- Rebuild the post-war economy.
- Contain the spread of communism.
- Promote democracy and establish international organizations to maintain and promote peace, such as the United Nations and the Marshall Plan.
- Establish a social safety net for Americans and to establish fair labor standards and minimum wage laws.
- Establish civil rights for all Americans, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
- Desegregate the military and government.
- Create a more equitable tax system.