1908
what was life expectancy for men and women in early 1900s
45, 48
health insurance act what and when
National Insurance Act part 1 (1911) gave compulsory health insurance to anyone earning under £160/year, contributory scheme 9s/13w and 5s/13w
compensated people injured or ill from work
Workmen’s Compensation Act (1906)
what act determined minimum wages in professions such as
Trade Boards Act (1909) box making, tailoring
shop workers
only given a 1/2 day break each week
who published report with 5 giants
William Beveridge 1942
prescriptions fact
went up from 7 million to 13 million by Sept 1948
NHS cost gov how much by when
£358 million by 1950
Labour education act
Butler Education Act (1944)
Butler edu act did what
new schools and teachers, raised leaving age to 15, introduced 11+ exam
technical colleges or academic schools
would lead on to labour/university
how many new teachers trained by when
400,000 by 1951
how many new schools built by when? but!
1116, by 1950, but 928 were primaries so shortage of secondaries
act aimed to build how many new communities including which 2
New Towns Act (1947) 12 new towns including East Kilbride and Glenrothes
how many new homes were built from when to when
over 1 million from 1947-1951
when homelessness the same level as when
1951, 1931
what census how many less houses than households
1951, 750,000
how much unemployment is full employment
3%
unemployment went down from what to what
22%-2.5%
when did castro overthrow batista’s gov
1959
when did a US spy plane find USSR missiles in Cuba
1962
how much sugar would USSR buy each year in return for what
1m tonnes for oil and machinery
how far from florida is cuba
90 miles
when did castro visit the usa
1959hat
what doctrine was against countries influencing the americas
Munro (1823)
what invasions were to remove castro
Bay of Pigs and Operation Mongoose
how many Bay of Pigs cuban exiles were captured
1,200
how much did kennedy win vote by
100,000
what summit when Kennedy said USA wouldn’t stop berlin wall
Vienna Summit, 1961
USA Vs USSR arms race weapons and when
1962, USA had 4000 missile warheads, USSR only had around 220 and the USSR’s ICBMs couldn’t reach the USA
what missiles were placed where in europe when
Jupiter Missiles in Turkey in 1961
what did Khrushchev’s secret speech cause when
riots in hungary and poland in 1956
when did Gorbachev become the leader of the USSR at what age?
1985, 54
2 policies Gorbachev implimented
Glasnost
Perestrokia
what did Glasnost do
politicians become more open and honest and give freedom of speech and eliminate corruption
what did perestrokia do
cut military spending and introduce more small businesses to grow the economy
USSR got involved in Afghanistan when to fight who
1979 to fight the Mujaheddinhen
when did Gorb withdraw from afghanistan
- 1989
what % of the USSR economy was reliant on the USA
1%
what trade union where was able to become a non-soviet coalition government when
Solidarity, Poland, 1988
Where became a democracy after a revolt when
Hungary, 1856
when did boarder to austria open
1989
when was Berlin wall brought down
1989
1989 US GDP Vs USSR GDP
$21,082 Vs $9211
car industry lost how much when and had how many profits when
$187 million loss 1982, 1.2 billion profit in 1983
how much money did the USSR still put towards its military in the 80s
50%
who was reagan
40th US pres
when did reagan call the USSR an evil empire?
1983
when did Reagan and Gorbachev agree to abolish all nuclear weapons?
1986
what treaty was signed when by Reagan and Gorb
Intermediate range nuclear forces treaty in 1987
