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HA2 24/25FebruaryPost WWII America
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Topics What would you be interested in researchin
as a homewor! assinment"
#elect $ topics and ran! them in order o%your interest &whole sheet'
#ome options( )' Transistor *adio + Portable *adio
2' ,ommercial -et Airlines + Airlines start up
.' i0e broadcastin satellites + broadcastin %rom space
4' #tar Tre! + $1s tele0ision show William #hatner eonard3imoy
5' asy *ider + $1s motorcycle mo0ie Harley a0idson
$' 6n the Water%ront + 7arlon 8rando 9lm about a pri:e9hter
;' American 7odern Furniture + mid+century spacey loo!in
5) oders 0? @iantsHome *un *ecord
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PostWWII America
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WWII ndsemobili:ation Auust )>45 hih war production stops andTruman beins the process o% demilitari:in
7ilitary oes %rom )2 million to . million in ayear
@o0ernment cancels war production
contracts millions lose Bobs
$1C o% people %ear their income will %all andanother depression will ensue
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@I 8ill o% *ihts @I + Do0ernment issuedE re%ers to the
soldiers by their standard uni%orm andeuipment
@o0ernment i0es 0eterans
Gnemployment bene9ts
Financial aid %or collee tuition
@o0ernment loans %or buildin
homes / startin businesses
ects(
7assi0e increase in home production
suburbs 7an o to colle e an educated eneration
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8aby 8oom &)>4$)>$4'
Population eplosion a%ter WWII Jeterans come home et married and
bein %amilies
)>5; + pea! year o% baby boom
) baby e0ery ; seconds + 4?. million
in one year
)>41)>55 G# population oes
%rom ).1 million to )$5 million
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conomy #hi%t
,on0ertin wartime economy bac! topeacetime economy
Gnemployment
InKation &hih prices because lots o%money and little supply'
8GTAmericans ha0e money and
rationin is o0er hih purchasinpower
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conomy #hi%t 7arshallPlanA#6 @*6WTH
- Producti0ity &hih due to tech andWP8'
L @ATT L 7arshall Plan &o0ernmentMM' + production Bobs open in newindustries to sell to Americans anduropeans
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,onress and abor
Gnions ot many rihts durin 3eweal &F*'
8GT inKation Gnions demand hiherpay
7illions o% Americans stri!e
Ta%tHartley Act outlaws the closedshop + wor!places that only hire unionmembers
Ta!es rihts away %rom unions
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,i0il *ihtsTruman strules with conress o0er ci0il
rihts re%orm(
Particularly desereation o% the military
Tries to create leislation but ,onress 9htsaainst it
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Truman runs %or lection
Truman decides to run %or president butheNs not popular because(
InKation Gnrest %rom labor unions ,oldWar conKicts ha0e beun &=orean War'
T? blasts ,onress %or bein Dthe worst inhistoryE and bloc!in leislation
#teals the win
with a narrow marin
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Fair eal Truman
Fair eal + leislation that would strentheneistin 3ew eal re%orms and establish(
national health insurance prorams
7inimum wae
#ocial #ecurity etensions
Housin re%orm
8GT
,onress re%used to let any o% the leislationthrouh to become laws
Truman didnNt run %or reelection in )>52
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Topics in )>51s
With your roup o% .OTa!e )521 minutes to research your topic
and prepare to i0e a 2 minute mini
presentation to your classmates on thistopic
,ome up with(
The %our maBor points about your topic towrite on the board
0eryone in your roup must presentsome in%ormation
8e sure to eplain your topic and maBor