The US in 1945 and the legacies of WW2

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1. Which of the following statistics is not true?

  • America’s average per capita income was almost twice that of other most prosperous nations
  • 25% of Americans were unemployed in 1945
  • America produced half of the world’s manufactured goods, producing 57% of steel, 62% of oil and 80% of cars
  • America had 7% of the world’s population but 42% of its income
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2. What types of people did not vote for the Democratic Party?

  • Upper-Middle class businessmen
  • ‘Solid South’ who voted Democrat as Lincoln’s Republican Party abolished slavery. White Democrats who prevented blacks from voting
  • Urban (mainly catholic) ethnic voters in the North such as Irish-Americans and Polish-Americans
  • Workers and the unemployed

3. What did the Republican Party not consist of?

  • Hate for Roosevelt’s New Deal as it was pro-labour unions and used taxes on the wealthy to support poorer Americans
  • Working-class Americans
  • Preference for an economy unregulated by the federal gov
  • Influence of big business and the rich

4. Why was the USA the world’s most wealthy nation in 1945?

  • Americans were providing loans to other countries and were earning interest from these loans
  • Unemployment had begun to decrease because of Roosevelt’s New Deal
  • It was rich in natural resources and was experiencing an economy boom as factories worked to produce war material
  • The war was not fought on American soil therefore they saved money by not needing to repair damage

5. What caused the powers of the presidency to increase?

  • The Great Depression and WW2
  • The Wall Street Crash and WW1
  • The Consumer Boom and WW2
  • The Wall Street Crash and the Consumer Boom
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