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Chapter 26: Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1952 [557 -
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- Servicemen’shfReadjustmenthfActhfofhf1944hf(GIhfBillhfofhfRights)hfprovedhfpowerfulhfsupporthfduri
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- MorehfthanhfhalfhfreturninghfGIshf(menhfandhfwomenhfinhfuniform)hfseizedhfopportunityhfaffordedhfbyhfGIhf
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- Overhf2hfmillionhfGIshfattendedhfcollegehfstartedhfboomhfinhfhigherhfedu
- Vetshfreceivedhfoverhf$16hfbillionhfinhflow-interest,hfgov-
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- Byhffocusinghfonhfbetterhfeduhfworkforcehfandhfpromotinghfnewhfconstruction,hffedhfgovhfstimulatedhft
hehpf ostwarhfeconhfexpansion
- BabyhfBoom
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Us history Period 8: 1945-1980
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Chapter 26: Truman and the Cold War,
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1945-1952 [557 – hf hf
572] class notes summary chapter 2
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6 with revision questions verified A+
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Period 8: 1945-1980
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Chapter 26: Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1952 [557 -
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572] hf
DuehfDate:hfWednesday,hfAprilhf18
- WWIIhfdramaticallyhfchangedhfthehfUShffromhfanhfisolationisthfcountryhfintohfahfmilitaryhfsuperpowerhfa
ndhaf hfleaderhfinhfworldhfaffairs
- AfterhfwarhfmosthfAmshfathfhomehfandhfmillioneshfcominghfbackhffromhfmilitaryhfservicehfwantedhfnorm
alhd
f omestichflifehfandhftohfenjoyhfrevitalizedhfnathfecon
- DuringhfTrumanhfpres,hfgrowinghfconflicthfbetweenhfSovietshfandhfUS-hfColdhfWar-
hfdampenhfnationsh e
f njoymenthfofhfpostwarhfboom
PostwarhfAmerica
- 15hfmillionhfAmhfsoldiers,hfsailors,hfandhfmarineshfreturninghftohfcivilianhflifehfinhf1945-
46hffacedhfjobhfandhh f ousinghfprobs
- Fearhfendhfofhfwarhfmighthfmeanhfeconhfhardhftimes
- Warhfyearshfhadhfincreasedhfper-
capitahfincome,hfmuchhfwashfinhfsavingshfsincehfwartimehfshortageshm f eanthflittlehfgoodshftohfbuy
- Pent-uphfconsumerhfdemandhfforhfautoshfandhfhousinghfwithhfgovhfroad-
buildinghfprojectshfquicklyhfovercamehfeconhfuncertaintyhfafterhfwarhfandhfintroducedhferahfofhfunpreced
entedhfprosperityhfandhfeconhg f rowth
- Byhf1950shfAmshfenjoyedhfthehfhighesthfstandardhfofhflivinghfachievedhfbyhfanyhfsocietyhfinhfhistory
- GIhfBillhfHelphfForhfVeterans
- Servicemen’shfReadjustmenthfActhfofhf1944hf(GIhfBillhfofhfRights)hfprovedhfpowerfulhfsupporthfduri
nghtf ransitionhfofhf15hfmillionhfvetshftohfpeacetimehfecon
- MorehfthanhfhalfhfreturninghfGIshf(menhfandhfwomenhfinhfuniform)hfseizedhfopportunityhfaffordedhfbyhfGIhf
Billhtf ohfcontinuehfeduhfathfgovhfexpense
- Overhf2hfmillionhfGIshfattendedhfcollegehfstartedhfboomhfinhfhigherhfedu
- Vetshfreceivedhfoverhf$16hfbillionhfinhflow-interest,hfgov-
backedhfloanshftohfbuyhfhomeshfandhffarmshfandhftohsf tarthfbusinesses
- Byhffocusinghfonhfbetterhfeduhfworkforcehfandhfpromotinghfnewhfconstruction,hffedhfgovhfstimulatedhft
hehpf ostwarhfeconhfexpansion
- BabyhfBoom
- Signhfofhfbasichfconfidencehfofhfpostwarhferahfwashfexplosionhfinhfmarriagehfandhfbirths
- Youngerhfmarriageshfandhflargerhffamilieshfresultedhfinhf50hfmillionhfbabieshfenteringhfUShfbetweenhf19
45haf ndhf1960
- Ashfthehfbabyhfboomhfgenhfgrew,hfithfaffectedhfthehfnation’shfsocialhfinstituhfandhfeconhflifehfinhflasthfhalfhfofhf
20thhcf entury
- InitiallyhfBabyhfBoomershffocusedhfwomen’shfattentionhfonhfraisinghfchildrenhfandhfhomemaking,hftrendhf
ofhw
f omenhfinhfworkplacehfcont
- Byhf19660,hf⅓hfofhfallhfmarriedhfwomenhfworkedhfoutsidehfhome
- SuburbanhfGrowth
- Highhfdemandhfforhfhousinghfafterhfthehfwarhfresultedhfinhfconstructionhfboom
- WilliamhfJhfLevitthfledhfinhfdevelopmenthfofhfpostwarhfsuburbiahfwithhfhishfbuildinghfandhfpromotionhfofhfL
evittown,hfprojecthfofhf17,000hfmass-produced,hflow-
pricedhffamilyhfhomeshfonhfLonghfIsland,hfNewhfYork
- Lowhfinteresthfrateshfonhfmortgageshfthathfwerehfbothhfgov-
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