Unit 7 Test Flashcards
GI Bill of Rights
A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for WWII veterans.
suburbs
an outlying district of city, especially a residential one
Harry Truman
He was the 33rd president of the US, an American politician of the Democratic party.
Dixiecrat
Any of the Southern Democrats who seceded from the party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights.
Fair Deal
President Harry Truman’s economic plan-an extension of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal-whoch included measures to increase minimum wage, to extend social security coverage, and to provide housing for low income families.
conglomerate
It’s a major corporation that included a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries.
franchise
It’s a company that offers similar products or services in many locations
baby boom
A rapid increase in population caused by WWII soldiers coming home
Dr. Jonas Salk
Doctor who developed the polio vaccine
consumerism
buying material goods
planned obsolescence
the designing go products to wear out or to become outdated quickly, so that people will feel a need to replace their possessions frequently.
The Road to Suburbia
An advertisement that captured the lure of the suburbs for many families. It promised affordable housing, congenial neighbors, fresh air and open spaces, good schools, and easy access to urban jobs and culture.
mass media
means of communication that reach large audiences
FCC
the government agency that regulates and licenses tv, telephone, telegraph, radio, and other communications industries
beat movement
a social and artistic movement of the 1950s, stressing unrestrained literary self-expression and nonconformity with the main stream culture.
rock n’ roll
a form of American popular music that evolved in the 1950s out of rhythm and blues, country, pass, gospel, and pop
jazz
a style of music characterized by the use of improvisation
UN
United Nations; peacekeeping organization in which most nations belong to
satellite nation
countries dominated by another nation
containment
taking measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other nations
iron curtain
Said by Winston Churchill; came to stand for the division of Europe
Truman Doctrine
a policy by Harry Truman that gave political power and economic aid to other countries
Marshall Plan
provided aid to all European countries that needed it. Rebuild after WWII.
Berlin Airlift
Stalin blockaded West Berlin so America flew supplies and goods to them
NATO
defensive military alliance by US, Canada, and many Western European nations
Chiang Kai-Shek
leader of nationalist government in China
Mao Zedong
communist leader who relied on Soviet Union
Taiwan
nationalists and Chiang came here in 1949
38th Parallel
line that divides Korea into South and North
Korean War
June 25, 1950, North Korea invades South Korea
HUAC
House un-American Activities Committee; an agency that investigated possible communist influence
Hollywood Ten
ten witnesses were called to testify, they didn’t cooperate so they were sent to prison
blacklist
list of people who were condemned to having a communist background
Alger Hiss
accused for spying for Soviet Union
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
minion activists in the American Communist party
Joseph McCarthy
Anti-communist activist, senator, a Republican from Wisconsin
McCarthyism
unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty with out providing evidence
H-bomb
destructive thermonuclear weapon
Dwight Eisenhower
became president when both US and Soviet Union had the H-bomb
John Foster Dulles
Secretary of State to Dwight, anti-communist
brinkmanship
all out edge of war
CIA
secret operation to weaken or overthrow governments unfriendly to the US
Warsaw Pact
linked Soviet Union with Seven Eastern European countries
Eisenhower Doctrine
US will defend any Middle Eastern country against attack by any communist country
Nikita Khrushchev
thought communism would triumph peacefully
Francis Gary Powers
U-2 pilot captured by Soviets for spying
U-2 incident
Soviet Union shot American plane spying in Soviet air space and captured pilot, Francis Cary Powers
The Emergence of the Teenager
Teenage years were recognized as an important and unique developmental stage between childhood and adulthood. Teenagers stayed in school instead of working to support the families so they asked their parents for allowances.
urban renewal
the tearing down and replacing of buildings in rundown inner-city neighborhoods
bracero
Mexican hired hands
termination policy
eliminated federal economic support, discontinued the reservation system, and distributed tribal lands among individual Native Americans
