the cold war Flashcards
post war america
1945
demobilization
action of releasing someone from one of the armed forces
soldiers returned home to find…
a housing shortage
william levitt built…
standardized homes in long island
levittown(s)
houses built in 27 steps, small and unimaginative but affordable
the baby boom
the largest generation ever born into the US population
young americans hungered for…
stability and a slice of the american pie
GI bill
loans to veterans
employers were encouraged to…
hire veterans
women and minorities were…
out of jobs (women found jobs as secretaries)
wives were…
accepted into the workplace
truman set up a…
committee on civil rights
truman desegregated…
the army and federal government (hiring practices)
truman’s watch was brought about because of
continual disagreements between the Soviets and the western powers
churchill declared an
“iron curtain” had fallen over eastern europe (no communication)
