Section 2
Guided Reading pp 557-572
5. Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1952, pp 557-558
Main Ideas
Postwar economic,
demographic, and
technological changes
had a far-reaching
impact on American
society, politics, and
the environment.
Rapid economic and
social changes in
American society
Definitions/Explanations/Notes
Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1952...
Postwar America...
Analysis
Explain how living through the Great
Depression and the
rationing of WWII
war effo
impacted the state
of the economy when
soldiers returned home
in 1945.
fostered a sense of
optimism in the
postwar years, as well
as underlying concerns
about how these
changes were affecting
American values.
A burgeoning private
sector, continued
federal spending, the
baby boom, and
technological
developments helped
spur economic growth,
middle-class
suburbanization, social
mobility, a rapid
expansion of higher
education, and the rise
of the "Sun Belt" as a
political and economic
force.
GI Bill-Help for Veterans...
Baby Boom...
Suburban Growth...
How did the government encourage continu
positive economic growth in the
years follo
WWII?
Explain how the baby boom illustrates a b
from Depression Era American life.
How did the role of women change from
Rosie the Riveter of WWII to the baby b
the postwar years?
20
Rise of the Sunbelt...
Identify one negative consequence
suburbanization.
Postwar Politics...
What was the most significant re
abandoning the Rust Belt for the