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The 1950's

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sending home members of the army
demobilization
low interest mortgages/educ. & stipends for
college
Gi bill of rights
The US produced nearly __% of worlds total output
50
going from making war
prod. to producing consumer goods
Reconversion
birth rate skyrocketed
Baby boom
1957 a baby is born every _ seconds
7
The _ _ _ doubles
GNP
Truman faces labor movements and ______
republicans
80 day cooling off period to
return to work & outlawed the “closed shop”
Taft-Hartley Act
Truman in favor of ____ ____ which was unpopular
Civil rights
Truman wins reelection in 1948 against republican (last name)
Dewey
amendment stating limit of 2 terms for Pres.
22nd
Truman’s ______ extended New Deal goals
fair deal
full employ, higher min. wages, unemployment
compensation, etc.
21-point program
One of the most common sayings about Truman's mistakes
to err is Truman
ikes vice president
Richard Nixon
Nixon had to answer allegations of
accepting illegal campaign funds on live tv
checkers speech
what two major things did Nixon rely on to turn public opinion
dog
what two major things did Nixon rely on to turn public opinion
cloth coat
end Korean War, communism and
corruption
Ike’s K1C2 formula
conservative w/
money, liberal w/ humans
Modern Republicanism
there was _ recessions
3
agency of space exploration (1958)
NASA
big move to the ____
suburbs
developer of mass production housing
Will Levitt
these towns were called
Levittowns
new model of these every year
car
Ike authorized 1st interstate highway system funding named
Interstate highway Act
there was _ _, _ _ _miles
41,000
healthcare, law, retail,
banking
service sector
started one of 1st fast-food chains: McDonald’s
ray kroc
bus. contracts to offer
goods/services from lrgr. co.
franchise
corp. of 3 or more unrelated bus. could
defend against econ. Downturns
Conglomerate
More people went to college leading to an increase in ____ collar jobs
white
Hint
Answer
Migrations to the
sunbelt
This invention which keeps food cold longer helped sprout this movement
refrigerator
This invention which kept people cool also aided
AC
Nat’l Defense Educ. Act:
improve sci./math in schools was a result of the launch of ____
sputnik
first computer was named
ENIAC
moth caught in a
relay switch
debugging
device controlled elec. Signals:
i.e. changed electronic industry
transistor
1957 the first ___ powered sub
nuclear
sold goods/services worldwide ex. General Motors, General Electric, Hollywood
movies, Coca Cola
Multinational corps
brought families together to
watch,watched 4-5 hrs. a day
tv
Comedy named i love ___
lucy
comedy known as ____ knows best
father
tv helps the ads by programing
commercials
In 1954 what popular children disease had found a vaccine
polio
the scientists that discovered this
Francis
the scientists that discovered this
Salk
was the mood of the day compromise
replaced conflict
Harmony
“the family who ___ together stays together
prays
___ was in more things such as US currency and the pledge of allegiance
god
mother, father, children are backbone of
American society
Nuclear family
being away from home, made the money, made
important decisions(men) was known as
Public sphere role
Kept house, cooked meals, raised children
(main purposes in life) (women)
Domestic role
fraction of women in the workforce
1/3
1/2 of them were
married
“the feminine mystique” writer who lashed
out on roles women were expected to fulfill
Betty Friedan
the ___ generation
silent
Some rejected wholesomeness & felt misunderstood and
alone
rebels
Own style named
rock and roll
spirituality, spontaneity, challenge to
tradition, open sexuality, etc.
Beatnik generation
Rural poverty, discrimination, urban slums
African American, Hispanics, rural whites were nicknamed the ___ ___
well hidden
there was a rise in
crime
Native Americans: (end tribal govt., relocation to
cities)
termination policy
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis,
Buddy Holly and ___ rose to fame
Elvis
famous dj ( not talking fox😂)
Alan Freed
2 Comments
tonette
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Level 58
Mar 7, 2024
Sorry, but this is an awful quiz.
nicksal777
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Level 26
Mar 7, 2024
this quiz is meant to help my classmates study for the upcoming test
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