AMSCO AP US History Chapter 26 (AMSCO
United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 26
Truman and the Cold War 1945-1952)
Terms in this set (68)
Servicemen's Signed into law by President
Readjustment Act of 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22,
(GI Bill) 1944, it was also known as the GI
Bill. It provided veterans of the
Second World War with funds for
college education, unemployment
insurance, and housing. (p. 557)
early marriages One sign of confidence in post Image: early
World War II era was an explosion marriages
of marriages at a younger age and
new births. (p.
558)
Between 1945 and 1960, 50
million babies were born. This
generation would profoundly
baby boom
affect the nation's social
institutions and economic life.
(p. 558)
,suburban growth Low interest rates on mortgages that
were government-insured and tax
deductible made the move from the city
to the suburb affordable for almost any
family. In a single generation the majority of middle-class
Americans became
suburbanites. (p. 558)
Levittown William Levitt used mass production
techniques to build
17,000 inexpensive homes on Long
Island, New York. It became a symbol of
the movement to the suburbs in the
years after World War II. (p. 558)
Sunbelt After World War II, many
Americans moved to southern states.
They were attracted by a warmer
climate, lower taxes, and defense-
related industry jobs. (p. 558)
Harry Truman A moderate Democrat, he became
president when Franklin Roosevelt died.
He was a decisive, honest and
unpretentious leader. (p. 558)
President Truman's act included
progressive measures such as increased
minimum wage and efforts to maintain
Employment Act of 1946 full employment. (p. 559)
, Council of Economic Established by Truman's Employment
Advisers Act of 1946, they counseled the
president and Congress on promoting
national economic welfare. (p. 559)
inflation and labor unions Relaxed controls on the Office of Price
Administration resulted in an inflation
rate of about 25 percent during the first
year and a half after World War II.
Workers and unions wanted wages
to increase after years of wage
controls during World
War II. (p. 559)
In 1946, President Truman used his
executive powers to create this
Committee on Civil Rights committee to challenge racial
discrimination. (p. 559)
racial integration of military In 1948, President Truman ordered the
end of racial discrimination throughout
the federal government including the
armed forces. The end of segregation
changed life on military bases, many of
which were in the South. (p. 559)
In response to Franklin
Roosevelt's four elections, Congress
passed this constitutional amendment,
which limited a president to a maximum
22nd Amendment of two full terms in office. (p. 560)
United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 26
Truman and the Cold War 1945-1952)
Terms in this set (68)
Servicemen's Signed into law by President
Readjustment Act of 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22,
(GI Bill) 1944, it was also known as the GI
Bill. It provided veterans of the
Second World War with funds for
college education, unemployment
insurance, and housing. (p. 557)
early marriages One sign of confidence in post Image: early
World War II era was an explosion marriages
of marriages at a younger age and
new births. (p.
558)
Between 1945 and 1960, 50
million babies were born. This
generation would profoundly
baby boom
affect the nation's social
institutions and economic life.
(p. 558)
,suburban growth Low interest rates on mortgages that
were government-insured and tax
deductible made the move from the city
to the suburb affordable for almost any
family. In a single generation the majority of middle-class
Americans became
suburbanites. (p. 558)
Levittown William Levitt used mass production
techniques to build
17,000 inexpensive homes on Long
Island, New York. It became a symbol of
the movement to the suburbs in the
years after World War II. (p. 558)
Sunbelt After World War II, many
Americans moved to southern states.
They were attracted by a warmer
climate, lower taxes, and defense-
related industry jobs. (p. 558)
Harry Truman A moderate Democrat, he became
president when Franklin Roosevelt died.
He was a decisive, honest and
unpretentious leader. (p. 558)
President Truman's act included
progressive measures such as increased
minimum wage and efforts to maintain
Employment Act of 1946 full employment. (p. 559)
, Council of Economic Established by Truman's Employment
Advisers Act of 1946, they counseled the
president and Congress on promoting
national economic welfare. (p. 559)
inflation and labor unions Relaxed controls on the Office of Price
Administration resulted in an inflation
rate of about 25 percent during the first
year and a half after World War II.
Workers and unions wanted wages
to increase after years of wage
controls during World
War II. (p. 559)
In 1946, President Truman used his
executive powers to create this
Committee on Civil Rights committee to challenge racial
discrimination. (p. 559)
racial integration of military In 1948, President Truman ordered the
end of racial discrimination throughout
the federal government including the
armed forces. The end of segregation
changed life on military bases, many of
which were in the South. (p. 559)
In response to Franklin
Roosevelt's four elections, Congress
passed this constitutional amendment,
which limited a president to a maximum
22nd Amendment of two full terms in office. (p. 560)
