Chapter 26 Section 1 Notes:
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_________________________________________ – sending home members of the army
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__ __ ______ ____ ____________ – eased the return of World War II veterans by providing
education and employment aid
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__________ ____________ – increase in births between 1945 and 1964
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__________________________– the rate at which goods are produced or services performed
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________- ____________ ______ – a law that restricted the power of labor unions; outlawed
the closed shop, a workplace in which only union members can be hired
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___________ ___________ – President Truman’s program to expand New Deal reforms
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The GI Bill of Rights and a strong demand for ____________________ goods – coupled with
defense _____________________ on the Korean War and increased foreign demand for U.S.
goods – greatly ________________the economy.
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The U.S became the ______________________ country in the world.
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After World War II, many citizens and economists feared the country would fall into a
widespread depression.
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Truman started demobilization, and millions of __________________ came home and searched
for work.
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Contracts to produce military goods were cancelled and _______________ of defense workers
lost their jobs.
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An end to rationing and price controls – plus a demand for goods – fueled _________________.
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The post-war U.S. did not experience unemployment or a renewed depression, but it did have
serious economic problems.
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The most painful was ________________________ __________________.
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Prices rose about ____ __________________ in 1946, and the prices of some products doubled.
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To help veterans, the federal government enacted the GI Bill of Rights.
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The bill provided one year of _____________________ ______ for veterans unable to find work.
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The pay helped veteran’s ______________________ themselves and their families.
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___________________ ___________________ veterans entered or returned to college.
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The bill provided _______________________ _______ to attend college.
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The bill entitled veterans to __________________ for buying homes and starting businesses.
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There was an upsurge in ____________ _______________________, which led to explosive
growth in ___________________ ____________.
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With the Great Depression and the war behind them, many returning soldiers quickly married
and started families.
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The result was a postwar ____________ ____________.
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Between __________ ____ ________, the U.S. population experienced its greatest increase,
growing ________ _________________ from about 130 to about 165 million.
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When wartime restrictions ended, demand for consumer goods ________________. Businesses
employed more people to produce goods.
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This created a __________________− People bought ________ ___________
Businesses hire __________ ____________
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The postwar years ushered in a period of domestic prosperity that lasted nearly _____ ______.
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The ___________ __________ became the richest country in the world.
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During the postwar period, the U.S. economy benefitted from ___________________ advances,
such as atomic power, computers, and plastics.
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Worker _______________________continued to improve, largely because of new technology.
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The economy also got a boost from _______________ _______________ spending for the
_____________ ________ and from _______________ ____________ for ____ ____ _________
caused by the _________________________ ____________.
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Between 1945 and 1960, the nation’s ___________ _________________ _____________ (GNP)
more than doubled.
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President _________________ ________________had to preside over one of the more difficult
times in American history.
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The ___________ _____________ was beginning and there were __________________
_________________ in Europe and Asia.
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The U.S. faced_________________ and _______________ ___________ at home.
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Trade unionists demanded _______ ___________________ to keep up with inflation.
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__________________ __________________ to meet labor’s demands.
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Millions of steel, coal, railroad, and automotive workers went on strike, prompting Congress to
enact the ________-___________________ ________ Truman’s veto.
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Truman established a special committee on ____________ ____________ to investigate race
relations.
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The committee made several recommendations for reforms, but ______________________
__________________ them all.
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Truman ________________________ the military, which did not need Congressional
____________________.
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By spring 1948, __________________standing had sunk so ________that few thought he could
win election that fall.
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However, Truman managed the __________________ ____________ of the century, beating
three other candidates, two of them from new political parties.
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Shortly after the election, Truman announced a far-ranging legislative program he called the
______________ ______________.
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The Fair Deal was meant to ______________________ existing New Deal reforms and establish
___________ ___________________, such as national health insurance.
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But Congress ____________________ most of Truman’s Fair Deal proposals.
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Legislative failure and a stalled war in Korea contributed to Truman’s loss of popularity, and he
did _________ _________ ____________________ in 1952.
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Popular, charming __________________ candidate ________________ ___ ________________
won the presidency that year, beating ____________ ____________ _____________________.
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The public believed that Eisenhower would walk the line between ____________________ and
____________________________ political positions, and he did not disappoint.
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Eisenhower created an ________________ _______________ _____________ and spent more
money on _____________________.
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The strong U.S economy went a long way toward making his presidency one of the most
___________________________, ____________________, and _____________________
tranquil in the 20th century.