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Define containment

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The belief that the US look to contain the spread of communism by insuring the countries did not install Communist governments

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Define expansionism

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The belief that the US persuaded an aggressive foreign policy post World War II that let influence nations economically, politically and socially

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When did the grand alliance end?

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April, 1946

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When did Truman formally state that communism was bad needed to be contained?

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March 1947

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What was the main catalyst for the Truman doctrine being created?

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When Britain pulled out of Greece

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When was the Truman doctrine passed?

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March 12, 1947

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When was the Marshall plan agreed?

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March 1948

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What did the Marshall plan do?

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It provided aid for food, equipment, transport systems and everything from ‘medicine to mules’

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When was the Berlin blockade?

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June 24, 1948 until May 12, 1949

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When was the Berlin airlift?

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June 24, 1948 until May 12, 1949

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Where were supplies sent during the Berlin Airlift?

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West Berlin

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How much did the airlift cost the US?

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US$350 million

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How much did the airlift cost the Britain?

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£17 million

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How much did the airlift cost the West Germany?

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150 million Deutschmarks

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How many tons of supplies were sent in a day, during the airlift?

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1000 tons

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How many flights were taken during the airlift?

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277,804 flights

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When was NATO formed?

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April 4, 1949

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When did Roosevelt die?

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April 12, 1945

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When did Germany surrender?

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May 8, 1945

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When was the Potsdam conference?

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July 17, 1945

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When did America test the first atomic bomb?

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July 21, 1945

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When did Truman authorise atomic bombs against Japan?

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August 6 and 9, 1945

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When did Japan surrender?

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August 14, 1945

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What month was the 1947 red scare?

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March

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When did congress override Truman's Taft-Hartley act veto?
June 23, 1947
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When did HUAC become more used to investigate left wingers?
June 29, 1947
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When was the National Security act?
July 26, 1947
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When did Czechoslovakia turn Communist?
February 25th 1948
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When did Truman issue the executive order to end discrimination in the armed forces?
July 26, 1948
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What executive order did he issue in 1948 for equal treatment of minorities?
Executive order number 10308 - CGCC
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When was Truman's 'Fair Deal' speech?
January 5, 1949
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When was the Housing act?
July 15, 1949
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When was the report 'to secure these rights' published?
October 1949
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When did McCarthy spark the second red scare?
February 9, 1950
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When did South Korea invade North Korea?
June 30, 1950
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When did the US counter-attacked in South Korea?
September 15, 1915
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When did China counter-attack the Americans in North Korea?
November 26 1950
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When were the Rosenbergs sentenced to death?
April 5, 1951
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Who was Mao Zedong?
Communist leader in the Chinese Civil War 1945 to 1949 and won and governed China from 1893 to 1976
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Who was Chiang Kai-shk?
Nationalist leader in the Chinese Civil War - US gave $2 billion in aid - he lost
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Who was General MacArthur?
Lead US troops in Korea
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Who was Kim II Sung?
North Korean leader
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Who was Syngman Rhee?
South Korean leader
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Who was Klaus Fuchs?
Worked on atomic bomb was discovered as a Soviet spy
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Who was Alger Hiss?
State department of the show go to your passing secret documents to the Soviets
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Define partisanship
When members of political parties strongly support the parties policies and refuse to compromise with the political opponents
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Define trade unions
And organised association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
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Define inflation
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
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Define OPA
Office of price administration - they have control over prices
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What percentage was that was inflation between 1945 to 1946?
25%
51
When did the US supply half the worlds manufacturing?
1947
52
During Truman's presidency what was the percentage of unemployment?
4%
53
What was the GI bill?
It was the ex-army soldiers gave 52 weeks of unemployment relief, loans for education, farms, housing etc
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What and when was the Wanger act?
1935 - encouraged union growth and the need for labour in war grew unions
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In 1946 how many strikes weather and how many workers were involved?
4985 strikes and 4.6 million workers
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Define Democratic National convention
The Democratic National convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating convention is held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic party
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Define Dixiecrats
a group of southern Democrats who broke away from the party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights
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Define Fair Deal
This was Truman's new deal he wanted all Americans to have health insurance, that the minimum wage would be increased and by law all Americans be guaranteed equal rights
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Define do nothing congress
Congress' nickname by Truman for rejecting much of his fair deal legislation - they didn't pass over 900 of his bills
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What was house un-American activities committee (HUAC)?
They investigated disloyalty and subversive activities organisation suspected to have Communist ties
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Define McCarthyism
Campaigning against alleged Communist - carried out by Senate Joseph McCarthy from 1950 to 1954 - many people were falselyaccused
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Hollywood 10
Group of writers and directors who had been or were members of the American Communist party convicted and given a one year sentence
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Name the Rosenbergs
Ethel and Julius
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What was the committee on the Millard Tydings set up to investigate?
McCarthys charges against having Communist's in the state department
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Define poll-tax
Text levied on would-be voters, which made it harder for African Americans to vote as they usually had less money
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Define de facto
in practise - in fact
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define de jure
in law/legally
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Define Bill of Rights
A collective times the fast 10 amendments of the US Constitution laying out the rights of all Americans
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What did Adam Clayton Powell to you to help African American progress?
He helped organise more groups: NAACP, CORE, The urban league and the Nation of Islam
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What did the report 'to secure these rights' in 1949 ask for?
- anti-lynching legislation - Abolition of the poll tax - voting rights laws - permanent FEPC - end discrimination and interstate travel - end discrimination in armed forces - civil rights division in the justest department - support for civil rights suits in the federal courts - establishment of the US commission on civil rights

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