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An Economic Boom
A Society on the Move
Mass Culture & Family Life
Dissent and Discontent
Vocabulary
100
Define Demobilization
Sending home members of the Army.
100
Define Service Sector
Businesses that provide services rather than manufactured goods.
100
Define Rock and Roll
A type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies.
100
Define Inner City
The older, central part of a city with crowded neighborhoods in which low income, usually minority groups live.
100
Increase in births between 1945 and 1964
What is Baby Boom
200
What is productivity?
Its the rate at which goods are produced or services performed.
200
Define Sunbelt
It was a name given to the region of states in the South and the Southwest.
200
What was the best selling book of the era?
Dr. Benjamin Spock's Common Sense Book of Baby and Child.
200
Define Urban Renewal
Government programs for redevelopment of urban areas.
200
A family containing a father, mother, & their children.
What is Nuclear Family
300
Who became president after Franklin Roosevelt death?
Harry S. Truman
300
What happened between 1940 and 1960? (Hint: It was one of the largest migrations in history)
40 million Americans moved to the suburbs.
300
What were some reasons why consumer spending skyrocketed in the postwar era?
Income taxes doubled and families had more money to spend.
300
Why were some groups of Americans dissatisfied with conditions in postwar America?
Not everybody benefited and they were left out and had little hope of deliverance.
300
1956 law that authorized the spending of $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of highway
What is Interstate Highway Act
400
What was the most economic problem?
It was skyrocketing prices
400
How did Americans living in the suburbs benefit from the "Car Culture"?
They used their cars to go to work, to shop at suburban shopping malls, also entrepreneurs opened fast food restaurants and drive in movie theaters, both which catered to the car culture.
400
How did Rock and Roll gain popularity?
It began to play on the radio a lot and it was originated in the R&B traditions of African America
400
Define Termination Policy
Ended all programs monitored by the Bureau of Indian affairs. It also ended federal responsibility for the health and welfare of Native Americans.
400
Small group of writers and artists, in the 1950s and early 1960s, who were critical of American society.
What is Beatnik
500
Why did federal spending increase during Eisenhower's presidency?
For education and specifically to train more scientists. He also did not repeal existing new deals such as social security and the minimum wage
500
How did the Interstate Highway System spur the growth of the suburbs?
It boosted the travel and vacation industries.
500
Who was Elvis Presely
Elvis Presley was an American singer, musician, and actor. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
500
What were some of the problems that minorities had to overcome in the postwar era?
They all had very little power and help from the government because they were immigrants.
500
Eased the return of World War ll veterans by providing education and employment aid
What is GI Bill of Rights