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TRUMAN’S DOMESTIC POLICIES

TRUMAN’S DOMESTIC POLICIES. Post War Economy The Fair Deal The GOP Congress The 1948 Election Anti-communism at Home. Truman: 1944-1952. Truman’s Domestic policies. Post-war Economy: high inflation, strikes Council of Economic Advisors: Keynes Strikes: Truman threatens mine strikers

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TRUMAN’S DOMESTIC POLICIES

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  1. TRUMAN’S DOMESTIC POLICIES Post War Economy The Fair Deal The GOP Congress The 1948 Election Anti-communism at Home

  2. Truman: 1944-1952

  3. Truman’s Domestic policies • Post-war Economy: high inflation, strikes • Council of Economic Advisors: Keynes • Strikes: Truman threatens mine strikers • “Fair Deal:” 21 point program. Truman tries to extend New Deal • welfare and job programs, low rent houses • raise min wage, job training, public works

  4. Most of Truman’s agenda blocked • Conservative mood: lower taxes, goods • GOP wins Congress: first time since 1928 • Truman vetoes tax cuts • Taft-Hartley Act passes: 80 day cooling off • Truman’s Civil Rights Committee: • They recommend fighting discrimination • Truman ends segregated army • Truman recognizes Israel: old partner

  5. 1948 Election • Democrats split left and right • Henry Wallace: liberal Progressive party • He blames Truman for ending New Deal • Democrat party presses Truman to quit • Dixiecrats: 13 southern states bolt • Strom Thurmond runs for State’s Rights Party • GOP: Thomas Dewey of NY. Moderate • “Give-’em Hell Harry:” Truman fights • All polls had Truman loosing, he wins! • Truman 24 million, Dewey 22, others 1 m.

  6. Truman wins 1948

  7. Red Scare: 1947-1952 • House Un-American Activities Committee • Loyalty Review: 500 fired, 3000 quit • Alger Hiss Trial: Whitaker Chambers • Ethel & Julius Rosenberg Trail: executed for selling A-bomb secrets • Joseph McCarthy: Wisconsin senator • List of 205 communists, accused everyone • Populists support, self implodes after • accusing the army of communists sympathy

  8. Joseph McCarthy

  9. MOVIE TERMS TO KNOW • HUAC • Alger Hiss Trial: Whitaker Chambers • The Rosenberg Trial • Joseph McCarthy • The Ckeckers Speech

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