NAME DATE CLASS Guided Reading
netw rks
The Cold War Era
Lesson 2 Early Cold War Politics
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Why do people make economic
choices?
The Peacetime Economy
Identifying Identify four reasons that the peacetime
economy faced serious adjustment after World War II.
1.
2.
Reasons for
Postwar
Economic
Adjustment
3.
4.
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5. Determining Cause and Effect What effect would a
strike of miners or railroad workers have on people around
the nation?
NAME DATE CLASS Guided Reading Cont.
netw rks
The Cold War Era
Truman Faces Republican Opposition
Analyzing During President Truman’s first term of office,
many measures and initiatives were proposed by him and
Congress. Of those listed, identify which were passed or not
passed, and the reasons for these decisions by Congress.
Legislation during Truman's First Term
Measure
Passed?
Fair Deal
1. Taft-Hartley Act
2. National Security Act
3. Reason Why or
Why Not
5. Analyzing What factors contributed to Truman’s ultimate
surprise reelection?
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4. Identifying What factors made it seem that Truman would
not be reelected?
NAME DATE Guided Reading Cont.
CLASS netw rks
The Cold War Era
Truman’s Fair Deal
Analyzing As part of his Fair Deal, President Truman proposed
numerous measures to improve the lives of Americans.
Categorize the measures listed below by whether they were
passed/put into effect or were not passed/not put into effect.
Fair Deal Measures
Fair Deal Measure
Passed/Put into effect?
Increase in minimum wage for workers
1. Expansion of Social Security for senior
citizens
2. Government-backed medical insurance
3. Funding for housing for low-income
families
4. Law making lynching a federal crime
5. Desegregating the armed forces
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7. Identifying Points of View What was President Truman’s
point of view on civil rights? What were some ways he tried
to put that into effect?