Truman Flashcards
Define containment
The belief that the US look to contain the spread of communism by insuring the countries did not install Communist governments
Define expansionism
The belief that the US persuaded an aggressive foreign policy post World War II that let influence nations economically, politically and socially
When did the grand alliance end?
April, 1946
When did Truman formally state that communism was bad needed to be contained?
March 1947
What was the main catalyst for the Truman doctrine being created?
When Britain pulled out of Greece
When was the Truman doctrine passed?
March 12, 1947
When was the Marshall plan agreed?
March 1948
What did the Marshall plan do?
It provided aid for food, equipment, transport systems and everything from ‘medicine to mules’
When was the Berlin blockade?
June 24, 1948 until May 12, 1949
When was the Berlin airlift?
June 24, 1948 until May 12, 1949
Where were supplies sent during the Berlin Airlift?
West Berlin
How much did the airlift cost the US?
US$350 million
How much did the airlift cost the Britain?
£17 million
How much did the airlift cost the West Germany?
150 million Deutschmarks
How many tons of supplies were sent in a day, during the airlift?
1000 tons
How many flights were taken during the airlift?
277,804 flights
When was NATO formed?
April 4, 1949
When did Roosevelt die?
April 12, 1945
When did Germany surrender?
May 8, 1945
When was the Potsdam conference?
July 17, 1945
When did America test the first atomic bomb?
July 21, 1945
When did Truman authorise atomic bombs against Japan?
August 6 and 9, 1945
When did Japan surrender?
August 14, 1945
What month was the 1947 red scare?
March
When did congress override Truman’s Taft-Hartley act veto?
June 23, 1947
When did HUAC become more used to investigate left wingers?
June 29, 1947
When was the National Security act?
July 26, 1947
When did Czechoslovakia turn Communist?
February 25th 1948
When did Truman issue the executive order to end discrimination in the armed forces?
July 26, 1948
What executive order did he issue in 1948 for equal treatment of minorities?
Executive order number 10308 - CGCC
When was Truman’s ‘Fair Deal’ speech?
January 5, 1949
When was the Housing act?
July 15, 1949
When was the report ‘to secure these rights’ published?
October 1949
When did McCarthy spark the second red scare?
February 9, 1950
When did South Korea invade North Korea?
June 30, 1950
When did the US counter-attacked in South Korea?
September 15, 1915
When did China counter-attack the Americans in North Korea?
November 26 1950
When were the Rosenbergs sentenced to death?
April 5, 1951
Who was Mao Zedong?
Communist leader in the Chinese Civil War 1945 to 1949 and won and governed China from 1893 to 1976
Who was Chiang Kai-shk?
Nationalist leader in the Chinese Civil War - US gave $2 billion in aid - he lost
Who was General MacArthur?
Lead US troops in Korea
Who was Kim II Sung?
North Korean leader
Who was Syngman Rhee?
South Korean leader
Who was Klaus Fuchs?
Worked on atomic bomb was discovered as a Soviet spy
Who was Alger Hiss?
State department of the show go to your passing secret documents to the Soviets
Define partisanship
When members of political parties strongly support the parties policies and refuse to compromise with the political opponents
Define trade unions
And organised association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
Define inflation
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
Define OPA
Office of price administration - they have control over prices
What percentage was that was inflation between 1945 to 1946?
25%
When did the US supply half the worlds manufacturing?
1947
During Truman’s presidency what was the percentage of unemployment?
4%
What was the GI bill?
It was the ex-army soldiers gave 52 weeks of unemployment relief, loans for education, farms, housing etc
What and when was the Wanger act?
1935 - encouraged union growth and the need for labour in war grew unions
In 1946 how many strikes weather and how many workers were involved?
4985 strikes and 4.6 million workers
Define Democratic National convention
The Democratic National convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating convention is held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic party
Define Dixiecrats
a group of southern Democrats who broke away from the party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights
Define Fair Deal
This was Truman’s new deal he wanted all Americans to have health insurance, that the minimum wage would be increased and by law all Americans be guaranteed equal rights
Define do nothing congress
Congress’ nickname by Truman for rejecting much of his fair deal legislation - they didn’t pass over 900 of his bills
What was house un-American activities committee (HUAC)?
They investigated disloyalty and subversive activities organisation suspected to have Communist ties
Define McCarthyism
Campaigning against alleged Communist - carried out by Senate Joseph McCarthy from 1950 to 1954 - many people were falselyaccused
Hollywood 10
Group of writers and directors who had been or were members of the American Communist party convicted and given a one year sentence
Name the Rosenbergs
Ethel and Julius
What was the committee on the Millard Tydings set up to investigate?
McCarthys charges against having Communist’s in the state department
Define poll-tax
Text levied on would-be voters, which made it harder for African Americans to vote as they usually had less money
Define de facto
in practise - in fact
define de jure
in law/legally
Define Bill of Rights
A collective times the fast 10 amendments of the US Constitution laying out the rights of all Americans
What did Adam Clayton Powell to you to help African American progress?
He helped organise more groups: NAACP, CORE, The urban league and the Nation of Islam
What did the report ‘to secure these rights’ in 1949 ask for?
- anti-lynching legislation
- Abolition of the poll tax
- voting rights laws
- permanent FEPC
- end discrimination and interstate travel
- end discrimination in armed forces
- civil rights division in the justest department
- support for civil rights suits in the federal courts
- establishment of the US commission on civil rights
