What is a residential town or community near a city
A suburb
100
Who was the 33rd president of the United States after Roosevelt's death?
Harry S. Truman
100
What was the sharp birthrate increase after World War II?
The Baby Boom
100
What was the government agency that regulated communications such as the television and radio?
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
100
What was the policy that eliminated federal economic support to Native American tribes by discontinuing the reservation system and redistributing tribal lands?
The Termination Policy
200
What was the 1994 law that provided educational and financial benefits to World War II Veterans?
The GI Bill of Rights
200
What was Truman's economic program which included measures such as increasing the minimum wage?
The Fair Deal
200
Who developed a vaccine for polio?
Dr. Jonas Salk
200
What were the two new types of music created in the 1950's (one was a combination of rhythm, blues, country, and pop, the other was characterized by improvisation)?
Rock N' Roll and Jazz
200
What was the proposed solution to the housing shortages in inner cities?
Urban Renewal
300
What were the benefits that the United States received by helping nations in Western Europe?
The United States had built a strong foreign market for it's exports
300
Who refused to pass Truman's measures pushing for civil rights in the United States?
Congress
300
What was a marketing strategy--in which a product was designed to break in a short period of time--that increased consumerism?
Planned Obsolescence
300
Who found television to be stereotypical, as well as non realistic to America's true conditions?
Women and Minorities
300
Why were Braceros allowed to enter the United States for a short period of time after World War II.
Because of labor shortages
400
What type of economy did the United States convert to after World War II?
A Peacetime Economy
400
What group (created by Truman) suggested measures such as a federal antilynching law, and a permanent civil rights commission?
The President's Commission on Civil Rights
400
How much money was spent on leisure goods and activities in 1953?
$30 Billion
400
What was able to make a profit by advertising their size, color, and stereophonic sound?
The Movie Industry
400
What was the act that promised to provide: "a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family"?