USH 4.4 Review Flashcards

1
Q

A population shift to the southern and western U.S. after World War II.

A

Sunbelt Migrations

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2
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A term warning against the influence of defense industries on government.

A

Military Industrial Complex

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3
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A 1944 law providing education and housing benefits for returning veterans.

A

GI Bill

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4
Q

A significant increase in birth rates following World War II.

A

Baby Boom

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5
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A 1956 law funding the construction of the national interstate system.

A

Highway Act

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6
Q

One of the first mass-produced suburban housing developments.

A

Levittown

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7
Q

The movement of white families from cities to suburbs.

A

White Flight

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8
Q

A group of rebellious writers and artists in the 1950s.

A

Beatniks

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9
Q

A campaign accusing people of communism without proper evidence.

A

McCarthyism

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10
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A discriminatory practice denying services to residents based on race.

A

Redlining

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