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What was the backbone of the Appalachian economy?
Coal mining
Who won the 1952 presidential election?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who made the oral polio vaccine?
Albert Sabin
Why did Ed Sullivan refuse to invite Elvis Presley onto his variety show?
He believed rock 'n' was unfit for a family variety show.
What did aircraft designers do differently to allow planes to fly further?
Used more plastics, light metal, swept-back wings, and new jet engines.
What was the cause for why schools were unable to build new buildings and hire more teachers in the 1950s?
Baby boom
What act provided for the construction of low-income housing and for long-term rent subsidies?
National Housing Act of 1949
What is the difference between blue-collar and white-collar jobs
Blue-collar worker is someone who performs manual labor, particularly work that requires protective clothing. White-collar workers worked in offices and typically wore a white dress shirt and a tie.
What does the 22nd amendment do?
Limited a president to two terms in office.
What is the poverty line?
Arbitrary figure the government sets to reflect the minimum income required to support a family.
What is the termination policy?
The federal government withdrew all official recognition of the Native American groups as legal entities and made them subject to the same laws as white citizens.
What type of consumers were advertisers targeting during the 1950s? Why this group?
Suburbia's, they had much more money on average than those of the inner city.
Why did radio stations more than double between 1948 and 1957?
Due to the rapid increase of people moving into the suburbs. People were having to travel a longer distance to work, run errands, or long road trips. These people relied on the radio for news.
What did the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 do? What is it often referred to as?
The act provided funds to help veterans establish businesses, buy homes, and attend college. Also called the GI Bill.
Why was there a rapid increase in people owning their own home from 1940 to 1960? Need at least two.
Housing was cheap, people wanted to get out of the inner city (crime and congestion), GI Bill and the government’s decision to give income tax reductions for mortgage and property tax payments.