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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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whenw as lend lease deal

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1941

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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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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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pearl ahrbour ==

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usa joined the war

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12
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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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what was the quarantine speech

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fdr said he would stop sale of weapons to aggressive countires

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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

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when was trumans faiur deal

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1945-52

23
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trumans fair deal minimu wage

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raised from 40 cents to 70

24
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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

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1944-49 veterans reieved 4 billin from the governemtn

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who was president in 1952

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eisenhiwer

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stats for eisenhower worlds goods

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by the ned of 1950s usa were producing half of the worlds goods

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stats for eisenhiwe cars

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1960- 62 million people had a car

29
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mercian dram or not stats

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25% of people were stilll living in poverty

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what term became popuar in 1950s

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teenager

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teenagers actually finished school wwhat age before

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they left shcool at 14

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stats for teenagers spending

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1940 - 1-2 dollars a week
1957 - 10-15 a weeek

33
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who were teenidols in the 1950s

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james dean movie actor and amrlon brando - promoted dangerous behavioue

34
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when did james dean die

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1955 car racing crash

35
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1950 s rock

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jazz x western genres
explicit and unpopular among elders

36
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1950s tv stats

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3 million users i 1950 at end was 55 million

37
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the second red scare who was fired

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alger hiss because he was a suspected communist in a high ranking gov

38
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the second red scare who was killed

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julius and ethel rosenberg suspected of being ussr spies and improseonde and executed in 53

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2nd red scare lead by

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senator joseph mccarthy

40
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whqt did he give a speech about

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he said he had a lsit of over 200 people who were communists

41
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what did he lead

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witch hunts - over 2000 men and women were summoned to stand before the huac

42
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whatr was huac

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investigaged communist behavior

43
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2nd red scare celebrities

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were free minded and protested against the withc hunts and were blacklisted

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