Presidents of post war America

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When did Harry Truman take over from Franklin Roosevelt following his death?
April 1945
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What did Truman realise when he became president?
Not all Americans lived in prosperity and he aimed to widen the scope of the New Deal?
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What was full employment bill of 1945?
It declared employment to be a right and required the the government to ensure jobs were available.
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What was included in this bill?
Higher minimum wage, farm price supports and a public work program.
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What did Truman do in terms of labour relations?
He called a special labour-management conference in November 1945 to prevent further strikes.
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However what happened in April 1945?
The united mine workers came out on strike for a pay increase.
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In adirino what did Truman decide in response to these strikes?
He would conscript the railroad workers and have the army run the railroads..
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What happened in the 1948 presidential election?
Truman was expected to lose the presidential election of 1948. His partly, the Democrats, was split.
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What did Truman promise which won him the election?
He promised New-Deal type measures and went on 300,000 mile whistle-stop tour of the USA, defending his achievements as a president.
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What was the Fair deal?
In 1949 Truman declared that 'every segment of our population and every individual has the right to expect from our government a fair deal.
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