Truman Presidancy - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
African Americans made up around __ % of the population of the USA 10
80%
The Korean war cost __% of the US GDP 14
80%
Inflation rate in 1945\46 was __% 25
80%
By 1950, how much had unemployment risen by? 5%
80%
__ million tones of supplies flown in during the 324 day Berlin airlift 1.5
60%
The Marshall Plan gave $__ billion to european countries to rebuild 17
60%
Sales of ____ increased from 2.1 million to 7.9 million in 9 years as a result of the baby boom Cars
60%
What was the headline of the Chicago Tribune that was a famous wrong prediction? Dewey Defeats Truman
60%
Scheme set up by Roosevelt that aimed to help returning soldiers but didn't apply to African Americans GI bill
60%
George Kennan's letter to US secretary of state James Byrnes that inspired the Truman Doctrine was the ____ ________ Long Telegram
60%
Who was elected as leader of South Korea? Syngman Rhee
60%
Truman asked for $___ million assistance for Greece and Turkey 400
40%
By 1945, the USA had __ % of the worlds income 42
40%
Of the 12 million soldiers returning, how many were initially demobalised? 9 million
40%
Instead of supporting Vietnamese independance, Truman supported the ______ empire French
40%
The US banned communists from government posts in _____ Japan
40%
British economist whose economic policy inspired much of the democrat economic policies John Maynard Keynes
40%
What were the 2 main civil rights groups in Truman's presidancy? NAACP/CORE
40%
18 of the 32 presidents prior to Truman had come from the _____ _______ states North Eastern
40%
The number of US military deaths in WW2 400,000
20%
When was the first successful nuclear test in the soviet union? August 1949
20%
Country whose fall to Communism inspired congress to pass the Marshall Plan Czechoslovakia
20%
What campaign did explicitly linked victory over the Nazis to Racism at home? Double V
20%
This act of 1952 made it easier to migrate from Asia to the USA Immigration and Nationality Act
20%
The Morgan v Virginia ruled that segregation on what? Interstate buses
20%
The top secret security policy document that suggested an increase in defence spending in order to carry out the policy of containment NSC-68
20%
The Smith v Allwright case ruled African Americans in Texas to vote in what? Primaries
20%
What was the name of the report released by the presidents commitee on civil rights which was a scathing attack on all forms discriminaton? To secure these rights
20%
Date that the Berlin blockade was installed 25th March 1948
0%
The house Un-American Activities Committee was formed to monitor what? Extremist groups
0%
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