Postwar Boom
What paid part of veterans tuition, a year's worth of unemployment, and helped with home loans?
GI Bill
The population explosion after WWII was called what?
Baby Boom
Whose campaign during the 1960 election felt that civil rights was an important issue?
Kennedy
What was built to separate East and West Germany?
Berlin Wall
Who was John F. Kennedy's running mate in the 1960 election?
Lydon Baynes Johnson
Truman's 2 major challenges were Communism and what?
restoring American economy
What is a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries?
Conglomerate
In 1960, what sparked fear amongst Americans that the US was falling behind the Soviet Union?
The USSR’s launch of Sputnik I in 1957 and its development of long-range missiles
The hotline was established that connected what two places? Not countries
White House and the Kremlin
What did Pres. Johnson believe was the "key" to unlocking the door to a Great Society?
Education
What were two possible postwar problems?
1. Changes in men and women's roles after the war contributed to fast rise in divorce rate.
2. A possible post war depression was forcasted
What is the business expansion strategy which refers to the right to do business using the parent company's name and system?
Franchising
Why did Nixon believe he had an advantage in a televised debate?
His experience and was an expert in foreign policy
What was Kennedy's program called that set out to transform his broad vision of progress?
New Frontier
What programs from LBJ helped senior citizens and welfare reciepients?
Medicare and Medicaid
What was the major reason for the postwar economic boom?
Demand for goods and services were very high which increased production, and created new jobs
Who invented the Polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
What was Kennedy's presidency called?
Camelot
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Name the 3 programs from Pres. Johnson's Economic Opportunity Act?
1. Job Corps Youth Training
2. Head Start
3. Vista
What was Truman's economic program called that was an extention of FDR's New Deal?
Fair Deal
What was the new strategy by manufacturers where goods were designed to become obsolete or wear out?
Planned Obsolescence
When is Mr. Choate's birthday?
May 3rd... TOMORROW
Who is thought to have assassinated John F. Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that took away prayer in school and limited the power of the community to censure books in schools?
Earl Warren