History of America 1945-1975 - The Superpower

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Political Developments: The Position of the USA at the end of WWII
What international organisatisati...,
Which financial system was create...,
What did the bretton woods system...
9  cards
Political Developments: Truman as President and the Fair Deal
What caused truman to become pres...,
When did franklin roosevelt die t...,
Which election did harry truman r...
32  cards
Political Developments: Issues faced by Truman - McCarthyism
What year did mccarthy make his c...,
What did mccarthy say in his clai...,
What was the reality with communi...
24  cards
Political Developments: Domestic The 1952 and 1956 Elections and Domestic Policies under Eisenhower
Who won the 1952 presidential ele...,
What political party was eisenhow...,
What form of media did eisenhower...
18  cards
Political Developments: The 1960 Election
Who was the democrat candidate in...,
Who was the republican candidate ...,
What year had nixon handled talks...
21  cards
Political Developments: The New Frontier and limits to Kennedy's Power
What was the brains trust that ke...,
What was the purpose of the brain...,
Which person related to kennedy d...
33  cards
Political Developments: The 1964 Election and the Great Society
Who was kennedy s vice president 1,
Which commission was made to inve...,
When was kennedy assassinated to ...
62  cards
Political Developments: The 1968 Election
What event happened towards the s...,
What was shown on american tv wit...,
What percentage of us news covera...
34  cards
Political Developments: Domestic Policies passed by Nixon
Which group of people was nixon t...,
What idea did nixon create with h...,
What was the aim of new federalism 3
67  cards
Political Developments: The Timeline of The Watergate Scandal
What did nixon install into the w...,
What was the purpose of the 1971 ...,
When were the pentagon papers pub...
37  cards
Political Developments: How Ford became President and his Domestic actions until 1975
When did nixon resign over waterg...,
When had nixon s first vice presi...,
What action did ford take with ni...
15  cards
Foreign Developments: The origins of the Containment Policy and the Marshall Plan
What did the yalta axioms believe...,
Which group of axioms had been ob...,
Why did the riga axioms feel that...
26  cards
Foreign Developments: The Berlin Airlift and NATO
How many months did the berlin ai...,
What year did the berlin airlift ...,
Why did the berlin airlift happen 3
18  cards
Foreign Developments: The role of the USA and USSR furthering Cold War Tensions in the 1950s up to 1968
Which nation close to the ussr di...,
What gap existed in terms of weap...,
Which western propaganda radio st...
38  cards
Foreign Developments: Post-WWII situation with Japan and involvement with China
After world war ii what year did ...,
What did the usa do in japan with...,
What was the situation with japan...
16  cards
Foreign Developments: Containment Policy in Korea
What happened to korea after wwii 1,
Which zone of korea was put under...,
Which zone of korea was put under...
18  cards
Foreign Developments: Military in the 1950s, The Berlin Wall and Cuba
What was the situation for americ...,
What year did the ussr successful...,
What year did the usa make their ...
42  cards
Foreign Developments: The Situation in Vietnam up to 1956
Which country had control over lo...,
What was the name of vietnam befo...,
What happened in vietnam in 1946 3
15  cards
Foreign Developments: Developments in Vietnam under Kennedy
Between what years did kennedy do...,
Which part of vietnam was suppose...,
Which part of vietnam was communi...
11  cards
Foreign Developments: Developments in the Vietnam War under Johnson
What year had kennedy started sen...,
How many military advisors were i...,
What had happened to the leader o...
65  cards
Foreign Developments: Developments in the Vietnam War under Nixon
When did johnson start organising...,
What development happened with vi...,
What did the south vietnam leader...
41  cards
Foreign Developments: Nixon with China and the New World Order
Which 2 prominent communist natio...,
What event had got china to oppos...,
What year did nixon contact the m...
23  cards
Foreign Developments: Foreign Developments under Ford
What were greece and turkey fight...,
By what percentage had the price ...,
What year did ford and brezhnev m...
9  cards
Social Developments: The imapct of the Media on the USA from 1945 to 1975
What year did the poem howl come ...,
What did howl talk about 2,
What generation of young people w...
24  cards
Social Developments: The impact of McCarthyism on US Society
Which organisation investigated c...,
How many state department were fi...,
How many state department employe...
15  cards
Social Developments: Situation for Mexican-Americans and Native Americans
What program was made to provide ...,
What years did the bracero progra...,
How many mexicans were there in t...
24  cards
Social Developments: The situation for Hispanics
What program was made to give mex...,
What years did the bracero progra...,
What year did many hispanics star...
22  cards
Social Developments: Developments for Homosexuals in the USA
What did congress say about homos...,
Which state was the first one to ...,
What was the name for the homosex...
11  cards
Social Developments: Anti Vietnam War sentiment in the USA
What percentage of american citiz...,
When was the tet offensive to the...,
What did the tet offensive show a...
18  cards
Social Developments: Developments for Women and Young people from 1945-75
What did many women do with their...,
How many women had left their job...,
What book inspired the second wav...
25  cards
Social Developments: President Kennedy and Civil Rights
Who was a prominent civil rights ...,
What did kennedy do with the supr...,
Why was kennedy cautious of bring...
15  cards
Social Developments: Lyndon Johnson and Civil Rights
What was the result for kennedy w...,
Why was johnson able to be more d...,
What were some southern democrats...
16  cards
Social Developments: Developments for African Americans from 1945-75 1
How much money did truman give to...,
What fraction of cases did the fa...,
What fraction of cases did the fa...
47  cards
Social Developments: Developments for African Americans from 1945-75 2
What does sncc stand for 1,
What year did the sncc start thei...,
How did the sncc start with their...
49  cards
Social Developments: Developments for African Americans from 1945-75 3
How did nixon manage attempts to ...,
Did nixon appoint a liberal or co...,
How many black mayors were there ...
41  cards
Economic Developments: The Economy from 1945-60
In what year did 10 of americans ...,
In what year did 90 of americans ...,
By what percentage did incomes in...
43  cards
Economic Developments: The Economy from 1960-75
In what years in the early 1960s ...,
What did kennedy bring the minimu...,
How much was the advertising indu...
46  cards

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