AQA A Level History - Situation under Truman - Statistics

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What issue did Truman have upon becoming President? He didn't win an election so had no popular mandate
100%
What Bill was passed under Roosevelt in 1944? GI Bill
94%
What was thought to be the reason for this low approval? The prolonged war in Korea
94%
What phrase did people start to use in support of him? "Give 'em hell, Harry"
89%
What was the main domestic issue with communism under Truman? The rise of McCarthyism
89%
How did Truman gather popular support? He did a 'whistle-stop' tour before the election
83%
Why did Truman not demobilise all the troops? He wanted to reduce the pressure of returning workers on the economy
83%
What was the 'Fair Deal'? A method to tackle economic and social issues in America
78%
Why was the Fair Deal not really acted upon between 1945 and 1948? Congress had a conservative majority who wouldn't pass anything
78%
Why was he not successful in doing this? The Republicans and Conservative Democrats wanted to return to free-market
78%
Who was Truman's opposition in the 1948 election? Thomas Dewey
78%
How many active army troops were there? 12 million
72%
What year was Truman re-elected to office? 1948
72%
When did Truman become President? April 1945
72%
In the 1946 mid-term elections, who took control of Congress? Republicans
67%
How many Congress bills did Truman veto? 250
61%
What was the increase in this number under Truman? 11 million
56%
When was the Housing Act passed? 1949
56%
What rate did inflation hit in 1945 - 1946? 25%
56%
What did McCarthy claim to have? A list of 205 Communist Party members who were working for the US State Department
56%
Despite this economic boom, what was Truman's approval rating in 1952? 22%
50%
How long did this tour last? 33 days
50%
How many did Truman demobilise in 1945? 9 million
50%
When was the National School Lunch Act? 1946
44%
How many Americans were employed by 1953? 62 million
44%
How many steelworkers went on strike in January 1946? 800,000
44%
Which was NOT a factor for Truman winning the 1948 election? He promised a massive tax cut
44%
Which was NOT a factor in an increasing fear of communism? The personal distaste for Stalin and Khrushchev
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How did Truman want to combat the economic crisis? To use Roosevelt's Office of Price Administration
44%
How many car sales were there in 1946? 2.1 million
39%
Why was the Fair Deal never truly implemented in it's entirety? It lacked the economic necessity of Roosevelt's New Deal
39%
When was Joseph McCarthy 'catapulted' to fame? January 1950
39%
What had happened to social security benefits? They doubled
39%
Which years saw an economic boom? 1948 - 1949
28%
How much money did the US government invest through the GI Bill by 1954? $20 billion
28%
How many more votes did Truman receive than the Republican candidate? 2 million
22%
According to this act, how many housing units were to be built and subsidised by the government 810,000
22%
Which idea wasn't included in the Fair Deal? The establishment of a civil rights committee
17%
How many veterans took advantage of the GI Bill? 7.8 million
6%
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