TOPIC 2 - impact of WWII

Question 1

FDR used the expertise of …..

Answer 1

Leading businessmen

Question 2

FDR set up the …. which was lead by leading industrialists

Answer 2

War Production Board

Question 3

Contracts given to large companies e.g. ….. who produced goods such as machine guns and made lots of money

Answer 3

General Motors

Question 4

Industries such as ….. expanded due to government contracts

Answer 4

Coal, iron, steel and oil

Question 5

By 1944, the USA was producing …..% of the weapons in the world

Answer 5

50

Question 6

By …… the US economy was the most powerful in the world

Answer 6

September 1945

Question 7

Unemployment was resolved as a result of ……
….. men and women served in the US armed forces

Answer 7

Conscription
16 million

Question 8

Unemployment
1939 = ……
1944 = ….

Answer 8

9.5 million
670,000

Question 9

….. people migrated from rural south to industrial north for ….
Majority were …..

Answer 9

4 million
Work
Black Americans

Question 10

An additional …. women joined the workforce

Answer 10

7 million

Question 11

1 in …. aircraft workers were women

Answer 11

3

Question 12

….% of munitions workers were women

Answer 12

50

Question 13

US GNP increased from ….. in 1940 to …. in 1950

Answer 13

$200,000million
$300,000million

Question 14

WWII contributed massively to ….

Answer 14

Americas recovery from the Great Depression

Question 15

Americans cashed in …. And used the money to buy ….

Answer 15

War bonds
Consumer goods

Question 16

Sales of new cars rose by over ….. between 1945-50

Answer 16

6.5 million

Question 17

Billions of dollars spent on ……

Answer 17

Weapon research and development

Question 18

Desert areas like Arizona and New Mexico became …..

Answer 18

Centres for weapon testing

Question 19

Many businesses followed the military to their new bases as it brought ….

Answer 19

Investment, tech development and jobs

Question 20

European nations …. by war
There was a high demand for ….

Answer 20

Ravaged
American goods at home and abroad

Question 21

America produced :
…% of the worlds steel
…% of the worlds oil
…% of the cars

Answer 21

57
62
80

Question 22

FDR died in …. , VP Truman introduced the …. - this policy was continued by ….

Answer 22

April 1945
Fair Deal
Eisenhower

Question 23

The Korean War (1950-53) and ongoing …… ensured US industry was ….

Answer 23

Cold War
Kept busy

Question 24

By 1960 the standard of living was ….x that of the average British person

Answer 24

3

Question 25

Average wage of factory workers rose to …. by 1959

Answer 25

$80 a week

Question 26

…. became necessities Eg. ….

Answer 26

Luxuries Televisions, cars, washing machines, refrigerators

Question 27

Middle class families moved to the …. The first was …..

Answer 27

Suburbs Levittown on Long Island

Question 28

Houses were reasonably priced through ….

Answer 28

Low cost mortgages

Question 29

Most had a car to …

Answer 29

Commute into cities for work

Question 30

Suburbs = best place to …..

Answer 30

Raise a family away from the dangers of city life

Question 31

Baby boom increased population to …. This meant a ….

Answer 31

40 million Greater demand for new homes

Question 32

Nearly ….. people owned homes by 1960

Answer 32

33 million

Question 33

Owning goods like ….. became symbols of status

Answer 33

Cars, hi-fi systems or swimming pools

Question 34

Women who didn’t work had ….. to avoid ….

Answer 34

Tupperware Parties Boredom

Question 35

Not everyone benefitted in the new found affluence of the ….

Answer 35

Late 40s and 50s

Question 36

Many building developers refused to sell homes to ….

Answer 36

Ethnic minorities

Question 37

In 1959, …..% still lived below the poverty line

Answer 37

29

Question 38

People’s incomes was influenced by the …. Those living in the … earned less than those in the …

Answer 38

Area they lived South North or west coast

Question 39

In 1955, ….% of New York’s recipients of welfare were African American

Answer 39

40

Question 40

No …. And the cost of medical care ….

Answer 40

National health service Increased

Question 41

More likely to get sick due to …..

Answer 41

Living conditions

Question 42

….. families were living off of incomes less than $2000 a year

Answer 42

11 million

Question 43

The USA lagged behind many European nations in providing ….

Answer 43

Good pensions and welfare services