Economic Boom
In what ways did the G.I Bill help returning veterans?
The G.I Bill granted veterans a year of unemployment pay, financial aid for college, loans to start businesses, and home loans
What helped cause the migrations to the Sunbelt areas?
Better climates, more jobs in the defense industry, home air conditioning units (X6)
What appliances were constantly being bought in the 1950s?
Electric washing machines and dryers, refrigerators, and ranges
What book mocked the phoniness of adult society?
Catcher in the Rye
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
What is the capital of Washington State?
Olympia
What was the "baby boom"?
An increase in children and families after the Second World War
Who was the person that found a way to make homes quicker and cheaper?
William Levitt
What types of issues did TV families not show to their audiences?
Alcoholism, divorce, domestic abuse, mental illness (X3)
How did the government try to help the declining cities?
The government tried developing urban renewal projects as well as create public housing projects
What is a nuclear family?
A family consisting of a mother, father and children
What is the capital of Arizona?
Phoenix
What did President Truman do to help his reelection chances in 1948?
President Truman went on a 300-stop train tour of the country that covered over 31,000 miles (X2)
What act authorized funds to build 41,000 miles of highway throughout the United States?
The Interstate Highway Act
Who is considered to be the godfather of Rock N' Roll?
Chuck Berry
Who were the beatniks?
They were a small group of writers and artists who critiqued American society
What two basbeall teams moved to Los Angeles and San Francisco?
The Dodgers (LA sucks) and Giants
What is the capital of Idaho?
Boise
What act outlawed "closed shops" in the United States?
The Taft-Hartley Act
What is an information industry?
People who operate or build computers
In what ways did the government partake in the religious revival of the 1950s?
The government added "In God We Trust" to the dollar bill and "Under God" to the pledge of allegience
How was the Bracero Program described by the State Department of Labor?
The Bracero Program was described as legalized slavery
Why were people worried about Eisenhower after he was elected president?
People were worried because Eisenhower had never held a public office before
What is the capital of Oregon?
Salem
In what ways did President Truman try to fight segregation?
President Truman created a special committee on civil rights to investigate race relations and he desegregated the military
What three tiers of colleges are there in the California Master Plan
research university, state college, community college
What did Dr. Benjamin Spock suggest parents do with their children?
Spock suggested that parents nurture their children from infancy to their teen years as well as spoil their children
What were the goals of the Termination Policy?
Eliminate tribal governments and relocate natives to cities, terminate the federal government's responsibility for the health and welfare of Native Americans
How did the loss of the middle class in urban areas hurt the cities?
The cities lost the majority of people that paid taxes and lost the voting power
What is the capital of Nevada?
Carson City