History Ch4,5 - 6 Flashcards
Baby boom
A large increase in the birth rate after world war 2
Sexual revolution
After the pill was introduced women get more to say in their sex lives, fe if and when they want to have kids
Groningen gas fields
When natural gas was found in Groningen
Policy of controlled wages
When the government took control of people their wages to control invlation
Protest generation
The people born between 1945-1960 also called the baby boomers
Youth cultures
A youth subculture with different styles in appearance, music etc, for example hippies nozems squatters and prouos
Migrant worker
Someone who works in another country then their home country
Wages explotion
A uncontrolled increase of peoples salaries
Welfare state
When a government plays a big roll in protecting the social and economic needs of its citizens
Populism
Politicains who are against thé established politicains and emphases the gap between the elite and ordinary people
Consumer society
When people started to buy more secondairy needs like a tv car or washing machine