Pre Truman Flashcards
1
Q
How many whites were there?
A
140 million
2
Q
How many African Americans were there?
A
14 million
3
Q
What was the great migration?
A
When 6million African Americans moved from south to north
4
Q
How much of the workforce was female? And by when?
A
By 1944, 36% of the workforce was female
5
Q
How many soldiers returned home?
A
12 million
6
Q
How were the soldiers returns staggered?
A
THey returned in small groups
7
Q
What was the go-Bill?
A
Set up in 1944 by Roosevelt:
Offered low cost mortgages, low interest loans and education
8
Q
How many African Americans got the gi bill?
A
By 1946, only 1/5th of the 100k who applied were accepted
9
Q
Why was social mobility possible?
A
The 1929 Wall Street crash
