Harry Truman Domestic Policies 1945 - 1953

Question 1

What years was the baby boom during Truman?

Answer 1

1945-1950

Question 2

How many veterans benefitted from the GI Bill during Truman?

Answer 2

7.8 million

Question 3

When was the Employment Act during Truman?

Answer 3

1946

Question 4

Aim of the Employment Act during Truman?

Answer 4

Committed the country to “maximum employment”

Question 5

What year was Truman re-elected?

Answer 5

1948

Question 6

Trumans domestic policy known as?

Answer 6

Fair Deal

Question 7

How many bills did Truman veto?

Answer 7

250 bills

Question 8

What did Republicans win during Truman?

Answer 8

In 1946 Republicans won House and Senate

Question 9

What did Democrats win in 1948 during Truman?

Answer 9

Houses and Congress

Question 10

What year was the Housing Act during Truman?

Answer 10

1949

Question 11

How many units did the Housing Act build and how many were meant to be built during Truman?

Answer 11

810,000 houses would be built but only 156,000 units were built by 1952

Question 12

What act increased union power for workers during Truman?

Answer 12

Wagner Act

Question 13

When was there a wave of strikes in the steal,coal,auto and railroad industry during Truman?

Answer 13

1945-1946

Question 14

How many American were employed by 1953 during Truman?

Answer 14

62 million

Question 15

Number of unemployment in 1953 during Truman?

Answer 15

virtually 0

Question 16

Definition of the Fair Deal during Truman?

Answer 16

Was a 21 point plan to tackle domestic issues

Question 17

What year was the National School Lunch Act during Truman?

Answer 17

1946

Question 18

In 1944 how much of the work force was women during Truman?

Answer 18

36%

Question 19

Name 5 factors included in Trumans Fair Deal?

Answer 19

anti - lynching laws
National Health Insurance
Increase in public housing
new Department of Welfare
increased minimum wage 40-75 cent an hour
expanded Social Security Coverage
tax cuts for low - income earners

Question 20

How many state and local government employees, school teachers and college professors lost their jobs due to McCarthyism during Truman?

Answer 20

500 state and local government employees
600 school teachers
150 college professors

Question 21

What year was the GI Bill?

Answer 21

1944

Question 22

How much inflation did consumer boom cause between 1945-1956 during Truman?

Answer 22

25%

Question 23

How many war veterans did Truman return to stabilise the economy?

Answer 23

12 million

Question 24

What percentage did employment never go over during Truman?

Answer 24

5%

Question 25

What election was democrats defeated in during Truman?

Answer 25

1946 Congressional Election

Question 26

What happened to Truman’s Price Control Bill in 1946?

Answer 26

Watered down by Congress

Question 27

What suburban houses were popular during Truman?

Answer 27

Leviton in Long Island

Question 28

What was Truman’s approval rating by the end of his presidency?

Answer 28

22%

Question 29

What year did employment rise to 5% during Truman?

Answer 29

1950

Question 30

When and who created the rise in McCarthyism during Truman?

Answer 30

1950 by Joseph McCarthy

Question 31

In 1944 how much precent of the workforce was women during Truman?

Answer 31

36%

Question 32

Who was mainly affected by by 5% unemployment during Truman?

Answer 32

Women and Minority Groups

Question 33

How many communist did McCarthy claim that were working in the US Sate Department during Truman?

Answer 33

205 communist party members

Question 34

What council did Truman create regarding economy?

Answer 34

Council of Economic Advisors (CEA)