Definitions
Provided college and one year of unemployment compensation for returning World War II veterans
GI-Bill
How did Truman anger the Southern Democrats?
He supported segregation
Types of workers in the suburbs
White-Collar Workers
Elvis Presley's reputation as a performer endured up to his death in 1977 at the age of __.
42
Increased minimum wage and expanded social security benefits
Fair Deal
A New York governor who runs for the republicans
Thomas Dewey
1950's
Graceland, Presley's home in Memphis, is now a public museum visited by upwards of ______ people annually.
600,000
The federal law that greatly restricting the activities and power of labor unions
Taft-Hartley Act
South Carolina Senator, runs as a Dixiecrat
Strom Thurmond
Percentage of the suburban homes built; 13 million were built
85%
Many parents viewed ___ _ ___ as loud and
dangerous.
Rock & Roll
A period of time in 1945 - 61 where more than 65 million children were born
Baby Boom
Popular votes for Truman
24.2 Million
Suburbs were portrayed this way
American Dream
Members of the Beat Generation were referred to as “_______” and set the stage for the rise of the counter-culture and hippies during the 1960's
Beatniks
The apex of the biblical epics
Hollywood
Thurmond's electoral votes
39
First modern suburb
Levittown
One major work of Beat writing is _____ ________'s
Howl.
Allen Ginsburg