Ch 19 SS2 Flashcards
benefits of the GI bill
financial and educational benefits like unemployment benefits, low interest loans (business), paid for schooling
trumans response to post WW2 strikes
who gave in?
unions gave in before he finished his speech
refused to let strikes cripple the nation
what did truman do to stop strikes?
threatened to draft striking workers and order them as soldiers to stay on the job
seize mines
take control of railroad
what did the baby boom do to the economy?
created economic growth
changes in the economy 1950s
feared recession, wasnt a recession, had money
growth of suburbs?
affordable homes, white flight, education, safe/healthy environment, neighbors, automobiles (easy access to work)
rise of tv included what
more stations, Fcc, stereotypes
beat movement
expressed social and literary nonconformity through literature.
who had the greatest access to postwar prosperity in the US?
women
what was richard nixons speech called?
checkers speech
what was nixons speech about?
he was accused of profiting from a secret slush found set up by wealthy supporters, he used tv to deny wrongdoing
what was the impact of the beat movement and rock n roll?
literature and musicians brought america closer together, african americans were still segregated, but closer
conglomerate
major corporation with smaller businesses
baby boom
increase in the US birthrate following WW2 because of returning veterans
planned obsolescence
designing of products to wear out or become out dated in a short period of time so people need to replace their possessions frequently
franchise
similar products or services in many locations
Dr. Jonas Salk
invented the vaccine for polio
consumerism
purchasing of material good, middle class feared recession - no recession - had $
urban renewal
tearing down rundown neighborhoods and building low income housing
termination policy
elimination of federal funding for native americans
longoria incident
Mexican-American WW2 hero had been killed in the Philippines, people refused to provide funeral services
DISCRIMINATION- wanted rights
This law was passed to help veterans return to civilian life
GI bill of rights
After WWII, Henry Kaiser and William Levitt helped mass produce…
houses
Who won the presidential election of 1948
harry s truman
harry s truman
republican or democrat?
democrat
how did harry s truman become president?
FDR died, became president. wasnt very prepared but he helped with civil rights and strikes
Who won the presidential election of 1952
Dwight D Eisenhower
What did the Brown v. Board of Education decision allow?
Integration of schools
The name of the generation born between 1946-1964
Baby boomers
This act created the highway system in this country
Interstate Highway Act
This man wrote a book called, “Baby and Child Care”,
Dr. Ben Spock
What does the F.C.C. stand for?
Federal Communication Commission
What advantages (2) did movies have over television?
Color, smell-o-vision, 3-D, stereophonic sound
These people valued nonconformity and cared little for material goods
Beatniks
He was one of the first white D.J.’s to play rock ‘n’ roll
Alan Freed
He was the first African-American to have a weekly television show
Nat King Cole
The mass migration of people from the cities to the suburbs was known as…,
White flight
Hired hands (Mexican) that worked in the U.S. during WWII
Braceros
This GI was not allowed in a funeral home. Who was he, and why wasn’t he allowed into the funeral home?
Felix Longoria and he was a Mexican-American
What happened to the fertility rate after WWII?
increased
Name three “stereotypes” seen in a typical 1950’s television show
Housewives, few women, no minorities
What states entered the union during the Eisenhower administrations?
Alaska and Hawaii
Who is the “Key figure in all suburbia?”,
The housewife
Dwight D. Eisenhower
republican or democrat
republican
suburb
homes in small residential communities surrounding cities
Jackie Robinson
first African-American to play in MLB. Change civil rights
Dwight D Eisenhower
very popular, difficult with civil rights, but accomplished domestic scene
why did consumers participate in consumerism
because they had more leisure, planned obsolescence, having loans, advertising, and having $
why did the purchase of automobiles increase ?
gasoline=inexpensive, easy to get to places if living in suburb
why was there a dramatic increase in leisure time ?
washing machines, lawn mowers, dishwashers, 40hr worked a week
what happened because of the baby boom?
economic growth, lower marriage age, large families
result of franchises and conglomerates
individual industries didnt decline, teamwork, conformity, loyalty, cooperation, well paid, secure job, loss of individuality
who was eisenhowers running mate and why?
richard nixon, track communists
what did women lose because of returning veterans
their independence that was gained (divorce rate increased)
what did the americans of the 50s overcome ?
great depression and ww2
who benefited from the era of the 50s?
white men
arms race?
We have atomic bomb then the soviet union does. spies? leaked info?
cons of suburbs
conformity (limited on what you can and cant do)
loss of neighborhood and isolation
