Truman 1945-53. DOMESTIC POLICY

Question 1

Joseph McCarthy

Answer 1

Lied about communists within the state department

Made up figures in speeches & targeted political opponents

Question 2

‘The enemy within’

Answer 2

The fear of communists within the USA

Examples of policies introduced to combat this…
Executive order no. 9835
Mccarran act
DOJ

Question 3

Executive order NO.9835

Answer 3

Investigations into the loyalty of federals

Question 4

Rosenbergs

Answer 4

Executed for being soviet spy’s

Julius and Ethel

Question 5

McCarren act

Answer 5

Meant that communists had to register or face prison, fines etc.

Truman tried to veto this but congress rejected the veto

Question 6

DOJ

Answer 6

Department of justice

Identifies organisations and people who they felt were communists

Question 7

Core sit ins & bus rides

Answer 7

Used to test weather the law (1946 Morgan V Virginia against segregation on interstate bus) was being followed
Journey of reconciliation- rode buses across the south to test

Question 8

What was the law to desegregate interstate travel?

Answer 8

1946 Morgan V Virginia

Question 9

NAACP- separate but equal

Answer 9

Worked through courts to prove that separate facilities were NOT equal
Won in 1950 Supreme Court

Segregation became illegal on- railroad carts, Oklahoma uni

1954- ruling against all segregated education

Question 10

Black activism in the south

Answer 10

Mainly Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia.
1/5 of black adults voted in Georgia election 1946
6 black police officers
Mississippi progressive voters league- had 5000 members join in just 1 year, 1947

Question 11

Truman racist or not?

Answer 11

Racist- ‘one man is as good as the other as long as he’s not a nigger’

Not- in 1930 he supported legislation against poll tax & lynching

Question 12

Legislations requested by Truman

Answer 12

1945-46 he failed to get approval for FECP

1946- he established a committee of liberals to investigate black attacks

1949- to secure these rights

Question 13

To secure these rights…

Answer 13

Committee investigation returning black servicemen in 1949 called for United States to treat black Americans as equal
Anti lynching, voting rights ect

Question 14

Trumans use of executive orders

Answer 14

1948

Issues an order to end discrimination in the armed forces

Question 15

HUAC

Answer 15

Set up during Great Depression 
Investigated left wingers
In 1947 republicans dominated HUAC
Investigated the 'Hollywood 10' gave out 1 year prison sentences 
Also targeted teachers, professors etc

Question 16

Definitions of de jure and de facto

Answer 16

De jure- segregation by law

De facto- segregated in residential areas but not in law