50's Culture
A style of music characterized by improvisation
JAZZ
Company that offers similar products or services in many locations
FRANCHISE .. ( MCDONALDS )
Offered assistance to those who served in the military during World War II...
GI Bill
Authored one of the first books for parents to read
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Refers to a workers who do not do manual labor and who wear " Business Dress."
White Collar Worker
Levittown, Long Island ????
The first suburb in the United States
The preoccupation with buying material goods or Excessive concern with buying material goods
Consumerism
It was Truman's economic and social program ...
THE FAIR DEAL
Developed a vaccine for Polio
Dr. Jonas Salk
Farm workers entering the United States from Mexico
Bracero
Sharp increase in the birth rate post World War II
BABY BOOM
This is a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries...
Conglomerate
A Southern democrat who left the party
Dixiecrat
THE KING OF ROCK N ROLL
ELVIS PRESLEY
What does the FCC do ?
The expression of nonconformity by teanagers developed this..
The BEAT MOVEMENT ( BEATNIKS )
Referring to workers who do manual labor and wear work clothes ...
Blue Collar Workers
Means of communication that reach large audiences
MASS MEDIA
Oversimplified representation of what is typical of a person, group, or situation..
HINT: All Asian students are good in Math.
Stereotype
A new concept of Freedom from time consuming duties or activities...
Leisure Time.
It is considered the greatest engineering feat in American History...
The INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
This is a marketing strategy in which manufacturers purposely design products to wear out or become outdated in a short period of time
Planned Obsolescence
It was a plan to tear down decaying neighborhoods and build low-cost housing in the city
Urban Renewal
Federal government decision to end responsibility for Native American tribes
Termination Policy
List 3 characteristics of living in an Urban Area...
THINK
Crowded, loud, tight, dirty , no yard only apartments, Tall buildings , etc