Life in the 50's
Approximately how many men and women returned home from WW2?
What is 12 million?
This President threatened to draft striking workers into the military.
Who is Harry S. Truman
America had to readjust to what kind of economy?
What is a consumer economy?
What war was referred to as the "Forgotten War"?
What is the Korean War?
What is the GI Bill?
This President is credited with signing the GI Bill in 1946.
Who is FDR?
During readjustment nearly ____________ people were out looking for work.
What is 3 million?
This group refers to southern Democrats that were opposed to President Truman during the 1948 election.
What are Dixiecrats?
The rapid increase of families and babies in America is commonly referred to as what?
What is the Baby boom?
This President won the 1948 election in a stunning upset, and was photographed holding a newspaper claiming that he had lost.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This invention from the 1950's allowed people to listen to their favorite songs and talk shows.
What is the transistor radio?
What were the two biggest problems that President Truman had to solve?
What is the economy, and Communism?
This person was the first African American to play in the MLB
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This President is credited with creating "Modern Republicanism."
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Congress established controls on _______, _______, and ________, to keep inflation down.
What is prices, wages, and rent?
This Senator is known for accusing others of being Communists during the 1950's.
Who is John McCarthy?
The Leavitt brothers are credited with designing _______, similar to modern suburbs.
What are Leavittowns?
This President authorized the use of the atomic bomb in WW2.
Who is Harry S Truman?
Congress passed what act in order to curb striking factory workers?
What is the Taft-Hartley Act?
The invention of the ______ _______ helped cars, radios, and other consumer goods get produced faster.
What is the assembly line?