Test 3 Mod 9
Taft-Hartley Act
Act that provides balance of power between union and management by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices; also known as Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA)
Taft-Hartley Act (1947)
Also called the Labor Management Relations Act. This act was Congress' response to the abuse of power. Outlawed closed shops; prohibited unions' unfair labor practices, and forced unions to bargain in good faith.
In the election of 1948
Democrats won majorities in both houses of Congress in addition to winning the White House.
What was the first military action authorized by the UN?
Korean Conflict
National Security Act (1947)
Major reorganization of US military after WWII to fight Cold War. It creating the Department of Defense (replacing Dept. of War) in a new building - the Pentagon. Also established the National Security Council (NSC) to advise the president on security matters and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate the government's foreign fact gathering (spying) and subvert governments and popular movements seen as contrary to the interests of US government elites.
In response to Israel
The Us was the first to recognize the Jewish state
Who did the Dixiecrats nominate to run for president in 1948?
Thurmond
NSC-68
Top-secret government report of April 1950 warning that national survival in the face of Soviet communism required a massive military buildup.
In response to the Soviets developing an atomic bomb
Truman wanted to design a "hydrogen" bomb
Containment Policy
US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
a group of 28 countries that have agreed to protect each other in case of attack; founded in 1949 *Largest defense alliance
Berlin Airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
In Truman years the US abandoned traditions by
becoming involved in peace treaties
Soviet's post war vision
controlling neighbors, ideological conformity, and prohibit religious practice
Truman's Fair Deal
extension of new deal goals;promoted full employment, higher minimum wage,greater social security, and housing assistance
America's Postwar Vision
free enterprise, capitalism, political self determination, and religious freedom
Soviet's intention of invading Greece and Turkey
gain access to Mediterranean
Cold war gave political leaders an incentive to
improve race relations
Truman's economic problem
post war spike in consumer cost
Dixiecrats
southern Democrats who opposed Truman's position on civil rights. They caused a split in the Democratic party.
In 1948 Truman banned racial discrimination
throughout the federal government
Why did Truman fire MacArthur?
to preserve civilian control of military
Truman Doctrine (1947)
A policy set forth by U.S. President Harry S Truman stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere.
Iron Curtain
A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region