Postwar Prosperity
This authorized billions of dollars to help veterans set up farms and businesses, go to college, buy a new home, and also provided a full year of unemployment benefits for veterans who could not find work
GI Bill of Rights
Communities outside of the cities
suburbs
The term meaning to break a law that is wrong
Civil Disobedience
Dividing line between North and South Korea
38th Parallel
Non-violent protest that came about after an incident with Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott
In 1946, labor strikes and soaring prices had helped this party win the majority in both House and Senate since the 1920s
Republicans
Builder William Levitt pioneered new building method
Pre-fabricated homes. cookie-cutter houses. mass-produced housing
A measurement of how well people live based on the amount of goods, services, and leisure time people have.
standard of living
The general chosen by Truman to lead UN Forces
Douglas MacArthur
Type of non-violent protest involving restaurants and local establishments, often times turned violent.
sit-ins
The winner of the election of 1948
Harry Truman
A 1950s person who criticized American culture for conformity and devotion to business
Beatnik
Name given to the boundary between Communist Soviet Union and Democratic Europe
Name given to the stretch of land in between North and South Korea
DMZ (De-Militarized Zone)
Black Panther
This moderate president took office in 1952, promising to end the conflict in Korea and lead Americans through the Cold War
Dwight D. Eisenhower
warm climate; good jobs; prosperous economy based on agriculture, oil, and electronics; and national defense industries
Person who worked for better rights and justice for immigrant farm workers, especially Hispanic ones
Cesar Chavez
The reason MacArthur got fired
He publicly argued against Truman's plan to find and end the war, wanted to invade China and conquer it
Groups of people that traveled down south making a stand against segregation. Often times buses were bombed and travelers attacked as they exited.
Freedom Riders
This boomed or prospered through the 1940s and 50s.
(Multiple answers possible)
babies and prosperity.
40s population grew by 19 million
50s population grew by 29 million
economy
jobs
productivity
By 1960, 9 out of 10 families living in the suburbs owned a car. Since few people bought foreign cars, this notable American automobile company profited greatly
General Motors
President Truman's reforms that extended liberal policies and included a higher minimum wage, expanded Social Security, and loans for low-cost housing
Fair Deal
Names of the forces fighting against each other (name which countries were on each side)
Bonus: The nation that gave the most soldiers
UN and South Korea vs North Korea and China
Bonus: US
The result of Brown v Board of Education
Schools are officially integrated, dissolves the idea of "separate but equal"