A major corporation that includes a number of small companies in unrelated industries.
Conglomorate
100
Truman ran in the 1948 Election for this political party.
Democrat
100
Gave soldiers one year of unemployment to job hunt.
GI Bill
100
Part of the american dream was to live in the _____, which were residential areas surrounding cities.
Suburbs
100
Where were advertisements seen?
Newspapers, magazines, TV, billboards on Interstate
200
Companies that offer similar products or services in different locations.
Franchise
200
Strom Thurmond ran in the 1948 Elections for this political party.
Dixiecrat
200
1 million marriages ended in this
Divorce
200
The roles assigned to most women
Homemaker and mother
200
What does "The buck stops here," mean? Who had this saying on his desk?
The blame stops here, Truman.
300
The buying of material goods
Consumerism
300
Supreme Court decision that said schools must integrate.
Brown v. Bd of Ed
300
3 types of jobs women held
Nurse, Teacher, Secretary
300
Who contributed to the baby boom? (Why did the baby boom occur?)
Soldiers returning home from war entering into family life
300
What were some of Eisenhower's accomplishments as president?
Raised minimum wage, extended SS, created Interstate, Dept of Health, Education, Welfare
400
Businesses wanted workers to do what they were told, they wanted workers who would ______.
Conform
400
Raising the minimum wage and building low income housing were part of Truman's plan called the ______. (hint: not the New Deal)
Fair Deal
400
Homes were built by assembly lines to solve this problem
Housing crisis
400
Types of jobs people living the American Dream wanted to have.
White collar
400
What were some of the changes to the postwar economy?
First prices and unemployment rose, then recovery with people having extra money to spend--spending created jobs and economy got better.
500
What was planned obsolescence? Give and example.
A marketing strategy used to encourage consumers to buy more goods; manufacturers created items so they would become out of date. Examples: Cars, iPhones
500
President Eisenhower's campaign slogan.
I Like Ike
500
Why did people have more leisure time in the 1950s? What did they do with it?
Time saving devices and the 40 hour work week. Read magazines and comics, went to sporting events and on vacation.
500
The availability of gasoline and suburban living lead to a rise in the use of this.
The automobile (automobile culture)
500
What was the impact of the automobile? (5 answers)
Recreational uses, problems of traffic and pollution, use of natural resources, increased mobility, creation of the Interstate Highways