domestic politics

Truman- full employment bill 194..- declared employment was a r….. and jobs should be available however Congress watered down many of Trumans proposals

1945, right

Truman- labour- WW2 brought inflation= unions strike, called a c……… to prevent further action but didn’t work- UMW went on strike for p… increase, Truman took firm action and c……. rail road workers and introduced legislation to stop the right to strike against the g……..

Conference, pay, conscripted, government

Truman- result of labour- lost the m….. elections to Republicans, Congress introduced the Taft H….. bill, which Prevented unions From making the w…… join one- Truman vetoed

Midterm, Hartley, workers

1948 election- democrats were split, W……. set up the Progressive party, Polls suggested Republicans would win, however Truman won and regained C…..

Wallace, congress

Truman- fair deal- 1949, tried to introduce w…. measures but reps and dems blocked many, did raise minimum wage and extend s….. security act, Cleared s…… which addressed the geographical divide

Welfare, social, slums

Eisenhower- divided opinion people accused him of being too c……… and representing big business, C….. was comprised of businessmen and had little sympathy for civil rights

Conservative, cabinet

Domestic achievements- had democratic majority in congress, named his program d…… conservatism, wanted to reduce the role of federal government and ended wage and p…. controls, But he accepted that the fed gov should have some responsibility for w……- created the Department of health e………. and welfare

Dynamic, price, welfare, education