Cornell Method of Note-taking
Title of Notes (Chapter # and title)
Page Numbers
Subtitle
that you
come up with.
Bulleted Notes relating to the subtitle.
Many times,
the subtitles
used by Brinkley
are not the actual
topic of the section
Subtitle
Subtitle
SAMPLE:
Chapter 29 The Affluent Society (pages 976-1012)
Chapter 29 : page 976
The Fair Deal Rejected
(976-977)
o
Fair Deal
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Truman’s domestic program “Fair Deal”:
1. Expansion of Social Security benefits
2. Raising the legal minimum wage from $.40 to $.65 per hour
3. Program aimed at ensuring full employment by increased federal spending
4. Permanent Employment Practices Act
5. Public housing and slum housing clearance
6. Long term public works and environmental planning
7. Promoting scientific research
8. Nationalization of atomic energy
9. National health insurance
Found enormous support from Welfare Liberal who had stopped pressing for reforms
during the WWII.
Also a time for him to assert his plan as president following FDR.
Unfortunately, the Republicans gained control of both houses in Congress in 1946 and
killed many of the reforms proposed in the “fair deal”
1. Deregulated the economy (inflation increased)
2. Refused to increase funds to education, Social Security, or power projects in
West
3. Did not raise minimum wage
4. Tried to cut taxes on high-income families (but Truman vetoed it).