Housing & Suburbs
Large suburban housing development that symbolized postwar America.
Levittown
"separate but equal."
Plessy v. Ferguson
President associated with the New Frontier was assassinated in 1963.
JFK
Economic philosophy emphasizing deregulation and privatization
Neoliberalism
Political philosophy generally favors lower taxes and limited government.
Conservative
Practice of denying mortgages to minority neighborhoods
Redlining
The Supreme Court case ended school segregation.
Brown v. Board of Education
President who pushed the Great Society and Civil Rights Act
LBJ
Theory suggesting tax cuts for businesses benefit everyone.
Trickle Down Theory
Political philosophy generally favoring more government action in social programs.
Liberal
Movement of many White families from cities to suburbs.
White Flight
Nationwide struggle for racial equality in the 1950s and 1960s.
Civil Rights Movement
President known for promoting Reaganomics.
Reagan's economic program was based on supply-side policies.
Reaganomics
Economic system emphasizing private ownership baka and competition.
Capitalism
Federal agency that insured home loans and encouraged suburban growth.
FHA (Federal Housing Association)
Leader known for nonviolent protests and the "I Have a Dream" speech.
MLK
President who faced stagflation and the Iran hostage crisis
Carter
Business philosophy prioritizing maximizing profits for investors.
Shareholder Value
Government ownership of production and collective distribution of wealth
Communism
Law providing education and housing benefits to WWII veterans.
GI Bill
Civil rights leader advocating Black nationalism and self-defense. Considered more radical than MLK.
Malcolm X
President who announced the Truman Doctrine and containment policy
Harry Truman
Economic condition of high inflation and unemployment occurring simultaneously.
Stagflation
Marketplace where prices are determined by supply and demand.
Free Market