Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
36 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Servicemen's readjustment act/GI bill of rights |
Tuitionand a year of unemployment benefits |
|
|
Lack of homes for veterans |
William Levitt and Henry Kasier quickly built homes and offered homes in small residences outside the city- suburbs |
|
|
result of war |
Divorce rate increased due to change in men and women roles after the war -The switch from wartime to peacetime economy included a rise in unemployment due to veterans -When Office of Price Admissions (OPA) (max price on goods to stop inflation) was no longer in control, prices skyrocketed -Americans also began earning less than during the war so Congress established controls similar to wartime controls on prices, wages, and rents |
|
|
Truman faced |
the threat of communism and restoring American economy -Had to deal with strikes in 1946 and while he supported organized labor, he could not let it take control of the economy - Allowed federal govt to seize mines and threatened railroads - "had enough?" republican campaign -Congress took over Senate and house -Ignored Truman's domestic proposals -Passed Tart-Hartley act over Truman's veto which overturned many rights won to unions under New Deal |
|
|
Trumancreated President's Commission on Civil Rights |
1946 -Also asked for federal anti lynching, ban on poll tax as a voting requirement, and permanent civil rights commission -Congress refused to pass these or to integrate the armed forces |
|
|
Trumanissued an executive order for integration of armed forces |
Ordered end to discrimination in hiring govt employees Lower courts could not bar African Americans from residential neighborhoods |
|
|
1948 election |
despite criticism on Truman, nominated by Democrats for president - To protest Truman's emphasis on civil rights, Southern Democrats (Dixiecrats) formed the State's Rights Democratic Party and nominated J Strom Thurmond as president -Unlike his Republican competitor Dewey, Truman poured energy into the campaign "Give 'em hell, Harry" - Truman won and Democrats was able to gain control of Congress as well |
|
|
Fair Deal |
Truman extended New Deal, economic program included proposals for a nationwide system income for farmers -Competing parties worked together in Congress to defeat these measures -Congress raised minimum wage from 40-75 cents, extended Social Security coverage, flood control and irrigation -Congress also provide financial support for cities to clear out slums |
|
|
dynamic conservatism/modern republicans |
eisenhower -conservative for money, liberal for human beings |
|
|
conglomerate |
major corp that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries -To protect from decline of individual industries International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), American Telephone and Telegraph, Xerox, and General Electric " |
|
|
franchise |
company that offers similar products or services in many locations Aka McDonalds |
|
|
Work after WWII |
Workers became standardized; businesses did not want creative thinkers, rebels, etc Many people began living in suburbs because it embodied the American dream |
|
|
Baby Boom |
rise in population when soldiers returned |
|
|
Dr. Jonas Salk |
developed vaccine for polio |
|
|
School and Home after WWII |
Rise in need for teachers and schools -Many were unsatisfied -More women worked outside the home -Limited fields -Earned less -Little financial, academic, or psychological encouragement -More people had leisure time -Less work time and labor saving technology -More people watched and played sports -More read books and magazines |
|
|
Industry after WWII |
After the war, there was more fuel because of a boom in petroleum leads to cheap gas Americans also bought more cars Suburb living made cars necessary Need for roads increased |
|
|
InterstateHighway Act, 1956 |
(Eisenhower) authorized the building of a nationwide highway Encouraged the development of new suburbs Towns along new highways prospered People could move around for vacation |
|
|
Environment and economy after WWII |
Noise and exhaust polluted the air Public transportation declined The economic gulf between suburban and urban dwellers and between the middle class and the poor widened Middle class grew to 60% |
|
|
Consumerism |
buying material goods Came to be equated with success |
|
|
Advirtising after WWII |
New products appeared in the marketplace like electric appliances People invested in recreational items like TVs Many people bought with installment plans and credit Ads continued to encourage spending and used psychology to do so Billboards, radio, newspapers, TV, etc |
|
|
Planned obsolescence |
marketing strategy where products were designed to wear out or become outdated New models for cars |
|
|
Massmedia |
meansof communication that reach large audiences |
|
|
Federalcommunications commission (FCC) |
govt agency that regulates and licenses tv,telephone, radio, and other communications |
|
|
Influence of TV |
"golden age" of tv entertainment 1950s 90% people were watching TV Rise in comedies, children shows, news, and sport shows Ads, frozen tv dinners, tv guides Tv was full of stereotypes and lacked diversity Displayed idealized white America and glorified western conflict rather than current ones Radio and movies still flourished |
|
|
Beat Movement |
expressed social and literary nonconformity of artists, posts, and writers -Shunregular work and sought a higher consciousness |
|
|
Alan Freed |
created rock'n'roll |
|
|
Rock'n'roll |
Derived from jazz Chuck Berry Elvis Presley king of rock Condemned by some adults due to rebellious nature African Americans inspired rock 'n' roll ad created jazz which was based on improv (Segregated on tv and radio) |
|
|
1950s-white flight |
Middle class white Americans left the cities for suburbs Rural poor migrated to inner cities Cities lost people, businesses, and property Urban poor suffered White poverty grew rapidly in inner cities Many minorities had to live in dirty slums |
|
|
Urbanrenewal (National Housing Act and HUD) |
National Housing Act of 1949 -Called for tearing down rundown neighborhoods and constructing low-income housing Housing and Urban Development (HUD)- cabinet position created to aid in improving conditions in inner cities Not enough housing for everyone Some poor people just moved around from ghetto to ghetto Some claimed it was more like "urban removal" |
|
|
Braceros |
hired hands Due to shortage of agricultural laborers in WWII, govt allowed braceros to harvest crops Expected to return but many stayed illegally |
|
|
Mexican American voting |
Longoria was a Mexican-American WWII hero but the undertaker in Texas refused to provide funeral services 1948 Mexican Americans organized GI Forum while Ignacio Lopez founded Unity League of California to register Mexican American voters and to promote candidates who would represent their interests |
|
|
Govt toward Native Americans |
"Americanization" and assimilation |
|
|
1924, Snyder Act |
made NA all citizens but were 2nd class |
|
|
1934 Indian Reorganization Act |
focused more on Native American autonomy |
|
|
National Congress of American Indians 1944 |
Ensure for NA the same civil rights that white Americans had Enable NA on reservations to retain their own customs |
|
|
Termination policy 1953 |
eliminated federal economic support, discontinued the reservation system, and distributed tribal lands among individual NA -Bureau of Indian Affairs began a voluntary relocation program to help NA resettle in cities -Failed since many couldn’t get jobs or medical care -Abandoned in 1963 |
