changing america's society Flashcards
What was Truman’s first priority with the fair deal?
Make the transition to a peacetime economy and getting the troops home with their G.I. Benifits.
What is the fair deal?
Federal government should guarantee social and economic stability.
Name two parts of Truman’s 21 point plan to congress
Protection against unfair unemployment practices Higher minimum wage Greater unemployment compensation Housing assistance Health insurance Atomic energy legislation
What did Truman ban in 1948?
Racial discrimination in the federal government’s hiring practices. Also segregation in the military.
What was the official Name of the G.I bill and when was it signed?
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act and in June, 1944
What was the purpose of the G.I bill
Offer a college scholarship to those who served in the military, even if they did not see active duty.
Other than educational benefits, what other types of benefits were added to the G.I. Bill
Unemployment compensation and low interest home and business loans.
Famous people who used the G.I bill
George H W Bush, Gerald Ford, Al Gore, Johnny Cash, and Clint Eastwood
The war made national defense the priority, what two educational subjects supported this goal?
Science and Technology
What does STEM stand for?
Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
William Levitt turned a 4,000 acre potato farm into what?
The largest privately owned housing development
What did the Bank of America introduce to the middle class?
Credit cards in 1958
What did TIME magazine describe the middle class as?
The people who sing the national anthem at football games and mean it
Two examples of what the new frontier intended to change
Raising minimum wage Guaranteeing equal pay for women Rebuilding inner cities Increasing funding for education Peace Corps Medicare for elderly
What issues were going to be tackled under the great society plan?
Combat poverty Strengthen civil rights policy Improve public education Urban renewal Stronger natural resource conservation efforts
What is suburbanization?
The trend of people from the city to residential areas.
Why did Kenneth T. Jackson call cities “walking cities”?
There were no distinct boundaries for commerce, artisan shops, stores, or residences. All existed side by side, often with one building performing several different functions,
What advances were key to suburbanization?
Transportation advances
What were levittowns?
Mass produced homes and prepackaged neighborhoods
What did it mean to keep up with the joneses?
It was a competition about who had fancier items… Example who has the biggest tv in the neighborhood
Historian Landon Jones said what could be heard almost nine months after the end of WWII
The cry of the baby across the land
What years were considered the baby boom?
1946-1964
In what three ways were people confident about economic stability?
Corporations grew more profitable, labor unions promised generous wages and benefits to their members, and consumer goods were more plentiful and affordable then ever before
What was one of the major effects on rock n roll?
It allowed teenagers to express themselves
Hat band had the most to do with change in fashion in the 50-60’s?
The Beatles
How did Janis Joplin change fashion?
She popularized bangs, as well as weaving beads and feathers into her hair. A signature look of hers was multiple large beaded necklaces, which soon caught on with the teenage youth. Her final contribution to fashion was popularizing the tattoo, which until her time hadn’t found acceptance.
What was to be the greatest concern that rock n roll had on history?
Integration on society and culture
Which show showed a nuclear family?
Leave it to Beaver
