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Life After WWII Life After WWII
How will WWII change life in How will WWII change life in America?America?
In Europe?In Europe?
Readjustment and RecoveryReadjustment and Recovery
How will life be different for the How will life be different for the following groups?following groups?– VeteransVeterans– WomenWomen– MinoritiesMinorities– FamiliesFamilies– ConsumersConsumers
Readjustment and RecoveryReadjustment and Recovery
VeteransVeterans– G.I. Bill of Rights (1944)G.I. Bill of Rights (1944)
part of tuitionpart of tuition one year unemploymentone year unemployment low-interest loanslow-interest loans
Readjustment and RecoveryReadjustment and Recovery
WomenWomen– Old vs. new gender rolesOld vs. new gender roles
IndependenceIndependence EmploymentEmployment
Readjustment and RecoveryReadjustment and Recovery
MinoritiesMinorities– EmploymentEmployment– Racial violenceRacial violence– VeteransVeterans– Civil rightsCivil rights
Readjustment and RecoveryReadjustment and Recovery
FamiliesFamilies– Changing rolesChanging roles– DivorceDivorce
Readjustment and RecoveryReadjustment and Recovery
ConsumersConsumers– Wartime Wartime peacetime production peacetime production
Cancelled contractsCancelled contracts UnemploymentUnemployment
– Inflation (OPA)Inflation (OPA)– Pent up needs/wantsPent up needs/wants– New productsNew products
Readjustment and RecoveryReadjustment and Recovery
Social changesSocial changes– Housing crisisHousing crisis– William Levitt & Henry KaiserWilliam Levitt & Henry Kaiser
Prefab, assembly line homesPrefab, assembly line homes SuburbsSuburbs
– Levittown (NY)Levittown (NY)
ConformityConformity
Truman’s PresidencyTruman’s Presidency
Read pages 842 – 843Read pages 842 – 843– What challenges did Truman face in What challenges did Truman face in
each area and how did he respond?each area and how did he respond? EconomicEconomic SocialSocial
Truman’s PresidencyTruman’s Presidency
Economic challengesEconomic challenges– StrikesStrikes
Higher prices, lower wagesHigher prices, lower wages Threatens to enact draftThreatens to enact draft
– Leads to Republican takeover of CongressLeads to Republican takeover of Congress
Truman’s PresidencyTruman’s Presidency
Social challengesSocial challenges– Civil rightsCivil rights
Truman supportsTruman supports African Americans want:African Americans want:
– anti-lynching lawanti-lynching law– abolition of poll taxabolition of poll tax– creation of permanent body to prevent creation of permanent body to prevent
discrimination in hiringdiscrimination in hiring
Congress’ responseCongress’ response
Truman’s PresidencyTruman’s Presidency
Executive Order 9981Executive Order 9981– Integrated armed forcesIntegrated armed forces
Government employers may not Government employers may not discriminatediscriminate
Supreme Court: lower courts cannot Supreme Court: lower courts cannot bar African Americans from bar African Americans from neighborhoodsneighborhoods
Election of 1948Election of 1948
CandidatesCandidatesDemocrats
Harry Truman
Republicans
Thomas Dewey
States’ Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrats)
J. Strom Thurmond
Progressive Party
Henry Wallace
Truman’s Second TermTruman’s Second Term
Truman’s Fair DealTruman’s Fair Deal– Proposal of New Deal extension failsProposal of New Deal extension fails
National heath insuranceNational heath insurance
– Successful ideasSuccessful ideas Minimum wage increases ($0.40 Minimum wage increases ($0.40 $0.75) $0.75) SS coverage extendedSS coverage extended Low-income housing supportLow-income housing support
Truman’s TroublesTruman’s Troubles
Blamed for problemsBlamed for problems– Korean WarKorean War– McCarthyismMcCarthyism
Decides not to run for reelectionDecides not to run for reelection
Election of 1952Election of 1952
DemocratsDemocrats
Adlai StevensonAdlai StevensonRepublicansRepublicans
Dwight “Ike” D. Dwight “Ike” D. EisenhowerEisenhower
Election of 1952Election of 1952
Republicans blame DemocratsRepublicans blame Democrats Criticize growing power of federal Criticize growing power of federal
gov’tgov’t Accuse Truman’s allies of corruptionAccuse Truman’s allies of corruption Richard Nixon = Eisenhower’s Richard Nixon = Eisenhower’s
running materunning mate– Accused of accepting bribesAccused of accepting bribes
Election of 1952Election of 1952
Importance of TVImportance of TV– Nixon’s appealNixon’s appeal– Political ads!Political ads!
http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/
Eisenhower’s PresidencyEisenhower’s Presidency
Approach = “dynamic conservatism” Approach = “dynamic conservatism” or “Modern Republicanism”or “Modern Republicanism”– Gov’t should be conservative w/ $$ and Gov’t should be conservative w/ $$ and
liberal with humansliberal with humans Civil RightsCivil Rights
– Stayed in the middleStayed in the middle
Ike’s AccomplishmentsIke’s Accomplishments
Backed programs that would:Backed programs that would:– Balance budgetBalance budget– Cut taxesCut taxes– Raise minimum wageRaise minimum wage– Extend Social Security & unemploymentExtend Social Security & unemployment– Increase funding for public housingIncrease funding for public housing– Create interstate highwaysCreate interstate highways– Create Dept of Health, Education, & Create Dept of Health, Education, &
WelfareWelfare