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AQA A Level History - Situation under Truman - Statistics
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| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What issue did Truman have upon becoming President? | He didn't win an election so had no popular mandate | 100%
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| What Bill was passed under Roosevelt in 1944? | GI Bill | 94%
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| What was thought to be the reason for this low approval? | The prolonged war in Korea | 94%
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| What phrase did people start to use in support of him? | "Give 'em hell, Harry" | 88%
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| What was the main domestic issue with communism under Truman? | The rise of McCarthyism | 88%
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| How did Truman gather popular support? | He did a 'whistle-stop' tour before the election | 82%
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| Why did Truman not demobilise all the troops? | He wanted to reduce the pressure of returning workers on the economy | 82%
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| What was the 'Fair Deal'? | A method to tackle economic and social issues in America | 76%
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| Why was the Fair Deal not really acted upon between 1945 and 1948? | Congress had a conservative majority who wouldn't pass anything | 76%
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| Why was he not successful in doing this? | The Republicans and Conservative Democrats wanted to return to free-market | 76%
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| Who was Truman's opposition in the 1948 election? | Thomas Dewey | 76%
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| How many active army troops were there? | 12 million | 71%
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| What year was Truman re-elected to office? | 1948 | 71%
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| When did Truman become President? | April 1945 | 71%
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| In the 1946 mid-term elections, who took control of Congress? | Republicans | 65%
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| How many Congress bills did Truman veto? | 250 | 59%
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| What was the increase in this number under Truman? | 11 million | 53%
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| When was the Housing Act passed? | 1949 | 53%
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| What rate did inflation hit in 1945 - 1946? | 25% | 53%
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| What did McCarthy claim to have? | A list of 205 Communist Party members who were working for the US State Department | 53%
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| Despite this economic boom, what was Truman's approval rating in 1952? | 22% | 47%
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| How long did this tour last? | 33 days | 47%
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| How many did Truman demobilise in 1945? | 9 million | 47%
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| Which was NOT a factor for Truman winning the 1948 election? | He promised a massive tax cut | 47%
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| Which was NOT a factor in an increasing fear of communism? | The personal distaste for Stalin and Khrushchev | 47%
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| When was the National School Lunch Act? | 1946 | 41%
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| How many Americans were employed by 1953? | 62 million | 41%
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| How many steelworkers went on strike in January 1946? | 800,000 | 41%
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| How did Truman want to combat the economic crisis? | To use Roosevelt's Office of Price Administration | 41%
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| How many car sales were there in 1946? | 2.1 million | 35%
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| Why was the Fair Deal never truly implemented in it's entirety? | It lacked the economic necessity of Roosevelt's New Deal | 35%
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| When was Joseph McCarthy 'catapulted' to fame? | January 1950 | 35%
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| What had happened to social security benefits? | They doubled | 35%
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| Which years saw an economic boom? | 1948 - 1949 | 24%
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| How much money did the US government invest through the GI Bill by 1954? | $20 billion | 24%
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| How many more votes did Truman receive than the Republican candidate? | 2 million | 18%
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| According to this act, how many housing units were to be built and subsidised by the government | 810,000 | 18%
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| Which idea wasn't included in the Fair Deal? | The establishment of a civil rights committee | 12%
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| How many veterans took advantage of the GI Bill? | 7.8 million | 0%
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