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Truman and Postwar Reconstruction (Old) Flashcards

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When was the democrats spit between the New Deal Liberals and the Dixiecrats?

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1945

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When did the southerners start voting for Republicans?

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1964

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3
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By 1945 how was America the worlds strongest superpower?

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42% of world income, 50% manufacturing output with only 7% world population

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4
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How many people were in the army in WW2?

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12 million

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5
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How long was Roosevelts presidency and what approval rating did he have?

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12 years (1933-45), 70% approval rating

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6
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How did the New Deal affect the economy?

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8.5% GDP growth - highest ever

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How much unemployment was there in 1940 and how did this change during the war?

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19400 - 8million, war years - zero unemployment

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What was the annual GDP growth during Roosevelt’s years which was the highest ever?

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8.50%

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9
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When was the GI bill passed?

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1944

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10
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By how much did automobile sales increase?

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x4

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11
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in 1949 how many TV sets were sold inn a month

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250000

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12
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How many Americans were middle class in the time of post war prosperity?

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02-Mar

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13
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How much was Gross National Profit in 1940 and what did this increase to in 1960?

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1940 - $200billion, 1960 - $500,000billion

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14
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HOw much was income per capita increased in the time of post war prosperity?

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increased 40%

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How much did industrial and agricultural output increase in the times of post war prosperity?

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Industrial output - doubled, agricultural output increased by 1/3

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16
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How long was Truman Vice President for?

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11w 5d

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17
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When and where was the Yalta Conference?

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4-11th February 1945 in Russia

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18
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When and were was the Potsdam Conference?

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17th July - 2nd August 1945 in Germany

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19
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When was the UN officially formed?

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24th October 1945

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Who were permanent members of the UNS security council when it was formed?

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China, France, USSR, UK and USA

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21
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When was Kennan’s Long Telegram and how long was it?

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1946, 8000 words

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22
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When was CHurchills Iron Curtain speech?

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1946

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23
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When wa the Truman Doctrine established?

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1947

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24
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How much money was dedicated to the assistance of Greece and Turkey in the Truman Doctrine?

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$400million

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When was the Mrashall Plan (european Recovery Program) established and how much money did it offer in total?

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1948, $17 billion

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26
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As a result of the Marshall Plan, by how much did industrial production rise in Europe?

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35%

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27
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When was the 4 point plan and how much money did it offer to Latin America and Asia?

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1949 - $400 million

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28
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When was the National Security Act that setup the CIA passed?

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1947

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29
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When was Comecon established as a soviet alternative to Marshall Aid?

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1949

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30
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When was the Berlin Crisis?

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1948-1949

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31
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How many flights were taken in the Berlin airlift and how many people were supplied over the 11 months?

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275000 flights, 2.5million people

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32
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When was NATO established?

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1949

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33
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When was NSC Document 68 written?

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1950

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34
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How much did NSC - 68 increase defence spending by?

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$13 billion to $50 billion

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35
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When was it discovered the soviets had an atomic bomb?

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Aug-49

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36
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How many US troops were in Japan after the Japanese surrender?

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350,000

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37
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When did Mao Zedong declare the People’s Republic of China?

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Oct-49

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38
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When did US occupation end in Japan?

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1952

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39
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How much of Frances costs to take over Vietnam were covered by the US?

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78%

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40
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Who were the leaders of South and North Korea during the Korean war?

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Syngman Rhee - South Korea, Kim II Sung - North Korea

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41
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When did the Korean War start?

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June 25th 1950

42
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When did Seoul fall to the North Koreans and the UN agree to get involved?

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28th June 1950

43
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When did the Chines ecounterattack in Korea begin?

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25th November 1950

44
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When did the Korean war end?

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1953 (under Eisenhower)

45
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What was Trumans approval rating after MacArthur’s firing?

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26%

46
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How much did the Korean war cost?

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14% US GDP

47
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How many US citizens were injured or died in the Korean war?

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138,000

48
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When was the Chinese civil war?

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1946

49
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When was the China White Paper published and how long was it?

