Political Developments: Truman as President and the Fair Deal Flashcards
What caused Truman to become President?
Franklin Roosevelt died
When did Franklin Roosevelt die? (To the month)
April 1945
Which election did Harry Truman run in as the Presidential candidate?
The 1948 election
What popular vote majority did Truman win in the 1948 election?
2 million popular vote majority
Which party may have weakened Truman’s 1948 election result?
States Rights Party
What did the States Rights Party want?
They wanted there to be less federal government control over individual states
What did the States Rights want to re-implement?
They wanted to re-implement segregation in their states
Which part of the military was de-segregated in 1946?
The Navy
How many states did the States Rights party carry?
4 states
Which part of the USA were the 4 States carried by the States Rights party located?
The South
What did Truman want to do with the Fair Employment Practices Commission?
He wanted to make it permanent
What did Truman want to do with health insurance?
He wanted to make a national health insurance scheme
How did Congress respond to Truman’s proposed laws?
They blocked them
What happened in the 1946 mid-term election?
The Republicans gained a majority
Which anti-Roosevelt newspaper supported the Republican, Dewey, in 1948?
The Chicago Tribune
What did the Chicago Tribune pre-print before the 1948 election result?
They printed that Dewey had won
What was the Fair Deal practically a continuation of?
Continuation of the New Deal
What deal did Truman create for the USA?
The Fair Deal
Which social security act did Truman extend?
1935 Social Security Act
What year was the Full Employment Bill passed?
1945
What type of laws did Truman pass for poor people in relation to housing?
He gave them social housing
What did the 1945 Full Employment Bill do?
It made employment a human right
What did it mean for the governments responsibility after the 1945 Full Employment Bill?
It meant they would have to make sure people had enough jobs
What year did railroad workers say they were going to go on strike in Truman’s time in office?
1945
How did Truman say he would respond to the railroad strike once it happened?
He would send in federal troops to take the place of the workers
How did the public respond to Truman’s decision of potentially sending troops in to work the railroad workers jobs?
They felt Truman was acting out of interest of the economy
What would the Taft-Hartley Bill have done?
It would have made employees in trade unions able to be charged for violating their contract
What did Truman do with the Taft-Hartley Bill?
He vetoed it
How did Congress respond to Truman’s vetoing of the Taft-Hartley Bill?
They voted in favour of it again
