Age of Affluence
What kind of residential area did white people move to?
Suburbs (Levittowns acceptable if there's an explanation on what it is)
Who was most likely impoverished during this era?
Minorities
What is segregation?
The separation of people based on a distinct characteristic
Who was the first black baseball player to play in MLB? And what team was he on?
Jackie Robinson
Who ruled Germany during WWII and wanted to exterminate all Jews?
Adolf Hitler
What was the process called when white people flocked to residential neighborhoods while minorities remained in cities?
White flight
Define the poverty line
The minimum amount of income one needs for basic functions
What were Jim Crow laws?
Segregation laws that separated white people and minorities in the South
What court case desegregated schools?
Brown v Board of Education
What alliance won WWII?
Allied Powers
What were Levittown homes like?
Boxy, nearly identical, 2 bed and 1 bath
How did urban renewal urt impoverished areas?
They were relocated since their neighborhoods were demolished to be replaced by high rises
What was Plessy v Ferguson
A Supreme Court case ruling in favor of separate but equal
Who desegregated the military?
Harry Truman
What were the ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union that fueled the Cold War?
Capitalism v Communism
What prompted the Baby Boom?
Economic prosperity after WWII
Describe Paupers
People who lived off government/public assistance/charity and were unemployed
What is de facto segregation?
Segregation informally enforced by cultural, economic, or social means
How was Jackie Robinson's "experiment" successful?
Sports began desegregating in the 1950s, he was a prominent figure because he didn't stoop to the racists' level by being nasty back to them.
What was the name of the secret project to build the atomic bombs?
The Manhattan Project
What was the ideal family like during the Age of Affluence?
Nuclear family, heterosexual parents, 2-3 kids, maybe a dog
How many people were under the poverty line? What was the ratio?
1 in 4
What was the name of the taxes that were imposed on African Americans when they went to vote?
Poll Tax
What kind of segregation still exists today that does not have to do with race?
Gender segregation: locker rooms, sports
Criminal segregation: violent offenders are isolated from society
What city battle in WWII resulted in 2 million casualties in the Soviet Union during Stalin's rule
Stalingrad