Section 3 Quiz Or Sum Flashcards

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What is baby boom

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The period between 1946 and 1964 is known as the “Baby Boom.” There was a significant increase in the birth rate in the United States during that time.

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Sun belt

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that part of the U.S. comprising most of the states of the South and the Southwest, characterized by a warm, sunny climate and regarded as an area of rapid population and economic growth.

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Elvis/rock n roll

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Rock ‘n’ roll is often called just “rock.” Rock was a new style of popular music born in the United States in the mid-1950s. It was a mixture of several musical genres, but its basic components were rhythm and blues and country music. Early rock was essentially a blending of African American and white American music.
The earliest stars of rock ‘n’ roll included Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Fats Domino.

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Jonas Salk

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American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio.

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Beats or beatnik

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a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation

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