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Flashcards by Courtney Ward, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Courtney Ward
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| Question | Answer |
| What did the G.I Bill of Rights aim to do? | Easing the return of soldiers |
| How did the G.I Bill of Rights help? | Provided unemployment benefit for a year loans for education, farms, housing & business 1945-55, $20 billion - help 7.8 million veterans |
| What did the Employment Act do? | Gave a commitment to max. employment Required President to give an annual report to Congress on the economy & recommend necessary actions |
| How successful was the economy? | Beginning to pick up end of 40s 1947 = 1/2 manufacturing output of world Baby Boom= massive market for domestic products, foundation of economic strength GI Bill & Wages - returning soldiers has money to pump back into economy |
| Why did Truman win the 1948 Presidential Election? | Support from Trade Unions & Working Class African-American Vote Impact of Cold War - Truman = strong anti-communism Republican Campaign = Poor Truman's Strategy = Strong |
| What was the 'To Secure These Rights' report in 1947? | 1946 Committee established by Truman wrote the report - looking into violence against African-Americans Deliberately picked liberals Highly Controversial |
| What other, more symbolic actions, did Truman make towards Civil Rights? | Appointed a black judge to Federal Court & a black governor Desegregated Washington DC airport Established CGCC Integrated inauguration celebrations |
| What were the 'five D's' Germany was to undergo after WWII? | Demilitarization De-Industrialization Decentralization Democratization Denazification |
| What would happen to Germany as agreed at the Potsdam Conference? | Divided into 4 zones of occupation Berlin was to be similarly divided |
| What were the 5 main consequences of the Berlin Blockade? | 1. Psychological boost to West 2. USSR failed to stop unification of West & regain Berlin 3. Formation of NATO 4. Division of Germany - remain this way until 1990 5. Development of the arms race |
| What was the significance of NSC-68? | Saw the world split in two Viewed USSR aim as world domination Suggested US policy should be changed from Containment to Roll-back & persuaded Truman to adopt a more aggressive stance |
| What were the 5 main causes of US involvement in Korea? | 1. Post-War division of Korea 2. Context of the Cold War 3. Domino Theory 4. US Domestic Opinion (McCarthy) 5. US Foreign Policy |
| What does RDC stand for & what was it? | Representative Democratic Council Formed Feb 1946; it was a group of Korean political parties that was dominated by Rhee It failed to bring about a solution for Korea |
| What was UNTCOK & what was it intended to do? | UN Temporary Commission On Korea Oversee elections to be held in Korea by the 31st March 1948 |
| How did Rhee respond to UNTCOK pushing ahead with elections? | Rhee & RDC led a campaign against this as they felt it would lead to a permanent division of Korea |
| How did the U.S feel towards Korea at this moment in time? | Keen to scale back direct involvement Not strategically important in wider context of Cold War ...so the elections went ahead |
| By what year had Korea been completely divided? | 1950 Both sides refused to compromise & wanted to unify the country under their leadership |
| Why did Stalin authorise North Korea to attack the South? | China now an ally (gone Communist '49) Unclear nature of US policy - a speech suggested Korea outside of defensive perimeter Soviet spies acquired NSC-48 - suggested SK not vital to US |
| How and why was Vietnam divided? | Divided as part of a post-WW2 settlement Chinese troops North (above 16th parallel) British troops South |
| What started problems in Vietnam? | The French had ruled Vietnam before the war & wanted to re-establish control Ho Chi Minh wanted to establish an independent government under the Vietnamese Communist Party |
| Why was America conflicted over this? | Americans were against European Imperialism BUT... Situations in Malaya, the context of the cold war & 'fall of China' meant that Communism was spreading - becoming a larger threat & dominance |
| What signalled the start of U.S involvement in Vietnam? | America formally recognising Bao Dai's government as the legitimate ruler of Vietnam in February 1950 |
| How was economic aid used in Vietnam under Truman? | Agricultural experts were sent to increase rice production Health programme set up to counter malaria - amounted to $50m in aid (though French obstruction meant helped small no.) |
| How was military aid used in Vietnam under Truman? | Created the VNA (though only 38,000 joined, hoped 115,000) Small number of military advisors (MAAG train VNA) Extensive Military Aid (covering 75% French costs) early 50s around $3bil. |
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