| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 1945 | April 12 - Truman succeeds FDR |
| 1946 | the new Democratic President gets oriented |
| 1947 | National Security Act |
| 1948 | To Secure These Rights; 2 executive orders due to Congress's lack of response: integration of the military and integration of civil service (working for gov) |
| Election of 1948 | Truman - Democrat vs. Dewey - Republican. Truman won even though ppl thought that his integration policies would cause him to lose |
| 1949 | Fair Deal proposes the following: minimum wage increase; social security broadened; build public housing; national health insurance; civil rights legislation; urban renewal |
| Election of 1952 | Eisenhower - Republican vs. Stevenson - Democrat. Eisenhower wins. |
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