50s Changes
Urban Sprawl: the spread of cities can also be seen in an increase in traffic, cars, and the rise of THESE PLANNED NEIGHBORHOOD OF SUBURBIA.
What are Levittowns?
This woman famously said, "the only tired I was, was of giving in."
Who is Rosa Parks?
What is an economic boom/prosperity?
The US stood against the Soviet system of government, _____________.
What is communism?
MacArthur led efforts rebuilding this nation.
What is Japan?
This is the huge influx in the population at this time (post WWII era).
What is the baby boom?
This amendment was the most contested during the civil rights era. ALSO INCLUDE THE CLAUSE
What is the 14th amendment? What is the equal protection (under the law) clause?
True or False: American church attendance decreased in the 1950s amongst liberal churches.
What is false? (It increased in BOTH liberal and evangelical churches).
What is the Fair Deal?
This nation was divided into 4 zones after WW2.
What is Germany?
This is the changes in American agriculture to adapt to the needs of the larger, postwar population.
What is the Green Revolution?
Northerns also practiced a version of segregation with this practice that restricted housing for blacks.
What is redlining?
People like Norman Vincent Peale advocated individualism and science in psychology allowing religious thought to be largely ____________________.
What is watered down/surface-level & superficial? (Accepting answers close to this)
This is the famous line of the Chicago Tribune about election results in 1948.
What is "Dewey Defeats Truman?"
Secretary of State __________________________advocated for extensive aid to Europe to prevent them turning communist and help them rebuild.
Who is George Marshall?
This is the reason that the 50s largely didn't bust.
What is the fact that more factories retooled to produce civilian items, which stabilized the economy?
Truman used executive order 9981 to do this in 1948.
What is integrate the armed forces?
We saw religious influence in the pledge of Allegience, currency, and these 2 movies.
What are Ben Hur & the 10 commandments?
This act limited union's power. It passed over Truman's veto by the Republican congress.
What was the Taft-Harley Act of 1947?
Nations in ______________________ Europe became communist under Soviet influence/
This is the aid that the GI Bill provided.
What is assistance to find jobs, have money for education & home purchases?
This man was the prosecution against the topeka school board in 1954.
This is the sunbelt migration's definition.
What is people moving South and West at this time?
Truman appointed Edward Dudley who became the first black ambassador of the US to this country.
What is Liberia?
These are the 3 branches of the UN.
What are the general assembly, security council, and secretariat?