Paul V. McNutt Flashcards
(117 cards)
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McNutt’s early experience at school was one of ___________.
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Being bullied
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As a boy, McNutt if often characterized as ________.
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Shy
3
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In high school, McNutt ______________.
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Received straight A’s, started a newspaper, and founded a drama club.
4
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McNutt attended which university?
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Indiana University
5
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In college, McNutt joined which fraternity?
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Beta Thelta Pi
6
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McNutt became well known at school for his ___________.
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Acting
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McNutt’s first taste for politics was in a race for __________.
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University Union President
8
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In college McNutt’s best friend and political ally was _________.
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Wendell C. Willkie
9
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In college, McNutt majored in ________.
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English
10
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After College, McNutt ____________.
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Left to attend law school at Harvard.
11
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McNutt enlisted in which of the following wars?
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WWI
12
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During the war McNutt served as an ________.
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Instructor
13
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After the war, McNutt got a job as __________.
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Law professor at IU
14
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McNutt also serves as state commander of the _________.
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Reserve Officer Association
15
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In 1920, McNutt made it his goal to become __________.
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Dean of the law school at IU
16
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As dean, McNutt dealt with the issue of ________.
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Funding the school
17
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Around the time McNutt became dean, his daughter Lousie became ill with _________.
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Tuberculosis
18
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Who founded the American Legion?
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Veterans of WWI
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What was one principle cause of the American Legion?
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To secure benefits for veterans
20
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In what city was the American Legion headquartered?
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Indianapolis
21
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In what year did Paul McNutt join the American Legion?
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1919
22
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Seven years after joining, McNutt was elected to what position in the Legion?
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State commander
23
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McNutt’s biggest achievement as a leader of the American Legion was ______________.
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Increasing membership
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McNutt’s service in the Legion also put him in contact with which “Political giant”?
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Frank M. McHale
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After serving in the Indiana Legion, Paul McNutt mounted a campaign to be ___________.
National commander of the American Legion
26
What scandal almost ended this campaign?
He was accused of accepting a percentage of profits from a tour company
27
As national commander, McNutt pushed for _________.
Increasing the nation's stockpile of arms.
28
What event led to the rise of the Democrats in Indiana nationwide?
The Great Depression
29
In the early 1930's, some of McNutt's advisors wanted him to run for president. Who eventually became the Democratic nominee for president instead?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
30
In the end, McNutt ran for which position in the 1932 election?
State governor
31
How did McNutt and his advisors react to FDR's campaign for Presidential nominee?
They tried to convince people to support the other Democratic nominee, Baker.
32
Which of the following was NOT one of McNutt's campaign promises?
Build more schools
33
To compete against McNutt, the Indiana Republicans adopted what to their campaign promises?
Repealing Prohibition
34
How did Republicans try to discredit McNutt during the campaign?
Bring up his military record, Bring up the Boston tours scandal, Claiming he was sympathetic to the KKK
35
As governor, McNutt's chief goal was to __________.
Reduce the cost of government
36
To raise money for the government, McNutt's government instituted ______________.
Gross income tax
37
Another of McNutt's major successes while governor was ______________.
Reorganizing the government
38
Under McNutt, the Indiana government helped the elderly by creating __________.
A system of pensions
39
Which of the following New Deal programs were set up in Indiana?
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration, The Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief, and The Civil Works Administration.
40
McNutt was critiqued for raising money through ____________.
The Two Percent Club
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McNutt also received criticism when ____________.
Bank robber John Dillinger escaped prison.
42
In the 1934 election, ____________.
Democrats remained firmly in power.
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In his second term, McNutt earned which of the following nicknames?
Hoosier Hitler
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What was McNutt's goal in his second term?
Revise and improve the laws of his previous term
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Why did McNutt push for the alcohol control act in 1935?
To appease conservatives worried about drunkenness, and to bring in state revenues
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McNutt also proposed to adopt what New Deal program in Indiana?
NRA
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Why did McNutt's proposed to bring this program to Indiana fail?
The program was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
48
In McNutt's second term, workers went on strike in what city?
Terre Haute
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What caused the workers to strike?
Management hiring workers outside the union
50
Who was elected in the gubernatorial race in 1936?
Pleas Greenlee
51
After leaving the governor's office, McNutt wanted what position?
Secretary of war
52
In the end FDR appointed McNutt to what position?
High commissioner to the Philippines
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Why did FDR give McNutt this position?
To thank McNutt for campaigning for him, To exile his competitor
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What was FDR's goal for the Philippines?
Full independence
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How did the people of the Philippines react to McNutt's nomination?
Many, especially the newspapers, were supportive
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Soon after landing in Manila, McNutt started a controversy when he ______________.
Sent out circulars reminding the islanders that the US sovereigns over the Philippines
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Who eventually calmed the controversy?
Philippine President Quezon
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One of the biggest issue McNutt faced regarding Philippine independence was ______________.
The threat of invasion from Japan.
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When McNutt arrived in the Philippines he changes his position to argue ____________.
That the US should maintain control of the Philippines.
60
How did FDR respond to McNutt's argument?
He rejected it
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What important political figure did McNutt come to make friends with in the Philippines?
