American History 2: Chapter 17 – Section 1
I. The Nation Recovers from War
A. Demobilization
B. GI Bill
1. Money for college education
2. Factor in the suburban boom
C. Baby Boom
D. Temporary inflation
E. Booming economy
1. No internal damage from WWII
2. Advanced technology
3. Cold War Defense Dept. spending
II. Truman Presidency (Domestic)
A. Taft-Hartley Act
B. Integration of the military and the federal government by executive order
C. Election of 1948
1. Democrats – Harry Truman
2. Republicans – Thomas Dewey
3. Democrats split!
a. States’ Rights Party (Dixiecrats) – Strom Thurmond
b. Progressive Party – Henry Wallace
4. Truman’s whistle stop tour
5. Truman wins biggest presidential upset in history
D. Fair Deal
III. Impact of Eisenhower
A. Election of 1952
1. Democrats – Adlai Stevenson
2. Republicans – Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower
3. The General vs. The Egghead
4. Eisenhower wins easily
B. Moderate ideologically
C. Kept Social Security and the minimum wage