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24 Cards in this Set

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demobilization
sending home members of the army
GI Bill of Rights
eased the return of World War II veterans by providing education and employment aid
baby boom
increase in births between 1945 and 1964
productivity
the rate at which goods are produced or services performed
Taft-Hartley Act
a law that restricted the power of labor unions; outlawed the closed shop, a workplace in which only union members can be hired
Fair Deal
President Truman’s program to expand New Deal reforms
Interstate Highway Act
1956 law that authorized the spending of $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of highway
Sunbelt
name given to the region of states in the South and the Southwest
service sector
businesses that provide services rather than manufactured goods
information industry
businesses that provide informational services
franchise business
to allow a company to distribute its products or services through retail outlets owned by independent operators
multinational corporation
companies that produce and sell their goods and services all over the world
AFL-CIO
in 1955, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) labor unions united
California Master Plan
called for three tiers of higher education: research universities, state colleges, and community colleges, all of which were to be accessible to all of the state’s citizens
consumerism
large-scale buying, much of it on credit
median family income
measure of average family income
nuclear family
ideal or typical household with a father, mother, and children
Benjamin Spock
influential author of 1946 Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
rock-and-roll
music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of African Americans
Elvis Presley
iconic American singer whose success sparked the popularity of rock-and-roll music in the 1950s
beatniks
small group of writers and artists, in the 1950s and early 1960s, who were critical of American society
inner city
the older, central part of a city with crowded neighborhoods in which low-income, usually minority, groups live
urban renewal
government programs for redevelopment of urban areas
termination policy
ended all programs monitored by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; ended federal responsibility for the health and welfare of Native Americans