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Trade and Economic Development
Building a Better World
Elections in the late 1940's
Unions and Racial Minorities
Life After the War
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What did The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade do?
Promoted economic cooperation and trading interdependancy.
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What was the United Nations and What did it take the place of?
After World War II, the UN took the place of the League of Nations. Its goals were to promote peace and provide aid to struggling nations.
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What was a major complaint against President Truman?
That he had caused much inflation after the war.
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Why were their so few strikes during the war?
It was unpatriotic to hinder the war effort by striking or other forms of protesting, because how many goods we produced here directly impacted the soldiers on the war front.
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What was a baby boom?
The dramatic rise in birthrates in years following the war. Many towns, especially suburbs grew large during this time.
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What did the World Bank do?
Provided grants and loans to struggling countries in order to help build their economies.
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How many countries are in the UN, and what is special about nine of them?
It started out with 50 countries and has now risen to 192. Nine of them have produced an atomic bomb and have to power to veto anything at any time.
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Before 1946, how long had it been since Republicans had controlled the House?
16 years (1930)
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What is the Taft-Hartley Act?
It greatly reduced the power of unions and gave the president the ability to stop strikes if the nations well being was being was at stake.
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What was the Servicemen's Readjustmant Act of 1944?
An act that helped veterans make a smooth entry into civilian life by providing money for attending college or for advanced job training. It was also know as the GI (government issue) bill.
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What was the International Monetary Fund?
It encouraged economic policies of trading between countries, because often people would do what best for their county only, which hurt the rest of the world.
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What ids the Commission on Human Rights and who was the first chairperson?
The Commission on Human Rights job was to keep tensions between diplomats from different countries low. The first chairperson was former first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Why was Truman liked by the people during his re-election campaign, even though he was often ridiculed in Washington DC?
He had a very casual style of speaking and often made fun of congress by calling them "do-nothing", which the people liked.
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How did President Truman feel about segregation?
He thought it was unfair and after the war, he made sure that African-Americans got to keep their jobs. He also ended discrimination in the military.
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How did civilians help in keeping the economy up after the war?
By buying new things like cars, appliances, and houses that were unavaliable during the wartime
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What did people hope would finally lead to world peace?
Economic stability between countries.
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What was the Universal Declaration of Rights?
A document that stated all human beings are created free and equal. It also tried to set standards for human rights.
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Why did it seem unlikely that Truman would be re-elected in 1948?
His popularity was low and his own party (the Democrats) did not support him. In fact they had split into three parties, the Democrats, the Liberals, and the Dixiecrats.
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Who was Felix Longoria and what did he help bring attention to?
Felix Longoria, a Mexican American soldier who had been killed in the last days of World War II. When his body was returned to his Texas hometown, the local funeral home refused to provide services because of Longoria’s Mexican background. The GI Forum and its Texas leader, Hector Garcia, accepted President Lyndon Johnson’s offer that Longoria be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The case helped highlight the contributions of Hispanic Americans.
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Why was it hard for returning veterans to find jobs?
Many factories were not producing as many goods as they had been during the wartime, so they were not hiring. Women were also unwilling to give up jobs they had taken on during the war.
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Where did representatives from around the world meet to discuss financial relationships between countries?
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
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What year was the UN charter ratified?
1945
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What was the "Fair Deal"?
A plan proposed by President Truman that included a number of programs in the tradition of the New Deal such as a federal health insurance program and new funding for education.
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Who was the first African-American pilot to get his navy wings?
James Leroy Brown in 1948.
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How many veterans were returing to civilian life after World War II
Nearly 12 million men and women.