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what's going down history people today we're taking a look at post-world war ii america the truman administration and the cold war this is going to be a long lecture so let's get started post-war economy there was a concern that the economy would collapse after world war ii would there be enough jobs for the gis returning from europe and the war in the pacific the 15 million soldiers could the great depression return and one of the things that was done in 1944 you have the gi bill of rights also known as the servicemen's readjustment act is it helped veterans by providing tuition assistance for school and low-interest government loans to buy homes start businesses and other things although there was this fear that possibly the economy could fall apart it's important to note there's an economic boom that occurs roughly from the late 1940s 1950 onward in fact you're gonna have a huge economic boom and one of the reasons is remember during world war ii there was no consumer goods so peopl