Employment Act Of 1946 Apush

Question: Servicemn’s Readjustment Act (GI Bill)

Answer: bill that gave more benefits to Veterans, allowed many to attend college, passed 1944

Question: Baby Boom

Answer: the sharp increase in the US birthrate following WWII, led to Suburban Growth

Question: Suburban Growth

Answer: Resulted as a desperate need for housing arose following the war; Levittown= project of 17000 family homes on Long Island, NY.

Question: Employment Act of 1946

Answer: Enacted by Truman, it committed the federal government to ensuring economic growth and established the Council of Economic Advisors to confer with the president and formulate policies for maintaining employment, production, and purchasing power

Question: Council of Economic Advisers

Answer: A board of three professional economists was established in 1946 to advise the president on economic policy.

Question: Committee on Civil Rights

Answer: Truman bypassed the southern Democrats in key seats in Congress and established this committee to challenge racial discrimination in 1946.

Question: 22 Amendment

Answer: presidents could only serve 2 terms, ratified in 1951

Question: Taft-Hartley Act

Answer: passed 1947, tried to reduce the power of unions, Truman Vetoed

Question: Progressive Party (1948)

Answer: Party for which Henry Wallace ran for President,

Question: Henry Wallace

Answer: for VP FDR, ran in 1948 election as representative for Progressive party