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The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. AKA the GI Bill
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Provided a powerful support during the transition of 15 million veterans to apeactime economy. Education was allowed to continue at government expense. Veterans received over sixteen billion dollars in low-interest loans to buy homes and farms and to start new business.
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What years did the baby boom occur?
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1945-1960
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Define Levittown
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A project of low-priced family homes on Long Island, New York
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What helped finance the shift of industry, people, and ultimately political power from Northeast and Midwest region to the Sunbelt?
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Military spending
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Harry Truman was a _____ _______senator from ______
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modern Democratic, Missouri
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When did Truman become President?
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April 1945, after Roosevelt's death
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Define Employment Act of 1946
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Truman urged Congress to enact progressive measures like national health insurance, an increase in minimum wage, and a bil to commit the government to maintaining full employment. It also created the Council of Economic Advisers to counsel both the president and Congress on means of promoting national economic welfare.
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Fair Employment Practices Commission
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prevented employers from discriminating against the hiring of African Americans.
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What was the 22nd Amendment?
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Limiting a president to max of two terms (ratified by states in 1951)
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Define Taft-Hartley Act of 1947
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This was a probusiness act. Truman vetoed it as a "slave- labor" bill, but congress approved it.
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