Domestic Affairs after WWII

By Kmallory1

  • G.I. Bill of Rights

    Stated that soldiers and their families will be provided with low-interest mortgage loans.

  • Taft-Hartley Act

    This stated that if any strike affected the health of the US, there will be an 80-day period of "cooling off".

  • Civil Rights Bill

    First president to send a bill to Congress to fight for civil rights, primarily to show the Soviet Union that they do not discriminate and are not racist.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    This case ended in desegregation in the schooling system

  • Montgomery Bus Boycott

    Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man which started a movement for civil rights which was led by MLK.

  • Federal Aid Highway Act

    Authorized the US of $25 billion towards the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1957

    Created a civil rights office within in the US Justice Department and the Civil Rights Commision.

  • NASA

    Eisenhower authorized the creation of NASA.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    This was created/enhanced to increase the minimum wage for workers.

  • Civil Rights

    JFK proposes the enactment of Civil Rights for blacks.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Outlawed the discrimination of people because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

  • Great Society

    President Johnson's speech on how the US can create an ideal society that fights poverty and everyone has access to education and healthcare.

  • Medicare and Medicaid

    Provided health and medical services for Americans of all ages.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    President Johnson signs this act which prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

  • National Environmental Policy Act

    A US policy that promoted the enhancement of the environment.

  • Integration of Schooling

    Nixon peacefully and successfully ended segregation in schools.

  • 26th Amendment

    Lowered the voting age to 18 years old

  • Nixon Re-elected

    President Nixon re-elected with the largest mandate by winning 49 out of 50 states and won 61% of the popular vote.

  • Watergate Scandal

    President Nixon resigned after being linked with a break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at Watergate.

  • Whip Inflation Now

    An attempt to spur a movement to fight inflation by encouraging personal savings and disciplined spending habits.

  • Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments

    Placed a legal limit on contributions during a political campaign.

  • Tax Cut Legislation

    Proposed by President Reagan and passed by both houses of the U.S. Congress, this reduced taxes by $750 billion from 1981-1986.

  • Unemployment

    The highest unemployment rate ever recorderdrd, over 11 million people were declared unemployed at the end of November 1981.

  • Black Monday

    The stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange which recorded a 22.6% drop that day.