Truman general knowledge

Question 1

When was Marshall aid passed? How much money did it give away?

Answer 1

It was passed in October 1948. It gave away roughly 13 billion dollars.

Question 2

When was the berlin blockade? How much supplies were brought each day at peak?

Answer 2

June 1948 to May 1949, at max 13,000 tonnes of supplies were brought in each day.

Question 3

When was ‘To secure these rights published’

Answer 3

October 1947

Question 4

Which country did the US recognise in May 1948?

Answer 4

Israel

Question 5

When did Congress raise the minimum wage? How much by?

Answer 5

In 1950, it raised it from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour.

Question 6

What policy proposals did Truman make in the Fair Deal?

Answer 6

Extension of social security, tax cut for lower income earners, minimum wage almost doubled and national health insurance.

Question 7

When did Truman put forward his Fair deal proposals? What did he get passed?

Answer 7

He put it forward after being re-elected he was successful in expanding OAP benefits to 10 million people, increasing minimum wag.

Question 8

How many US soldiers died over the course of the Korean War?

Answer 8

36,900

Question 9

What was Truman advised to do to help gain support for the Truman doctrine?

Answer 9

‘scare the hell out of the american people’

Question 10

What statistic shows the damage done by the Red scare to Truman?

Answer 10

A poll showed that 73% of Americans considered Truman to be weak on the Communists

Question 11

Why was McCarthy able to continue pushing false accusations?

Answer 11

There was fear of Communist expansion - which led to hysterical anti-communism. Republicans hoped to regain congress and the presidency. Democrats did not dare defend the accused lest they be accused.

Question 12

How did McCarthy initiallly become involved in the Red Scare?

Answer 12

He initially made a series of speeches in early 1950 in which he accused the State department of having been infiltrated by communists

Question 13

What was McCarthy’s impact on the 1952 Presidential election?

Answer 13

He helped ensure the defeat of many democrats (described as Commie-crats) and accused the democrats of being weak on/pro communism

Question 14

What were the 2 key executive orders truman passed?

Answer 14

EO 9981 in 1948 desegregated the Army, EO 10,308 established the Commitee on Government Contract Compliance - pressures federal contractors to end discrimination

Question 15

What was Truman’s EO 10,308?

Answer 15

EO 10,308 established the Commitee on Government Contract Compliance - pressures federal contractors to end discrimination

Question 16

When was the Long Telegram written?

Answer 16

Feb 1946

Question 17

Which countries were granted 400 million dollars in 1947 to help counter soviet agression in a precursor to the Marshall plan?

Answer 17

Greece and Turkey

Question 18

Why were Greece and Turkey granted 400 million in 1947?

Answer 18

to help counter soviet aggression

Question 19

When did the Korean war start? When did America land at Inchon?

Answer 19

North Korea invaded in June 1950, The Americans landed at Inchon in September 1950.

Question 20

When did China get involved in the Korean war? When When was a peace deal finally made?

Answer 20

China intervened in November 1950, an armistice was finally agreed in July 1953

Question 21

Give 2 examples of people found to be soviet spies, that helped stoke the Red scare in 1950.

Answer 21

Klaus Fuchs and Alger Hiss weere found to be soviet spies in 1950. Alger Hiss was a state department official whowas found guilty of passing secret documents to the Soviet union.