GI Bill
The following are three main parts of the GI Bill:
Tuition coverage
Unemployment stipend
Housing Loans
Levittown's were
Mass produced suburbs created to address the growing need for housing after World War II
Redlining limited access to affordable _________ for non-white veterans in the United States
Housing
Consumerism _______ in the post-war period due to disposable income, increased desire to spend after the war, higher salaries and an increase in employment
Increased or rose
This economic system emphasizes private ownership and free markets
Capitalism
These two groups, despite having served in the armed forces, had a difficult time using the GI Bill to attend college and afford housing
African Americans and women
This group of Americans were often excluded from purchasing homes in the suburbs through restrictive covenants and racist housing policies
African Americans
Redlining made it more difficult for residents of "red" zoned neighborhoods to get
Loans
The United States economy experienced enormous growth during and immediately after World War II because industrial production
increased
Under Communism, the _________ own the means of production
people or community
This president signed the GI Bill into law in 1944
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The creator of Levittown's, William Levitt, was often called the Henry Ford of housing because
He used similar techniques such as the assembly line to mass produce houses
These two organizations, created during the New Deal, were directly responsible for enforcing housing segregation in post-war America
The FHA and HOLC
World War II had this impact on the United States GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Caused it to increase
The names of the two main social classes Karl Marx identified in the Communist Manifesto
Bourgeoisie and Proletariat
This range is, on average, how much more money white veterans who used the GI Bill to attend college made annually than their peers who did not attend college.
10,000-15,000
The United States government encouraged and assisted families in moving to the suburbs because they believed a strong family unit defended against
Communism
Redlining continues to impact neighborhoods to this day. This can most obviously be seen by the difference in ____________ in "red" versus "green" neighborhoods.
income
The GI Bill had a positive impact on the United States economy after World War II because it enabled and encouraged veterans to
spend money
In direct contrast to capitalism in the United States, communism promotes the equality of these two things
social classes and genders
The colleges that many Black veterans attended after they were excluded from white universities were called
HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
The rise of the suburbs also led to the rise of this industry, which had previously seen growth during the Roaring 20's
Automobile industry
Redlining is best described as
refusing a loan to someone because they live in an area deemed to be a poor financial risk; discriminating against someone based on location
Consumerism was encouraged by the United States government after World War II because it was seen as
Patriotic, a good defense against Communism
Karl Marx claimed this needed to happen in all capitalist countries before communism could be successfully implemented
A violent class revolution