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Truman dates Flashcards

1
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36% of the Workforce female

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1944

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2
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unemployment jumps to 4%

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1946

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By this time, only 1/5 of the 100,000 Black men who applied to the educational fund scheme through the GI bill had succeeded

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1946

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4
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Roosevelt dies

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April 1945

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5
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Creation of the United nations (UN)

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October 1945

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6
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Yalta conference

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Feb 1945

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7
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Potsdam conference

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July 1945

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8
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USA testing of the atomic bomb

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16th June 1945

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9
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Harry S Truman appointed President

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April 1945

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10
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End of WW2

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2nd September 1945

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11
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When was Kennan’s long telegram ?

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Feb 22nd 1946

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12
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When was the Truman Doctrine introduced ?

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12th march 1947

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13
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What duration of time did the Marshall plan last for ?

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April 1948 - December 1951

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14
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When did the Marshall plan start ?

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3rd April 1948

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15
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When did the Marshall plan end ?

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December 1951

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16
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When did the Berlin Blockade start ?

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24th June 1948

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17
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When did the Berlin Blockade lifted by Stalin ?

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May 1949

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18
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creation of NATO

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April 1949

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19
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When was the introduction of the policy of NSC-68 ?

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April 7th 1950

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20
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Emperor Hirohito announces the Japanese surrender

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14th August 1945

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21
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During this time, the Japanese economy grew by 7.1% annually.

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1945-56

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22
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The Civil war in China breaks out after talks between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Tse Tung fall apart

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1946

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23
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Jiang Jieshi fleets to Taiwan from china

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December 1949

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24
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When did Vietminh declare Independence from french colonial rule in Indochina

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September 1945

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25
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by This point, America had given France $785 million to help support them in IndoChina

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1953

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26
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French surrender to Vietminh in IndoChina

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May 1954

27
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When did China turn communist ?

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October 1949

28
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end of the Korean war ?

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1953

29
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What election did Truman not stand in due to unpopularity ?

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1953 election

30
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When was Inchon landings in korea ?

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15th September 1950

31
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When was Dien Bien Phu

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1954

32
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When did America establish a democratically elected government in Japan ?

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1947

33
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Saigon (South Vietnam) falls to communism.

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April 1975

34
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When was the Fair labour standards amendment act introduced under Truman as part of his Fair deal ?

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1949

35
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When was the international monetary fund (IMF) created ?

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1st July 1944

36
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When was the employment act passed under Truman demanding congress to work for full employment ?

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1946

37
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When was the social security act passed under Truman as part of his fair deal ?

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1950

38
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When did the production of Levittowns begin ?

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1947

39
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By which date had the income of Americans rose by 40% per capita ?

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1952

40
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By which date had war bonds matured thereby injecting $185 million into the economy ?

A

1948

41
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When did Truman boast to congress about the progress to financial mobilization the had made ?

A

1952

42
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What period was known as the ‘strike wave’ involving over 5 million Americans

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1945-46

43
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When did 750,000 steel workers go on strike ?

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1946

44
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When did Steelworkers threaten another strike after the 1946 strike ?

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1952

45
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inflation at 25%

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1945

46
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‘To secure these rights’ released

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1947

47
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Truman gives a speech to the NAACP

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June 1947

48
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Journey of reconciliation begins

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9th April 1947

49
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EO 9981 (desegregation of federal gov) & EO 9980 (desegregation of army)

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26th July 1948

50
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McCarthy makes his claims

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Feb 1950

51
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McCarren internal security act

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21st Sept 1950

52
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USA aid to France in IndoChina at $450million

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1951

53
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HUAC formed

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1938

54
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When was the Hollywood 10

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1947

55
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Alger Hiss sentenced to 5 years in jail

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1948

56
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Rosenbergs executed

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1953

57
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Smith V. Allwright - voting right in primaries

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1944

58
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LDF created by NAACP

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Feb 12th 1940

59
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Morgan V. Virginia - segregation on interstate buses illegal

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1946

60
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Shelley V. Kramer - estate agents could not refuse to show and sell to black clients

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1948

61
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McLaurin V. Oklahoma state - McLaurin could enter University of Oklahoma

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1950

62
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Sweatt V. Painter - second education case for law school of heman sweatt

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1950

63
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Binding of Isaac Woodard

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Feb 12th 1946

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