Lesson 14-1: Truman & Eisenhower Name: ___________________

I. Return to a ______________ Economy – worried about _________________ & a recession

a. Increased _______________ spending helped ward off a recession
b. Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, popularly called the ___ _______, boosted the economy. Provided funds to
help __________ establish businesses, buy homes, & attend ________. A greater demand for goods led to
higher _______. Inflation soon triggered _______ unrest – workers went on ______ for better pay
c. Truman ordered the gov’t to take control of the ______. Truman even stopped a ______ that shut down the
nation’s railroads by threatening to ______ the striking workers into the ______
d. The Republicans seized on feelings during the _____ congressional elections – won control of both houses of
_________ for the first time since 1930
e. Set out to limit the power of organized _______ - Passed the _____-_________ Act, which outlawed the
________ shop, or the practice of forcing businesses to hire only _______ members. Allowed states to pass
______________________ - outlawed ______ shops – requiring new workers to join the union. Truman,
however, ________ the bill.
f. Congress passed the TH Act over his _______
II. Truman’s Programs – the Democratic Party’s loss of Congress did not ________ Truman’s plans
a. Proposed expanding _______ ___________ benefits & raising the __________ _____
b. Asked Congress to pass a broad ______ rights bill – protect AA’s right to _____. Issued an executive order
barring ______________ in federal employment & ______________ in the armed forces
III. Election of 1948 – most observers gave Trumans little chance of _________
a. A group of _____________ Democrats, angry at Truman’s support of ______ rights, formed the States’
Rights, or ____________ Party. Nominated Strom _____________ for president. Liberal Democrats formed a
new _____________ Party. Truman faced his Republican opponent - _________ seemed unbeatable
b. Truman traveled more than 20,000 miles by ______ & made more than _____ speeches – attacked the
majority Republican Congress as “___-___________, ______-____-_________”
c. Supported by laborers, AAs, & __________ Truman won a narrow but stunning victory over Congress
IV. The ______ Deal – Legislators did raise the legal __________ wage, the National _________ Act of 1949
a. Congress refused, however, to pass national health ____________ or provide aid for farmers or schools.
Also opposed Truman’s _______ rights legislation.
V. The Eisenhower Years – Korean war consumed the nation’s ___________ & resources
a. Republicans pinned hopes on a popular WWII ______ - Dwight Eisenhower, former __________ of Allies
b. “I like _____” became the Republican rallying cry – won the election in a ____________
VI. Eisenhower & dynamic Conservatism - “_________ of the road” described his political beliefs
a. Dynamic Conservatism – meant ____________ economic conservatism with activism. Ended gov’t _______
& rent controls
b. Ike vetoed a __________ construction bill. Also targeted aid to businesses, what he called “creeping
___________”. Federal spending for the TVA fell from $______ million to $______ million. Also supported
some modest _____ cuts.
c. Pushed for 2 large gov’t projects – the Federal ___________ Act, largest public works program in US history
– more than ________ miles of interstate highways
VII. Extending Social Security – to an additional ____ million people. Even agreed to raise the ___________ wage
a. Battles between _____________ & _______________ over whether to continue New Deal policies would
continue