Post war issues
What Asian country was divided into North and South; one section Soviet controlled and one a free democracy?
Korea
Truman was VP to which president?
Franklin Roosevelt
The GI Bill of Rights
Which country was the greatest Communist threat to the United States?
The USSR
Korea was divided along which latitude line?
The 38th parallel
What change was needed in American industry after the war?
Converting back to peacetime production of goods
What happened that placed Truman in the role of President?
FDR died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia
What did the post-war economic boom bring to an end?
The Great Depression
Who was the Wisconsin Senator who investigated people in an attempt to identify Communist subversives?
Joseph McCarthy
When did the North Koreans invade South Korea?
June 25, 1950
What was caused during the war as a result of limited consumer goods and labor?
Inflation
What experience helped Truman understand the dynamics of WWII?
He served as captain of field artillery in WWI, fighting in France
Truman's social reform plan for the "welfare of all people" was named what?
The Fair Deal
Who were the couple who were tried and executed for leaking atomic secrets to the Russians?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
In July of 1950, who comes to the rescue of South Korea?
The United States
What was the post-war conflict between the US and the USSR called?
The "Cold War"
Truman was elected to what position in 1934?
United States's senator
The 22nd Amendment limited the president to what?
Two terms of office
What did the Soviets call the nations aligned with them, for the purpose of military and economic gain?
"Satellite" nations
Which country sent troops to support the North Koreans against the UN forces?
"Red" or Communist China
What organization did Truman help to establish that would oversee international issues?
The United Nations
What was the date of Truman's swearing-in as the new president of the United States?
April 12, 1945 (82 days after being elected VP)
Truman's domestic plan included four initiatives? What were they?
Low-cost public housing
Increase in the minimum wage
Increase in Social Security
Increase in FDIC deposits
What is the other name for the "European Recovery Program" which extended credits to support economic development to prevent Soviet conquest?
The Marshall Plan
Who was named the Commander in Chief of the American troops and later removed by Truman?