US History › Section N · World War II and the early Cold War › Topic N.5
The challenges of peacetime
Victory in 1945 brought relief but also anxiety: would the Depression return once war spending stopped? This topic follows how Harry Truman's America brought millions of veterans home, fought over prices, unions and civil rights, and tried to extend the New Deal.
In this topic
- Bringing the troops home
- The GI Bill
- Worked example: who did the GI Bill help?
- Japanese Americans return
- Prices and the strike wave of 1946
- The Taft-Hartley Act
- Truman and civil rights
- Worked example: the 1948 election
- The Fair Deal
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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