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Truman's Presidency - Coggle Diagram
Truman's Presidency
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
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1952-immigration and nationality act (McCarren-Walter act)
- immigration from china easier
Gallup Poll showed Trumans approval only 22%
- Korea
- inflation
- IRS scandal- corruption, T 'senator from Pendergast
Truman attempted to veto 1953 International security act
- denied communists passports
- only 58 agreed with him
lame duck phase
1953 output 90% on 1939 levels
- employment 61 million and per capita increased 40%
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COMECON- 29 JAN 1949
- in response to marshall plan, trade agreements in east since west boycotted Russian trade
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28 sept 1949- Truman passes Mutual defence bill
- expansion of army
- development of hydrogen bomb
Truman wins election as underdog
- democrats in house and senate
- development of states rights party and progressive party (Henry Wallace)
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Boom in car sales- 2.1 mil in 1947, 1950 7.9 mil
1947- National security act
- creation of NSC(co-ordinate national security and foreign policy), CIA and dept of defence
Mid terms- Republicans in house and senate
Late 1945-1945 strikes- T wanted to maintain price controls
(coal, oil, steel, rail- 5000 in 1946, auto)- higher wages
union mine workers took to court
Inflation due to the consumer boom 1945-46
1946- Price control bill (Watered down by DNC)
- creation of council of economic advisors
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12 march 1947- truman asks congress for $400 mil to aid greece and turkey
- formation of truman doctrine 1947
12 April 1945- FDR died, Truman president
Baby boom 1945-50
- many social issues
(women and housing and education)
- market for goods and services
1 mil live births per year more in 1947 than 45
Jobs threatened- unemployment 5%
- change of demand, bad for women (36% of WF) and minority, influx of soldiers
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FDR's GI bill 1944 ($20bn)
- 90% got mortgage
- unemployment benefits
-loans for education
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Dropping of the atomic bombs...
- 6 Aug 1945 Hiroshima- 150,000 died
- 9 Aug 1945 Nagasaki
1945 Baruch plan- US surrender atomic bomb to UN for inspection if soviets have to do the same (they refused- started a nuclear arms race)
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