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The 50s Flashcards

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What is Modern Republicanism

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When Eisenhower wanted to get rid of the socialism of the New Deal, balance budget, and reduce government regulation

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Economic prosperity =

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Our GNP

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What happened to our GNP

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It more than doubled

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How many Americans were earning a middle class income

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60%

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Automation in the work place =

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Productivity was UP

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Nuclear energy….

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Provided cheap energy to thousands

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Blue collar =

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Manufacturing jobs (this decreased)

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White collar=

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Managers, professional, and service jobs (this increased)

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Pink-collar=

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Nursing, teaching, retail, sales, and low-level clerical work (traditionally filled by woman)

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What act was passed that banned ex-convicts from holding union office, required frequent elections, and regulated union fund investments

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Landrum-Griffin Act

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What Union strength up or down

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It’s going up

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People making more money =

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More geographic mobility

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Suburbs=

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Outskirts of a city but not the country

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What were most houses in the suburbs were often

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Planned communities

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What were planned communities called

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Levittowns

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What act helped extend the Highway system

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The highway act

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What was the largest public works project in American history

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The highway act

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How many miles of highways were built and how much did it cost

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41,000 miles and $32 billion

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What is this time period known as when people got married earlier and had bigger families

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The baby boom

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Did the number of working mothers increase or decrease

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Increased

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What was the phrase that made sure you had as many modern conveniences as your neighbor

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“Keeping up with the joneses”

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What was a way the US bragged about our appliances

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Kitchen debates

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Who was apart of kitchen debated

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Richard Nixon and the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev

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What did many people join during this time

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PTAs, scouring, little league sports, and religious activities

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What was a popular family activity

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Watching TV

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By the end of the 50s, how many households owned at least one TV

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46 million

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What did TV advertising do

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Influence consumer habits- businesses would sponsor entire shows

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What shows were popular

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Sporting events, quiz shows, situation comedies

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How were some quiz shows rigged

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Charles Van Doren was given answers because producers hoped popular contests would drive ratings

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What did leisure activities glamorize

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Rebellion

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Movies=

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Made fun of everything associated with the American way of life

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What were the writers that challenged the middle class called

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The beats

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What did teenagers listen to

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Rock and roll

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Who was rock and roll popular with

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African Americans

35
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Who made the term rock and roll on

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Alan Freed

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Who had a big part in rock n roll

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Elvis Presley

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What show was Elvis on

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The Ed Sullivan Show

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What did some people fear rock n roll would promote

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Anti-social behavior

39
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Rock and roll helped set up..

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Civil rights movement

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