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Vocabulary
Foreign Policy
50's Culture
60's Culture
Economy
100
Type of jobs that increased during the 1950's as more Americans worked in offices.
What is white-collar jobs
100
Soviet missiles in Cuba lead to the_________________________________.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis.
100
Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine for ____________.
What is polio
100
The _____________________ prohibits race discrimination and social segregation.
What is Civil Rights Act.
100
One major cause of the growth of the suburbs was the _____________________.
What is affordability in homes
200
_______________ tried to eliminate poverty in cities by replacing slums with high-rise buildings for poor residents.
What is urban renewal
200
Kennedy attempted to reduce the threat of nuclear war and stop the spread of communism by
creating the Peace Corps
200
_____________ replaced movies and radio as the nation's new and most popular form of mass media
What is Television
200
What subculture focused more on peace and love rather than war?
Hippies
200
The imaginary government marker setting the minimum income required to support a family is called the _____________.
What is the poverty line
300
Created to provide federal medical aid to senior citizens and the poor.
What is Medicare and Medicaid
300
From 1950-1953 the U.S. fought in what split country.
What is Korea
300
The population experienced a _____________ boom.
What is baby boom
300
What preacher in the 60's became known for his charisma and work towards equal rights?
Martin Luther King Jr.
300
Name one characteristic of the U.S. economy after World War II.
What is abundant goods or low unemployment
400
_______________ means that the law may not treat individuals unfairly or unreasonably and must treat all individuals equally.
What is due process
400
The U.S. took the strong stance of trying to contain what type of government in foreign countries.
What is communism
400
Americans moved from cities to what types of areas.
What is suburbs.
400
President assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in his presidential motorcade.
JFK
400
The G.I. Bill boosted the postwar economy by________________________.
What is providing veterans with generous loans.
500
Race between the Soviets and the U.S. during the Cold War.
What is the space race
500
What war was widely unpopular among all classes and races?
Vietnam War
500
What subculture believed that they had been "beaten down" by American culture?
Beatniks
500
What was the name of the reform efforts of Lyndon Johnson to assist the poor, minorities, and elderly?
Great Society
500
Workers went on strike for
What is higher wages