Dwight Eisenhower
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After a year in the Philippines, it seemed McNutt would be offered the job of ____________.
President of IU
63
Perhaps McNutt's greatest achievement in the Philippines was ____________.
Allowing thousands of Jewish refugees into the island
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McNutt's belief in religious tolerance likely came from _____________.
His time in the American Legion, his dislike for the KKK, his time as a professor at IU
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How was the Philippines policy on Jewish immigrants different from that of the United States homeland?
The Philippines did not enforce immigration quotas
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McNutt's efforts to settle Jewish refugees in the Philippines were aided by ____________.
The Jewish community living in the Philippines
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How did Philippine President Quezon react to Jewish immigration?
He supported it
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What was the Mindanao Plan?
A plan to resettle ten thousand Jewish refugees on Mindanao
69
After leaving the Philippines, McNutt was appointed to what position?
Head of the Federal Security Agency
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What was the purpose of the FSA?
To oversee and coordinate New Deal programs
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At the same time of this appointment, McNutt began to run for what office?
President
72
What event reduced McNutt's chances of being nominated as the Democratic candidate for president?
The outbreak of WWII
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One of the major attacks against McNutt came from __________.
Harold Ickes
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During his campaign, McNutt was investigated by ____________.
The Treasury Department
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What finally ended McNutt's campaign?
FDR's decision to run for a third term.
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In 1940, McNutt changed his strategy to campaign instead of what position?
Vice President
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Who was ultimately selected to be FDR's running mate in 1940 election.
Henry Wallace
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In Indiana in 1940, most voters belonged to which party?
The Republican Party
79
At the FSA, McNutt's role was mainly as ___________.
Figurehead
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One of McNutt's chief goal as leader of the FAS was overhauling which New Deal program?
Social Security Administration
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McNutt wanted to institute what change to this program?
A uniform minimum benefit for all Social Security recipients
82
In his speeches, McNutt tried the importance of the FSA to what major issue?
The war in Europe
83
As Americans prepared for the possibility of war, McNutt helped create which of the following organization?
The United Service Organization (USO)
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Another of McNutt's wartime initiatives was to rid the country of _________.
Prostitution
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McNutt became involved with the Public Health Service, which began to "quietly" investigate __________.
Biological warfare
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The agency that eventually formed to conduct this research became known as the ____________.
War Research Service
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During WWII, McNutt was also appointed to head the ___________.
War Manpower Commissipn
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In what year was the War Manpower Commission created?
1942
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Representatives from which Department made up the War Manpower Commission?
The Department of War, The Department of Agriculture, and The Department of Labor
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What was the purpose of the WMC?
To balance the number of employees in the armed forces, agriculture, and industry
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As head of the WMC, McNutt often clashed with ____________.
The military
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Eventually, to ensure that skilled laborers stayed in industrial jobs, the WMC took over __________.
The Selective Service
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Which two groups provided increase labor during the war?
Women and minorities
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How did McNutt feel about ending discrimination toward minorities in the workforce?
He was reluctant, but followed orders
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One of the WMC's-and McNutt's- biggest challenges was ____________.
The shortage of farm labor
96
Perhaps McNutt's most controversial moves as head of the WMC was ___________.
Drafting Fathers
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In the end, this measure was blocked by __________.
Congressional bill
98
McNutt clashed with Roosevelt and membership of the presidents's Cabinet over the issue of _________.
Drafting men who deferred military service to work in farming or industry.
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McNutt earned a bad reputation amongst government officials for ____________.
Yelling during Cabinet meetings.
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The pressure and disappointment of the position led McNutt to _________.
Drink heavily
101
After WWII ended, President Truman asked McNutt to serve in what position?
High commissioner to the Philippines
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Which US general was charged with the occupation of the Philippines during WWII?
Douglas McArthur
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After the war ended, the Philippines economy and government ___________.
Had been devastated by Japanese occupation.
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The purpose of the Bell Act was to __________.
Improve the Philippine economy, and to protect trade between the Philippines and the US
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In what year did the Philippines gain its independence from the US?
1946
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Once the Philippines gained its independence, McNutt ____________.
Became US Ambassador to the Philippines
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After independence, McNutt negotiated with the president of the Philippines on the issue of __________.
US military bases in the Philippines
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McNutt also worked to convince President Truman to __________.
Provided benefits to Filipino veterans
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In 1947, McNutt decided ___________.
To resign from his post as ambassador.
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After leaving his post as ambassador, McNutt __________.
Set up law offices in Mew York and Washington, DC
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During the Red Scare, McNutt was also appointed to the position of _____________.
Counsel to the heads of several film studios suspected to ties to Communism.
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In 1950, McNutt became the chairman of the board for which company?
United Artists
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Later, McNutt was asked to serve on the Hoover Commission, whose task was to __________.
Examine possible changes to the organization of the executive branch.
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In 1948 election, McNutt campaigned hard for which candidate?
Truman
115
In 1955, McNutt died of cancer of the esophagus _________.
In New York
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McNutt was buried ____________.
At Arlington National Cemetery.
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Paul McNutt grew in which Indiana town?
Martinsville
