usa ww2- red scare Flashcards
what was neutrlaity act
banned the loan of weapons to countries at war 1935
when was the neutrality act
1935
what was cash and carry plan
usa loaned weapons and planes to france and uk 1939
cash and carry plan ==
more jobs
what was lend lease deal
america lent britain 7$ billion worht of weapons
whenw as lend lease deal
1941
support of the allies ==
pearl harbour 1941 birthday
177 planes were dest4oryed and 2000 men were killed
pearl harbour when
7th demeber 1941
pearl harbour how many planes destroyes
177
pearl harbour how many men killed
2,000
pearl ahrbour ==
usa joined the war
stats on plane production 1944
96000 planes were made - 28000 more than japan and germany combiend
ww2 =
american econmy prospered
what was the quarantine speech
fdr said he would stop sale of weapons to aggressive countires
why pearl harbour
usa stopped the sale of oik abd steel to japan
womens experiences ww2
more women worked in tradition industries eg factoriws raliways
women in ww2 stats rise
1940-45 women in work rose from 12 million to 19 milion
women in ww2 stats army
350,000 women joined the womens section of the armed forces
african american experiences ww2 improving
could be trained as pilots and could be officers
atats for aa in ww2
1 million sfrican americans fought in ww2
stats for postar prosperity
n 1952- the us was supplying 65% of the world with manuafactured goods
when was trumans faiur deal
1945-52
trumans fair deal minimu wage
raised from 40 cents to 70
trumans fair deal veterans
gav wveterans laons and offered grants to help them get through school
trumans fair deal veteran stats
1944-49 veterans reieved 4 billin from the governemtn
who was president in 1952
eisenhiwer
stats for eisenhower worlds goods
by the ned of 1950s usa were producing half of the worlds goods
stats for eisenhiwe cars
1960- 62 million people had a car
mercian dram or not stats
25% of people were stilll living in poverty
what term became popuar in 1950s
teenager
teenagers actually finished school wwhat age before
they left shcool at 14
stats for teenagers spending
1940 - 1-2 dollars a week
1957 - 10-15 a weeek
who were teenidols in the 1950s
james dean movie actor and amrlon brando - promoted dangerous behavioue
when did james dean die
1955 car racing crash
1950 s rock
jazz x western genres
explicit and unpopular among elders
1950s tv stats
3 million users i 1950 at end was 55 million
the second red scare who was fired
alger hiss because he was a suspected communist in a high ranking gov
the second red scare who was killed
julius and ethel rosenberg suspected of being ussr spies and improseonde and executed in 53
2nd red scare lead by
senator joseph mccarthy
whqt did he give a speech about
he said he had a lsit of over 200 people who were communists
what did he lead
witch hunts - over 2000 men and women were summoned to stand before the huac
whatr was huac
investigaged communist behavior
2nd red scare celebrities
were free minded and protested against the withc hunts and were blacklisted
