This document discusses several economic and social issues facing the US government in the post-World War II period, as well as actions taken to address them. It notes challenges including demobilizing soldiers, unemployment, integrating women and African Americans into the workforce, and inflation. The GI Bill provided education and home loans for veterans. Truman's 21 Point Plan aimed for full employment but mostly failed. Strikes in 1946 protested ending price controls. The Employment Act committed the government to full employment. The Emergency Housing Bill and Taft-Hartley Act impacted housing, unions, and veterans. Executive Order 9981 desegregated the military while Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.