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32 Cards in this Set
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Dixiecrats
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southern Democrats against civil rights wanting to preserve the "southern way of life"
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why did marriages after WWII end in divorce
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women had become independant
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what did Truman threaten to do when union leaders were going to strike due to low wages
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threatened to draft the workers
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President Truman was a critic of ___ and wanted equality for everyone
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civil rights
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William Levitt produced mass production houses which resulted in
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suburbs
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suburb regulations
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*regular lawn mowing
*no fences allowed *no laundry hung on Sundays |
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OPA-Office of Price Adminisration
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*halted inflation by imposing max prices on goods and when price control ended prices sky rocketed for the next two years
*Congress re-established price controls similar to war time |
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reasons for economic recovery despite run away prices
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*the early generation had lived on a budget so Americans had saved money prior to the Great Depression
*Americans now had money to spend- which increased the demand for goods and services and in return made new jobs |
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Brown vs Board of Education
1954 |
*integrates schools- schools should be open to people of all races without restrictions
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conglomerate
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a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries
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franchise
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a company that offers similar products or services in different locations
*ex: Mc'Donalds |
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Dr. that advised against spanking or scolding children
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Dr. Spock
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consumerism
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the idea that success was equated to the material goods one buys and owns
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planned obsolescence
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the idea of manufacturers intentionally making items go out of style to encourage consumers to buy new designs
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social conformity
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the new corporate structure in America -causes individuality & belongingness-everyone is equal
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the leisure class
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*spent time bowling, fishing, golfing, hunting,
*attended baseball, basketball, football |
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automobile culture
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easy credit terms persuaded Americans to buy cars which were necessary for life in the suburbs
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automania
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spurred local and state govt. to make roads to connect schools, shopping, and work
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why did "buy now pay later" become a problem
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*Americans used credit to buy large items, automobiles, and homes and did not have to pay right away
*Americans spent money, confident that the economic success would continue |
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white collar workers
blue collar workers |
*higher paid jobs-clerical, managerial, professional
*lower paid jobs-manufactured goods |
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early problems with TV
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TV expanded rapidly so the FCC had to impose a freeze on the creation of tv stations in order to solve the problems with reception
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the DJ that popularized a new style of music that became known as "Rock n Roll"
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Alan Freed
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during the Beat Movement social non-conformists were known as
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Beatniks
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problems critics had with early tv
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*exposed children to images of violence
*promoted stereotypes of minorities and women *led to immorality |
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why did Rock n Roll become popular with teenagers accross the country
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*love
*cars *problems of being young |
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the mass movement of white population out of the cities and into suburbs was known as
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White Flight
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what percent of Americans lived below poverty level
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1 out of every 4
*elderly, single women with children, and minorities |
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___wrote the book "The Other America" Poverty in the U.S.
exposing poverty in the U.S. |
Michael Harrington
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__passed to provide a decent home and suitable living for every American family
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National Housing Act
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why did Mexicans end up in America in the mid 1950s
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*shortage of agricultural laborers-gave temp jobs
*annexation led U.S. to grant citizenship *entered illegaly to escape poor economic conditions |
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Felix Longoria
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WWII hero killed -funeral services were refused because of race
*Mexican Americans organized to end discrimination |
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1954 U.S. launched Operation Wetback
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to stop illegal immigration -deported more than 2 mil illegal aliens
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