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Liberals
Conservatives
50's and 60's Economy
50's and 60's Culture
Everything Else
100
The 2 main beliefs of liberals about the governemnt
What is Increased Government Power and Spending
100
The 2 main beliefs of conservatives about the government.
What is Limited Government Power and Spending
100
This is what the new economy of the US was based on after World War II as many Americans bought products such as homes, cars and televisions.
What is Consumerism
100
The main source of mass media that helped to conform American.
What is the Television
100
The destination of most internal migrants in the US during the 50's, 60's and 70's was to
What is the Sunbelt
200
This was the beginning of the Liberal tradition that established and increase in government power and spending.
What is the New Deal
200
The first 2 Conservative Presidential Candidates
Who are Richard Nixon (1960 & 1968) and Barry Goldwater (1964)
200
A dramatic increase in the US population due to a high rate of marriages and births after WWII
What is the Baby Boom
200
This developed in America as most Americans became similar to each other during the 1950's and Cold War
What is Conformity
200
Most international migrants during the 50's, 60's and 70's to the US came from
What is Asia and Latin America
300
This was the peak of liberalism during LBJ's presidency.
What is the Great Society
300
The name for the Conservative group in America who wanted bring back morals, values and religious beliefs.
Who is the Moral Majority or Religious Right
300
This became the American dream as many Americans bought homes for the first time and moved out of the inner cities.
What is Suburbia
300
Two groups of people that resisted conformity in the 1950's and 1960's.
Who are Beatniks and Hippies
300
A bad economy in the US during the 1970's that was characterized by both high inflation and high unemployment.
What is Stagflation
400
The name for the Supreme Court that upheld and supported many liberal decisions in the 1950's and 1960's
What is the Warren Court
400
This limited the power of the president after long periods of increasing power especially with the Vietnam War and LBJ.
What is the War Powers Resolution / Act
400
This term was used to describe the United States in the 50's because there was not threat of Depression or War.
What is Happy Days
400
This represented a major change for women in the 1950's and 1960's as birth control and abortion became more common.
What is the Sexual Revolution
400
A political crisis in the US where 60 Americans were taken captive for 444 days.
What is the Iranian Hostage Crisis
500
The modern political part that is associated with being Liberals.
Who are Democrats
500
A conservative woman who helped lead the defeat against Feminist women's demand for an Equal Rights Amendment.
Who is Phyllis Schlafly
500
This was the "nickname" for the new suburban neighborhoods as homes were mass produced and made affordable for Americans.
What is Levittowns
500
This developed in part with the Hippie movement and American's dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War.
What is the Anti-War Movement
500
A political scandal that resulted in Americans loosing faith in the government and the first ever resignation of a president.
What is Watergate