What Did the G.I. Bills do for veterans?
G.I. Bills gave loans for schooling, housing, and food to veterans of World War 2.
What Act outlawed closed shop and featherbeadding?
Taft-Hartley Act
What is closed shop?
Forcible hire of union workers
What happened in the Election of 1948?
Voters expected Dewey to win in a landslide over Truman, however Truman won, and democrats win control in congress.
What program was made up by Truman, and named differently to set his program apart from the New Deal?
The Fair Deal
What are two things that Truman did achieve with his program "the fair deal", and two things he did not?
He acheived social security and minumum wage for America, but did not acheive health insurance or civil rights.
What president won the election of 1952 over govener Aldai Stevenson?
Eisenhower
What president will take over after Eisenhower?
Nixon
What highway program was made in 1956 and took 10 years and over $25 to create?
Federal Highway Act
What was some of the advantages of the new highway program?
Account for more cars, and transport troop easily!
What term was coined that means that the economy is barely hanging on?
Economy of Scarcity
What term was coined that means that the economy is advancing?
Economy of Abundance
By 1956 certain jobs outnumbered blue collar jobs, what were they and what does it mean?
White collar, now working in offices rather than manual labor
What corporations were created in order to get cheaper labor overseas?
Multinational Corporations
What does it mean when an individual owns a store or several stores; uniformity?
Franchise
What was is the belief that America should not go for individualism but rather be the same?
conformity
What are some inventions created to make life easier in the 50's?
Refridgerators, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, and more cars.
What was the time period from 1945-1961 called, where 65 million children were born?
Baby-Boom
What was the first computer called and who was it made by?
ENIAC, and by a team of scientists working for the army.
What computer was made after the first computera and what was it used for?
UNVIAC, business data.
Who was the man who came up with the polio vaccine and solves the medical mystery?
Dr. Jonas Salk
Why were theaters and radios struggling during the 50's?
The rise of television sets in peoples homes.
What popular entertainment was created to make radios and theaters popular once again?
3D movies, cinemascope, ads and invention of smaller radios(portable)
What do concservative people believe?
Conservative economic thought was that they came up with the working system and had to use unions, the do not believe in government control.
What did teens do that was considered 'bucking conformity in society,' a time period where teens listened to controversial music and literature?
The youth culture change
What was a popular form of music in the 50's that the teens loved and adults hated, and was later banned in some jukeboxes? And who was a famous singer of the anti-conformity music?
Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis
Where was Elvis Presley born?
Mississippi
What was a cultural seperation between parents and children during the 50's called?
Generation Gap
What was the beat movement?
A time period where people were anti-society and anti-conformity, they criticized American life, politics, and "empty" culture.
What is it called when there is a break between poverty and prosperity?
Poverty line.
How many Americans were below the poverty line in 1959?
30 million
What was a program that destroyed slum & built high rises, and later kicked out those who could pay? And what was the problem with this program?
Urban Renewal Program, they destroyed more houses that they built.
What minorities were poor and in the lower class? (list 3)
Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans
What program brought Mexicans in as farm labor, and made them live under harsh living conditions?
The Bracero Program.
What was the poorest group in America during the 50's?
Native Americans.
What was it called when Americans take land for developers and push Native Americans out of their homes?
Termination policy.
What group was left behind and had the worst schooling in America during the 50's?
Appalachia
What group was in charge for most of the criminal behavior in the 50's?
Middle Class