Truman (1945-52)

Question 1

what were his aims?

Answer 1

• new political and social systems to set example to rest of world after ww2
• extend ND with FD including housing and healthcare

Question 2

what was the full employment bill?

Answer 2

• 1945
• employment a right
  government had to provide it
• increase minimum wage and public works programmes

Question 3

how were labour relations after WW2?

Answer 3

• union strikes for wage increases
• conscripted rail workers so army running the rails
  republicans created taft Harley bill to make unions responsible for violation of contract - turban vetoed but congress passed anyway

Question 4

what happened in the 1948 election?

Answer 4

• expected to lose when Wallace split democrats with progressive party
• Truman promised FD but people were shocked when he got more 2 mill more votes

Question 5

what was Truman’s 1949 fair deal?

Answer 5

• fair deal was for everyone
• many welfare measures but most blocked by conservatives
• raise min wage, extend social security, slum clearance, housing for poor

Question 6

how was the growing influence of black people shown?

Answer 6

• first president to publicly address NAACP

- blacks urged Truman to pass civil rights legislation otherwise they joule remove vote

Question 7

which party did Truman belong too?

Answer 7

Democrats

Question 8

how many people took part in the national strikes?

Answer 8

4.6 million