Key Terms
Vocabulary
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American History
People
100
increase in births between 1945 and 1964
What is Baby boom
100
ideal or typical household with a father, mother, and children
What is Nuclear family
100
Car company run by Harley earl that designed cars with a lot of chrome
What is Ford Motor Company
100
Authorized first funding of interstate system
What is Dwight D. Eisenhower
100
Iconic American singer whose success sparked the popularity of rock-and-roll music in the 1950s
Who is Elvis Presley?
200
sending home members of the army
What is Demobilization
200
called for three tiers of higher education: research universities, state colleges, and community colleges, all of which were to be accessible to all of the state’s citizens
What is California Master Plan
200
Parts of the American society where segregation ended
What is The military
200
Location of the U.N.
Where is New York city
200
1952 Election candidate liked by both political party's
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
300
small group of writers and artists, in the 1950s and early 1960s, who were critical of American society
What is Beatnikes
300
businesses that provide services rather than manufactured goods
What is Service Sector
300
Greatest increase of this house hold appliance in U.S. homes
What is Televisions?
300
Taft- Hartley act game power to the
What is Businesses
300
influential author of 1946 Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
Who is Benjamin Spock
400
President Truman’s program to expand New Deal reforms
What is Fair Deal
400
18,000 square foot computer named
What is ENIAC
400
Act passed by a 2/3 majority in congress despite Truman's veto
What is Taft- Hartley act
400
Economists predicted for the economy after WWII
What is Widespread Depression
400
Became a leader in mass production of suburban homes.
Who is William levitt
500
eased the return of World War II veterans by providing education and employment aid
What is GI Bill of Rights
500
in 1955, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) labor unions united
What is AFL-CIO
500
Truman on his whistle-stop campaign to get re-elected referred to congress as
What is Lazy
500
Resulting backfires of urban renewal programs, like clearing of older housing and freeways
What is Drove people from there homes and forced people into overcrowded neighborhoods.
500
Established the Fair Deal program and won 1948 elections by a narrow victory against Thomas Dewey
Who is Harry S. Truman