Truman Domestic Policy Flashcards
When was Truman sworn in as President?
1945
When was Truman’s 21 point plan?
September 1945
When was the Employment Act (inc. responsibility for economic stability on the federal government)?
February 1946
When do the Republicans win control of Congress?
November 1946
When does Truman request legislation to secure the civil rights of nations minorities?
1948
When was Executive Order 9981 (desegregates Armed Forces)?
1948
When is Truman reelected? And when do the Democrats retake the Senate and HoR?
November 1948
When does Truman propose the Fair Deal?
January 1949
When was NATO signed?
1949
When is the Housing Act signed?
1949
When do Congress raise minimum wage?
1949
When is the Red Scare?
February 1950
How many people does McCarthy accuse of being communists?
205
When is the Social Security Amendments signed?
1950
When are the Rosenbergs sentenced to death?
1951
When did Truman block the steel strikes? (deemed unconstitutional in 6-3 vote in SC)
1952
What percentage of the world population was the US in 1945 and what percentage of the world income did it have?
7% and 42%
How many US citizens had died in WW2?
400,000
What was Roosevelt’s approval rating when he died?
70%
In Roosevelt’s 12 years of office, the US economy (GDP) rose by how much % annually?
8.5%
What was the McCarran-Walter Act and when was it?
1952 - it made immigration easier
How much did US loan the UK?
$31 billion
How did Truman demobilise the army?
9 million in 1945 and reduced to 1.5 million in 1946
What was the highest unemployment was under Truman?
5%
