usa ww2- red scare Flashcards

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what was neutrlaity act

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banned the loan of weapons to countries at war 1935

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when was the neutrality act

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1935

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what was cash and carry plan

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usa loaned weapons and planes to france and uk 1939

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4
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cash and carry plan ==

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more jobs

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5
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what was lend lease deal

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america lent britain 7$ billion worht of weapons

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6
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whenw as lend lease deal

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1941

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7
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support of the allies ==

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pearl harbour 1941 birthday
177 planes were dest4oryed and 2000 men were killed

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8
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pearl harbour when

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7th demeber 1941

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pearl harbour how many planes destroyes

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177

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pearl harbour how many men killed

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2,000

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11
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pearl ahrbour ==

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usa joined the war

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stats on plane production 1944

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96000 planes were made - 28000 more than japan and germany combiend

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13
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ww2 =

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american econmy prospered

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14
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what was the quarantine speech

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fdr said he would stop sale of weapons to aggressive countires

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15
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why pearl harbour

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usa stopped the sale of oik abd steel to japan

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16
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womens experiences ww2

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more women worked in tradition industries eg factoriws raliways

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women in ww2 stats rise

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1940-45 women in work rose from 12 million to 19 milion

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women in ww2 stats army

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350,000 women joined the womens section of the armed forces

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african american experiences ww2 improving

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could be trained as pilots and could be officers

20
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atats for aa in ww2

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1 million sfrican americans fought in ww2

21
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stats for postar prosperity

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n 1952- the us was supplying 65% of the world with manuafactured goods

22
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when was trumans faiur deal

23
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trumans fair deal minimu wage

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raised from 40 cents to 70

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trumans fair deal veterans

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gav wveterans laons and offered grants to help them get through school

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trumans fair deal veteran stats
1944-49 veterans reieved 4 billin from the governemtn
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who was president in 1952
eisenhiwer
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stats for eisenhower worlds goods
by the ned of 1950s usa were producing half of the worlds goods
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stats for eisenhiwe cars
1960- 62 million people had a car
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mercian dram or not stats
25% of people were stilll living in poverty
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what term became popuar in 1950s
teenager
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teenagers actually finished school wwhat age before
they left shcool at 14
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stats for teenagers spending
1940 - 1-2 dollars a week 1957 - 10-15 a weeek
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who were teenidols in the 1950s
james dean movie actor and amrlon brando - promoted dangerous behavioue
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when did james dean die
1955 car racing crash
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1950 s rock
jazz x western genres explicit and unpopular among elders
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1950s tv stats
3 million users i 1950 at end was 55 million
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the second red scare who was fired
alger hiss because he was a suspected communist in a high ranking gov
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the second red scare who was killed
julius and ethel rosenberg suspected of being ussr spies and improseonde and executed in 53
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2nd red scare lead by
senator joseph mccarthy
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whqt did he give a speech about
he said he had a lsit of over 200 people who were communists
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what did he lead
witch hunts - over 2000 men and women were summoned to stand before the huac
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whatr was huac
investigaged communist behavior
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2nd red scare celebrities
were free minded and protested against the withc hunts and were blacklisted