Truman dates Flashcards

1
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36% of the Workforce female

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1944

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2
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unemployment jumps to 4%

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1946

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3
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By this time, only 1/5 of the 100,000 Black men who applied to the educational fund scheme through the GI bill had succeeded

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1946

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4
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Roosevelt dies

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April 1945

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5
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Creation of the United nations (UN)

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October 1945

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6
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Yalta conference

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Feb 1945

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7
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Potsdam conference

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July 1945

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8
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USA testing of the atomic bomb

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16th June 1945

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9
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Harry S Truman appointed President

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April 1945

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10
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End of WW2

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2nd September 1945

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11
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When was Kennan’s long telegram ?

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Feb 22nd 1946

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12
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When was the Truman Doctrine introduced ?

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12th march 1947

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13
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What duration of time did the Marshall plan last for ?

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April 1948 - December 1951

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14
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When did the Marshall plan start ?

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3rd April 1948

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15
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When did the Marshall plan end ?

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December 1951

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16
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When did the Berlin Blockade start ?

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24th June 1948

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17
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When did the Berlin Blockade lifted by Stalin ?

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May 1949

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18
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creation of NATO

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April 1949

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19
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When was the introduction of the policy of NSC-68 ?

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April 7th 1950

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20
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Emperor Hirohito announces the Japanese surrender

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14th August 1945

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21
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During this time, the Japanese economy grew by 7.1% annually.

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1945-56

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22
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The Civil war in China breaks out after talks between Jiang Jieshi and Mao Tse Tung fall apart

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1946

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23
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Jiang Jieshi fleets to Taiwan from china

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December 1949

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24
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When did Vietminh declare Independence from french colonial rule in Indochina

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September 1945

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by This point, America had given France $785 million to help support them in IndoChina
1953
26
French surrender to Vietminh in IndoChina
May 1954
27
When did China turn communist ?
October 1949
28
end of the Korean war ?
1953
29
What election did Truman not stand in due to unpopularity ?
1953 election
30
When was Inchon landings in korea ?
15th September 1950
31
When was Dien Bien Phu
1954
32
When did America establish a democratically elected government in Japan ?
1947
33
Saigon (South Vietnam) falls to communism.
April 1975
34
When was the Fair labour standards amendment act introduced under Truman as part of his Fair deal ?
1949
35
When was the international monetary fund (IMF) created ?
1st July 1944
36
When was the employment act passed under Truman demanding congress to work for full employment ?
1946
37
When was the social security act passed under Truman as part of his fair deal ?
1950
38
When did the production of Levittowns begin ?
1947
39
By which date had the income of Americans rose by 40% per capita ?
1952
40
By which date had war bonds matured thereby injecting $185 million into the economy ?
1948
41
When did Truman boast to congress about the progress to financial mobilization the had made ?
1952
42
What period was known as the 'strike wave' involving over 5 million Americans
1945-46
43
When did 750,000 steel workers go on strike ?
1946
44
When did Steelworkers threaten another strike after the 1946 strike ?
1952
45
inflation at 25%
1945
46
'To secure these rights' released
1947
47
Truman gives a speech to the NAACP
June 1947
48
Journey of reconciliation begins
9th April 1947
49
EO 9981 (desegregation of federal gov) & EO 9980 (desegregation of army)
26th July 1948
50
McCarthy makes his claims
Feb 1950
51
McCarren internal security act
21st Sept 1950
52
USA aid to France in IndoChina at $450million
1951
53
HUAC formed
1938
54
When was the Hollywood 10
1947
55
Alger Hiss sentenced to 5 years in jail
1950
56
Rosenbergs executed
1953
57
Smith V. Allwright - voting right in primaries
1944
58
LDF created by NAACP
Feb 12th 1940
59
Morgan V. Virginia - segregation on interstate buses illegal
1946
60
Shelley V. Kramer - estate agents could not refuse to show and sell to black clients
1948
61
McLaurin V. Oklahoma state - McLaurin could enter University of Oklahoma
1950
62
Sweatt V. Painter - second education case for law school of heman sweatt
1950
63
Binding of Isaac Woodard
Feb 12th 1946
64
CIA established by Truman
Sep 1947
65
Detroit race riot involving 100,000 people and 34 deaths
1943
66
First comprehensive civil rights bill into congress. (Not passed)
Feb 2nd 1948
67
When was EO - 9808 (Presidential committee on civil rights) introduced ?
December 5th 1946
68
While seeking re-election to the senate, Truman, in a speech, declared his belief of "Brotherhood" for Black and White men.
1940
69
When was "To Secure these rights" Published ?
December 5th 1947