Post War America, Chapter 19.1 & 19.2

1. How did the GI Bill help returning veterans?


2. What economic challenges did America face after the war?


3. What caused the economy to recover so rapidly?


4. How did Truman handle strikes by miners and railroad workers?


5. What caused voters to elect a conservative Republican Congress in 1946?


6.How did Truman deal with civil rights?


7. How did the civil rights issue affect the Democratic party in the election of 1948?


8. What was Truman's Fair Deal and how was it received in Congress?


9. What happened to blue collar jobs in the 1950s?


10. How did America business expand in the 1950s?


11. How did the post war baby boom affect the social and economic forces?


12. What did many American women think of their role as homemakers?


13.  What happened to car sales in the 1950s?


14. How did the Interstate Highway System changed the way Americans traveled?


15. How did manufacturers encourage people to buy more? Describe: