Why did Truman find it so difficult to build on and expand FDR’s New Deal?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The postwar mood was not conducive to extending New Deal reforms.
2. Postwar efforts at conversion from military to consumer production created economic problems.
3. Truman found himself caught in the middle between labor and big business.
4. In this atmosphere, Congress ignored his calls for additional New Deal legislation.
5. Postwar economic woes allowed the Republicans to gain majorities in both the House and the Senate.
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