Truman's Domestic Policy
Harry Truman wanted to follow in the footsteps of Franklin Delano Roosevelt when Truman took office in 1945. First, Truman attempted reconversion, the social and economic transition from wartime to peacetime. However, he appeared ill-prepared for the presidency.
2.) What was the Taft-Hartley Act?
The Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947 which allowed the president to declare a eighty day cooling off period when strikes hit industries that directly affected the national interest. During this period, the strikers had to return to work while the government studies the heated situation.
3.) What was the Truman Fair Deal?
The Truman Fair Deal basically extended Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, introducing a twenty one point program to promote full employment, higher minimum wage, and a variety of several other items.
4.) Compare and contrast the election of 1948 to 2000.
The election of 2000 was strikingly similar to the election of 1948. In 1948, the experts and almost all polls picked New York governor Thomas Dewey to defeat Truman; however, Truman scored an upset victory. Also, like the 2000 election, the media jumped the gun and declared
Dewey the winner before the votes were tallied.
5.) How was Dwight D. Eisenhower approach different from his predecessors and what did that earn him?
Eisenhower's approach to politics differed quite a bit from the "scrappy fighter" Truman. The former commander-in-chief of the Allied forces was a talented diplomat and along with the charismatic running mate Richard Nixon swept into the White House in the election of 1952.
6.) What was the National Defense Education Act?
The National Defense Education Act was passed by Congress and sign...
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17.) What was it that led to Johnson's success in the 1964 election?
Unlike his opponent who believed in using nuclear weapons when the United States saw fit, President Johnson took advantage of the country's paranoia of nuclear warfare and won in a landside over Republican Barry Goldwater.
18.) What were the causes of the Vietnam War?
The Vietnam War was the only war that America lost. During the 1800s,
France established French Indochina and other colonies in the area. Communist Ho Chi Minh called for his Vietnamese people to rebel against the French. While this went on, at the Geneva Conference in July 1954, Vietnam was divided into two separate nations. Supposedly, two
years later, the country was to hold elections to unify the country. Unfortunately, these elections never took place and America joined the struggle for power of Vietnam.