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1949 (before China’s communist fall), 1000 pages

50
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By how much did Truman’s approval rating fall after the announcement China had fallen to Communism?

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70% -35%

51
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How much were America’s loans to China and Britain worth?

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Britain - $31billion, China - $1.6billion

52
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How many countries met to establish the Bretton Woods system and when?

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44 countries, 1944

53
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How many soldiers were demobilised in 1945?

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9million/12million

54
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By 1946 how much was the US army reduced to?

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1.5million

55
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In Trumans time what did unemployment never exceed?

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5%

56
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How much was inflation 1945-46?

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25%

57
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When did the price control bill water down and the employment act pass creating a council of economic advisors (CEA)?

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1946

58
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When was the GI bill and what were the benefits?

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1944, 90% mortgage, 52 weeks unemployment benefit

59
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How much was invested in the GI bill?

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$20billion

60
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How much did car sales rise between 1946-55?

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4x

61
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How many war bonds were there?

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$185 billion

62
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How much did employment increase during Trumans time?

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46million to 61million

63
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How many bills of the do nothing congress did Truman veto, and which mid-term election created the congress?

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250, 1946

64
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What elections did Truman upset when he won?

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1948 elections

65
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Who was the Vice President of the Democrats that formed the progressive party?

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Henry Wallace

66
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Who led the states rights party?

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Strom Thurmond

67
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By 1952 what was Truman’s approval rating which is the lowest in history?

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22%

68
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When was the Taft Hartley Act passed against Trumans wishes?

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1947

69
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When was unemployment up 5%?

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1950

70
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When did inflation rise to 25%?

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1945-46

71
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How many workers were on strike in 1946 and how many strikes were there?

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4.6million, 4985 strikes

72
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Who led the United Mine Workers?

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John L Lewis

73
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How many points were in the Fair Deal?

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21 point programme

74
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What aspects of the fair deal did help?

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11 million employment up, benefits double, poverty reduced 33% to 28%

75
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How many veterans did the GI bill help?

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7.8million

76
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How many communists did Joseph McCarthy claim to know in government in 1950?

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205

77
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How many members did the American Communist Party have?

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Less than 80,000

78
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How many people were on the Hollywood blacklist?

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500

79
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Who were considered communist spies?

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Ethel and Julius Rosenburg and Alger Hiss

80
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Which executive order created the Federal loyalty boards?

A

9835

81
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When did Truman try to veto the International security Act?

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1952

82
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Between 1947-51, how many workers were dismissed by the Federal Employee Loyalty Programme and how many resigned?

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212 dismissed, 2900 resigned

83
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Who was accused of being a communist and forced to flee?

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Gordon Khan

84
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When was the McCarran international security act that Truman tried to veto?

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1950

85
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Which amendment gave African Americans equal protection under law?

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14th amendment

86
Q

When was Plessy vs Ferguson?

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1896

87
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When was Murray v Pearson and then Gaines v Canada?

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1935, 1938

88
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Who were the famous lawyers who worked for the NAACP?

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THurgood Marshall, Charles Hamilton Houston, Robert Carter

89
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How much was Black income compared to white during Trumans presidency?

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01-Feb

90
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How many black workers did Bell aircrafts employ in the South out of a total number?

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2500 / 35000

91
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How many Southern African Americans were registered to vote in 1947?

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12%

92
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When was the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) founded?

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1942

93
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When was there a race riots in Detroit and ho many joined and how many died?

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1943, 100000, 34

94
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When were Jim Crow Laws enforced until?

A

1965

95
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When were there many lynchings?

A

1920’s and 20s?

96
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When did the 3rd Klan flourish?

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1950’s

97
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How did the population fo Black people in North change after the Great Migration?

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1900- 8% outside south. 1940s - 1.4million moved, 1950’s - 1.4million moved.

98
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When was Malcolm X assissinated?

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1965

99
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When was Jackie Robinson the first black basketball player?

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1947

100
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How long was Malcolm x prison sentence 1946?

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8-10 years

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