Post war America Flashcards by G xxx | Brainscape

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What revived the American economy?

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SWW

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How did the war boost American industries?

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Lend lease
War bonds
War time production

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When did FDR set up war time production?

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1942

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What was the war time production board/why was it set up?

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To organise production & recruitment of workers to meet increase demand for war goods

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How many weapons had America sold by 1944?

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Half the worlds weapons

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Who became involved in war time production after criticising the new deal?

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Business leaders

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How many new business’ were made during the war?

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500,000

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When was lend lease set up?

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1941

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What was lend lease?

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It was a scheme to send weapons and materials to American allies immediately

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How many materials were sent from America to nations that were against Germany?

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$50billions worth

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Who did FDR set up the war time production board under?

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Industrialist W.Kausden

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What were citizens encouraged to invest in?

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War time bonds

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What were war time bonds?

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They gave the government money and they promised to return it in later years

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When did America join the SWW?

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1941

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How many women joined the armed forces?

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300,000

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How many women joined the workforce?

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7 million

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Why did women join the workforce?

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They replaced men who had gone to fight

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How many people worked in factories producing war goods?

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14 million

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How many new workers did the General Motors industry have?

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750,000

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What was included in the General Motors industry?

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The making of shells, bombers and tanks

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How many people migrated from rural south to urban north?

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4 million workers

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What did workers in demand increase?

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Wages

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Why did people migrate from south to north?

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As most manufacturing jobs were in the north

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How did farmers benefit from SWW?

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Food exports increased so farmers got huge boost

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How many African American soldiers were in the US army?

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1 million

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How was the racism problem highlighted in the USA because of the war?

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As USA was fighting racism/discrimination in Germany so didn’t make sense racism was going on at home in USA

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How did the UK highlight racism problem in USA?

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As in the UK there was less racial discrimination than the USA

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How many members did the NAACP gain during the war?

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They had 500,000 members by the end of SWW

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What revived the American economy?

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SWW

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How did the war boost American industries?

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Lend lease
War bonds
War time production

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When did FDR set up war time production?

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1942

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What was the war time production board/why was it set up?

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To organise production & recruitment of workers to meet increase demand for war goods

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How many weapons had America sold by 1944?

A

Half the worlds weapons

Q

Who became involved in war time production after criticising the new deal?

A

Business leaders

Q

How many new business’ were made during the war?

A

500,000

Q

When was lend lease set up?

A

1941

Q

What was lend lease?

A

It was a scheme to send weapons and materials to American allies immediately

Q

How many materials were sent from America to nations that were against Germany?

A

$50billions worth

Q

Who did FDR set up the war time production board under?

A

Industrialist W.Kausden

Q

What were citizens encouraged to invest in?

A

War time bonds

Q

What were war time bonds?

A

They gave the government money and they promised to return it in later years

Q

When did America join the SWW?

A

1941

Q

How many women joined the armed forces?

A

300,000

Q

How many women joined the workforce?

A

7 million

Q

Why did women join the workforce?

A

They replaced men who had gone to fight

Q

How many people worked in factories producing war goods?

A

14 million

Q

How many new workers did the General Motors industry have?

A

750,000

Q

What was included in the General Motors industry?

A

The making of shells, bombers and tanks

Q

How many people migrated from rural south to urban north?

A

4 million workers

Q

What did workers in demand increase?

A

Wages

Q

Why did people migrate from south to north?

A

As most manufacturing jobs were in the north

Q

How did farmers benefit from SWW?

A

Food exports increased so farmers got huge boost

Q

How many African American soldiers were in the US army?

A

1 million

Q

How was the racism problem highlighted in the USA because of the war?

A

As USA was fighting racism/discrimination in Germany so didn’t make sense racism was going on at home in USA

Q

How did the UK highlight racism problem in USA?

A

As in the UK there was less racial discrimination than the USA

Q

How many members did the NAACP gain during the war?

A

They had 500,000 members by the end of SWW

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By 1944 how many African Americans worked in factories?

A

2 million

Q

How much did paid employment increase from in 1941 to 1944?

A

1941-35%

1944-50%

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How many workers in plane construction were women?

A

1/3

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After the war, what were women expected to do?

A

Return to looking after household

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What happened between 1945-1970?

A

Economy grew rapidly

More people shared the wealth

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What became the normal in post war America?

A

Hire purchase

Q

What was the American dream?

A

Dream to have latest goods and best quality of life

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What was average Americans life like compared to average British person?

A

3x better

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How many households owned a TV in 1958 compared to 1948?

A

1948- less than 1% owned a TV

1958- 83% households owned TV

Q

What was on TV’s that increased demand for goods?

A

Adverts

They used American Dream idea for advertising

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How much did gov spending ride by from 1941 to 1944?

A

$20 billion to $97 billion

As people were persuaded to save money in war bonds

Q

Why did isolationism end?

A

Because of the attack on pearl harbour?

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What were some new businesses that started up?

A

Coca Cola, Wrigley

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How did USA suffer less than other western war countries?

A

As USA suffered no main land fighting

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What music came about in 1950s?

A

Rock and roll

Q

When was the second red scare?

A

Late 1940s to early 1950s

Q

Why did the second red scare happen?

A

As Russia was taking over Eastern Europe so there was a fear communism would spread to America

Q

Who would US congress inspect as suspected communists?

A

People who didn’t display American freedom virtues

Q

What campaign did Senator Joe McCarthy set up?

A

Campaign against communists using lies and rumours

Q

What did congress set up to investigate communist involvement in the government, education and film industry?

A

House committee of un-American activities

HUAC

Q

Who was Senator Joe McCarthy?

A

Man who accused many people to be communists, many were found guilty with no proof. He eventually was investigated by senate sub-committee for going too far. Was televised and they showed McCarthy to be a bully.

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What did HUAC do?

A

Barred people working in Hollywood because of their investigations against communists

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When was HUAC originally set up?

A

1938

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Factors INSIDE USA that helped McCarthy fear communism?(3)

A

USA gov was scared enough they set up HUAC to follow up McCarthys claims
Anti-communist headlines in newspapers, TV, news and radios
McCarthy has strong allies eg J Edgar Hoover-director of FBI

Q

International factors that help McCarthy make Americans fear communism?(3)

A

Soviet expansion already had Americans scared of takeover
Fall of China 1949
Korean War 1950 as USA troops supported S.Korea