Prosperity And Anxiety- 1950s Flashcards
Montgomery bus boycott
Effort by blacks to have the local bus company end discriminatory seating and hiring policies. The movement begun with the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat to a white man- boycott later led by MLK jr.
Brown v board of ed
Supreme court decision stating that “separate but equal” schools for white and black students were unconstitutional and that school districts across america must desegregate
Baby boom
1947-1962 americans married and had children at a record pace- highest point of the baby boom was 1957.
The Feminine Mystique
Book written by Betty Friedan describing the frustration felt by suburban women in the 1950s
James Dean
Young actor whose character in the film “rebel without a cause” inspired many rebellious young people of the 1950s
Beat generation
Literary movement of the 1950s- writers of this movement rejected the materialistic American culture of the decade.
GI Bill
Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944, this legislation have many benefits to returning WWII veterans, including financial assistance for veterans wanting to go to college or job training programs.
Affluent society
Term used to describe the american economy in the 1950s- during which time many americans became enraptured with appliances and homes in the suburbs
Taft-Hartley Act
If any strike affected the health and safety of the country, the president could call for an 80- day cooling off period during which negotiations could take place.
Fair deal
A series of domestic programs proposed to congress by truman that included a fair employment practices act, a call for govt construction of public housing, and an extension of social security.
