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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