Chapter 17 the Cold War Begins (1945-1952)

Chapter 17 The Cold War Begins (1945-1952)

Postwar America

Fear: Americas were terrified the U.S. would fall into another depression and economic hard times would return

Problem: Finding jobs and housing for returning soldiers became a large issue

GI Bill of Rights/ Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944

- Stated that returning soldiers can now go to college at the governments expense

- Each veteran could receive a low interest loan to buy a home, a farm or start a business

- Veterans enrolled in school rather than taking up spots in the job pool

- Promise of home loans created jobs to build homes for veterans and produce materials needed

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Baby Boom (1945-1960)

-More than 50,000,000 babies born in the U.S. during this time period

Suburban Growth

-People moved out into the suburbs as transportation became more readily available

-Mass produced low priced homes (identical houses)

-1st Mass produced low priced community was in Levitt Town, New York

Rise of the Sunbelt

-People began to move from the north/west into the south

-Moved because they had lower taxes

Postwar Politics

-Truman was a very basic, honest, continue New Deal programs President

- problem in office was inflation and strikes

Civil Rights:

-Truman was the 1st to began Civil Rights by desegregating forces

-In Election of 1946 the Republicans took control of both houses, making it hard to get things done like FDR did

22 Amendment

-Limited the President to two terms

-Recation to FDR serving 4 terms and to prevent a Hitler or Stalin from taking over the US

Taft-Hartley Act (1947)

-Permitted states right to past “right ” laws

-outlawed secondary strikes

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Iron Curtain

-Brought attention to the issues

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