Postwar prosperity Flashcards
How many houses had a TV by the end of the 1950s?
9/10
In 1952, how much of the worlds goods was America providing?
65%
What was Truman’s policy called?
the ‘Fair Deal’
What did Truman aim to do?
- Improve rights for african-americans
- reduce poverty
How much did Truman raise the minimum wage by?
40 cents to 70 cents (30 cents)
How did Truman make housing more affordable?
- Cleared slums
What was the GI Bill? (3)
- Established hospitals
- made cheap home loans
- offered grants for ex-soldiers to attend college
From 1944-1949, now much did veterans receive from the government?
- $4 billion
When did Eisenhower became President?
1952
What did Eisenhower do?
- Encouraged economic growth
- Looked after the middle classes
In 1960, how many American people lived in suburbs?
25%
Who didn’t support Truman’s ‘fair deal’?
- Republicans
- southern politicians
What was the American Dream?
- The idea that equality and prosperity were available to all US citizens.
In 1960, how did the quality of living differ for an American and a British person?
- The qualify of living of an American person was 3x that of a British person
Was postwar American really a time of the American dream?
No - there was still a lot of inequalities
