Impact of War on Domestic Policies

Question 1

What did Harding call for after Wilson’s presidency?

Answer 1

Return to ‘normalcy’

Question 2

How many were unemployed in 1919 and how any were unemployed in 1921?

Answer 2

1919: 950,000
1921: 5.01 million

Question 3

What were Harding’s six aims?

Answer 3

1. Balance the books 2. Lower taxes 3. Introduce tariffs 4. Wider use of radios 5. Address the ‘race question’ 6. Establish the Department of Welfare

Question 4

What were the 3 General ideals of ‘isolationism’ in America post WW1?

Answer 4

1. ‘Buy American’ 2. Tariffs 3. Rejection of League of Nations

Question 5

The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 allowed how many immigrants? Later in 1924 to how many?

Answer 5

357,000; 150,000

Question 6

What and for how long was the Washington Conference established?

Answer 6

It concerned naval disarmament; 1921-1922

Question 7

How many neutrality acts were passes between 1935 and 1939?

Answer 7

4

Question 8

Increased sales of goods occurred due to what reasons?

Answer 8

New technology, cheaper goods, hire-purchase

Question 9

What act was passed in 1941 to counter the Neutrality acts of previous years?

Answer 9

Lend-Lease Act 1941 (against the cash-and-carry provision)

Question 10

Which Amendment was rejected that called for a public vote before entering a war?

Answer 10

Ludlow Amendment

Question 11

How much did the US industry produce during 1942?

Answer 11

$47 billion

Question 12

Industry profits in 1940 and 1943?

Answer 12

$17 million and $28 million

Question 13

Working week and wages increased or decreased during World War Two?

Answer 13

Increased

Question 14

How many soldiers went to fight in WW2, how many casualties, how many died?

Answer 14

16 million; 600,000; 400,000

Question 15

What plan was setup to aid Europe after WW2?

Answer 15

Marshall plan

Question 16

Truman speech to Congress speaking about aid to Greece and Turkey in 1947

Answer 16

‘totalitarian regimes forced upon them against their will’

Question 17

Which act was passed in 1956 to aid with mass evacuations?

Answer 17

The Interstate Act

Question 18

In which decade was the Federal Defense Administration setup?

Answer 18

1950s

Question 19

How many Nuclear bombs did the USSR have between 1947-1948?

Answer 19

13 to 50

Question 20

What divide within Congress had become apparent in the Cold War as well as there being the Republican/ Democrat divide?

Answer 20

Hawks/ doves

Question 21

How many US soldiers died in the Korean War?

Answer 21

34,000

Question 22

What percentage of the GNP was spent at its peak on defence during the Korean War and how was it raised?

Answer 22

14%; tax increases and borrwing

Question 23

Which unpopular policy was introduced for the Vietnam soldiers in regards to soldier enlistment?

Answer 23

Draft policy

Question 24

Give an example of the way in which America tried to prove itself to be stronger than the USSR?

Answer 24

Space Race

Question 25

Which two wars showed the shift from domestic to foreign affairs in terms of government policy?

Answer 25

Korea and Vietnam

Question 26

Korean war dates?

Answer 26

1950-1953

Question 27

Vietnam war dates?

Answer 27

1955-1975

Question 28

Which General during the Korean War went publicly against the President?

Answer 28

General MacArthur

Question 29

How many soldiers died in Vietnam?

Answer 29

50,000

Question 30

How much was spent funding the Vietnam war?

Answer 30

$173 billion (1975), equivalent to $780 billion now

Question 31

Famous journalist who helped uncover the atrocities in Vietnam?

Answer 31

Walker Cronkite

Question 32

Which President came up with the domino theory?

Answer 32

Eisenhower

Question 33

What was the route of foreign policy to be taken during Truman’s presidency?

Answer 33

Truman doctrine

Question 34

How much was spent on nuclear weapons between 1940 and 1996 in present day dollars?

Answer 34

$8.89 trillion

Question 35

When was the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Answer 35

1961

Question 36

When was the Cuban Missile crisis?

Answer 36

1962

Question 37

In which countries did the US deploy ballistic missiles?

Answer 37

Italy and Turkey

Question 38

In which countries did the USSR try to deploy missiles?

Answer 38

Cuba