Truman/Eisenhower
This gives money to veterans after the term of service in military
What is GI Bill?
Neighborhoods outside of cities are called this
What are suburbs?
Jonas Salk found a vaccine for this disease
What is middle class?
This president was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Nickname for President Eisenhower
What is Ike?
The period between 1945-1961 where 65 million babies were born is called this
What is the baby boom?
This percentage of American families had a television in their homes
What is 80%?
This was the poorest ethnic group
What are Native Americans?
The name of the continent that contains the United States
Under Truman's "Fair Deal", minimum wage was increased to this
What is .75 cents?
During the "baby boom", a baby was born how often
What is every 7 seconds?
Known as the "King of Rock n' Roll
Who is Elvis Presley?
The name of the program used to bring Mexican migrant workers into the U.S.
What is bracero program?
The U.S. purchased this state from Russia
What is Alaska?
This act allowed the govt. to fund the construction of 40,000+ miles of interstate
What is Federal Highway Act?
This transmitted radio signals to allow miniature radios and calculators to work
What is a transistor?
Name a famous western show from this time period
What is "Lone Ranger" or "Gunsmoke"?
The percent increase of juvenile delinquency (crime) during this time period
This president has a children's toy named after him
Who is Theodore Roosevelt? (teddy bear)
This is the practice of limiting work output
What is featherbedding?
One of the earliest suburbs was in this New York town
Name one famous African American singer from this time period
Who is Nat King Cole, Little Richard, or Ray Charles?
In the Appalachia region, the loss of this led to drastic unemployment
What is coal mining?
This president was born in Arkansas
Who is Bill Clinton?