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SECTION 1
POSTWAR
AMERICA
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MAJOR TRENDS
THE ECONOMY GROWS
CONSERVATIVES (REPUBLICANS) WIN ELECTIONS
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POSTWAR READJUSTMENT
G.I. BILL
HOUSING CRISIS
SUBURBS
LEVITTOWN
BABY BOOM
MORE DIVORCE
MORE WORKING WOMEN
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6. Indiana University 4,498 students in 1945 10,345 students in 1946
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BEFORE LEVITTOWN
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AFTER LEVITTOWN
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ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
UNEMPLOYMENT UP
WAGES WERE DOWN
INFLATION UP
STRIKES
STEEL
RAILROADS
COAL MINES
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WESTINGHOUSE STRIKE
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STEELWORKERS’ STRIKE
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16. COAL MINERS’ STRIKE-WV-1946
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SOCIAL UNREST
RACE RIOTS
CIVIL RIGHTS
SUPPORTED BY TRUMAN
ANTI-LYNCHING
NO POLL TAX
FAIR EMPLOYMENT
CONGRESS SAID “NO”
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RACE RIOTS IN DETROIT
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22. JACKIE ROBINSON BROKE BASEBALL’S “COLOR BARRIER”
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POLITICS
1948 ELECTIONS
TRUMAN & DEMS. WIN
OVER ST. RIGHTS, PROG., REPS.
1952 & 1956 ELECTIONS
EISENHOWER WINS PRES.
REPUBLICANS CONTROL CONG.
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25. Truman’s Whistle-Stop Campaign
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Election of 1948 Candidates
Party
Electoral Vote
Popular Vote
Harry S. Truman (Missouri) Alben W. Barkley (Ky.)
Democratic
303
24,179,345
Thomas E. Dewey (N.Y.) Earl Warren (California)
Republican
189
21,991,291
J. Strom Thurmond (S.C.) Fielding L. Wright (Miss.)
States' Rights
(DIXIECRATS) 39
1,176,125
Henry A. Wallace (Iowa) Glen H. Taylor (Idaho)
Progressive
1,157,326
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1952 ELECTION
Republican Ticket
Dwight D. Eisenhower (NY) Richard M. Nixon (CA)
442 Electoral Votes
33,778,963
Democratic Ticket
Adlai E. Stevenson (IL) John J. Sparkman (AL)
89 Electoral Votes
27,314,992
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30. PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER 1953-1961
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