unit 8 history Flashcards
white collar jobs
jobs that required a college degree, had higher wages,
blue collar jobs
lower paying jobs, manual labor, get your hands dirty kind of job
Gi Bill
created for WW2 vets, provided college education, job training, available loans, unemployment benefits, and job counseling
who did the Gi Bill not benefit?
African Americans and women; they struggled to get higher education or loans
who did the US mainly rely on oil for?
Saudi Arabia
what was oil used for?
expanding factories, cars, housing, etc.
when were baby boomers born?
1946-1964 (after WW2)
how much of the population did baby boomers make up?
40%
what did the baby boomers impact?
the economy, growing population, moving into suburbs, etc.
who created the interstate highway system?
President Eisenhower
what was the effect of the interstate highway system?
connected cities, more travel, traffic, increases growth of the suburbs
why did people move out into the suburbs?
the growing population, cheaper because it was farther than the city
what was the effect of everyone having cars?
increase in suburbs, fast food restaurants, and hotels
what was the effect of TV
it brought people together, gave birth to mass media
what was the effect of mass media
enhanced how people viewed politics, the news was shown on TV, becoming more involved, etc.
