Fair Deal
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The Fair Deal was President Harry S. Truman’s ambitious post–World War II domestic reform program aimed at expanding social welfare, civil rights, and economic opportunity in the United States.
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Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
United States federal government program
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domestic policy program → |
| aimedAt |
expanding civil rights
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expanding economic opportunity → expanding social welfare → |
| announcedIn |
1949 State of the Union Address
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| appliesToDemographic |
American workers
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farmers → low-income Americans → the elderly → |
| chronology |
after World War II and before the Great Society
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| country |
United States
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| describedAs |
ambitious domestic reform program
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continuation and expansion of New Deal liberalism → |
| follows |
New Deal
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| governmentBranch |
executive branch of the United States
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| hasKeyFigure |
Harry S. Truman
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| hasPart |
civil rights measures
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expansion of Social Security → farm price supports → federal aid to education → housing programs → increase in the federal minimum wage → national health insurance proposal → public works programs → |
| historicalSignificance |
marked the transition from the New Deal to the modern liberal welfare state agenda in the United States
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| inspiredBy |
New Deal
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| opposedBy |
Southern Democrats
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conservative coalition in Congress → many Republicans in Congress → |
| partOf |
Truman administration domestic policy
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| policyArea |
civil rights policy
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economic policy → social policy → |
| politicalPartySupport |
Democratic Party
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| proposedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| proposedByOfficeholder |
33rd president of the United States
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| significantOutcome |
Housing Act of 1949
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Social Security coverage expansion → failure of national health insurance proposal → increase in the federal minimum wage in 1949 → limited progress on civil rights legislation → strengthening of federal role in housing policy → |
| startTime |
1949
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| timePeriod |
post–World War II era
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Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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1949 State of the Union Address
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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum ("Fair Deal domestic program") → |
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Truman administration domestic policy
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Truman administration domestic policy ("Fair Employment Practices proposals") → |
hasPart |
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Truman administration domestic policy
("Fair Deal domestic agenda")
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alsoKnownAs |
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81st United States Congress
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associatedWith |
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Fifth Party System in United States politics
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associatedWithPolicy |
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Truman administration
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domesticProgram |
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New Deal
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followedBy |
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Great Society
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follows |
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Harry S. Truman
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implementedPolicy |
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Harry S. Truman
("Fair Deal domestic program")
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notableFor |
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Harry S. Truman
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proposed |
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1949 State of the Union Address
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relatedPoliticalProgram |
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Truman administration
("Fair Deal domestic program")
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significantEvent |