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what was unemployment 1919
950,000
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what was unemployment 1921
5,010,000
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when was the emergancy quota act
1921
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when was the quota revised to 150,000
1924
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when was the washington conference
1921-22
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what was hardings slogan
less government in business and more business in government
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how many strikes were there in 1919
more than 3600
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when did 35000 shipyard workers go on strike
21st january 1919
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when did it escalate to a general strike
6th feb 1919
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what did palmer set up 1st august 1919
radical division
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when did palmer predict the 'red revolution'
1st may 1920
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what was set up 1929
federal farm board
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when was the presidents emergancy committee for employment set up
1930
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how much did hoover recieve in his last year
$2,000 million
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how much did hoover spend in his last year
$5,000
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when was the hawley-smott tarriff act
1930
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was the NCC set up 1931 effective?
no, had budget of $500 million and only lent $10million
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when was the federal home loan bank act
1932
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when was the bonus march
june 1932
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how many marched
150,000-200,000
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when were armed troops sent in
28th july 1932
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how many voted in the 1932 election
40 million
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what was the NRA
enforced codes of practice for businesses
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what was the AAA
regulated major crops, bought surplus crops and subsidised farmers
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when were the NRA and AAA rules unconstitutional
1937
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what change of the supreme court did FDR propose 1937
adding one judge for every judge over 70 (6 out of 9)
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when was the lend-lease scheme passed
march 1941
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what was the value of this scheme by 1945
$51 billion
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when did the USA enter war
8th december 1941
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how many died in the war
400,000
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when was the trial and re-trial of algar hiss
1949 and 1950
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when was the rosenbergs trial
1951
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when did china become communist
1949
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what was set up to investigate McCarthy's claims
tydings committee
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when did McCarthy turn investigations to the army
1953
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when was HUAC set up
1938
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when did truman set up loyalty boards
1947
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when was the committee on present danger set up
1950
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when was the woodstock festival
august 1969
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when was SDS set up
1960
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who led the campaign at the university campus at berkeley 1964
the free speech movement
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when did ohio guards shoot four unarmed students
4th may 1970
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when did a bomb detonated outside army research madison
24th august 1970
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how much damage did the bomb cause
$60 million
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who led the 1967 'campus crusade for christ'
bill bright
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when was the UN founded
1945
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how much did US holdings of atomic bombs rise from 1947-58
13 to 50
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when was the national security act
1947
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when did north korea invade south korea
25th june 1950
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what percetnt of GNP did defence spending hit in korea
14% GNP
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when was general MacArthur sacked
1951
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when was the lottery draft
1 december 1969
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when was VVAW set up
1967
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when did walter cronkite broadcast criticism of tet offensive
27 february 1968
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what percent trusted the govt 1960
70%
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what percent trusted the govt 1974
less than 40%
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