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Chap 20 sec 1&2

Chapter 20 Sections 1 & 2 the 1950's "Mood and Economy"

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Rock-n-roll One of the musical aspects of the 1950's that set up the counterculture generation who would question their parents
Beatnik a person who criticized American society as apathetic and conformist
per capita income average income per person
conglomerate corporation made up of three or more unrelated businesses
franchise business that contracts with a large parent company to offer certain goods and services
transistor tiny circuit device developed in 1947, it replaced vacuum tubes and made it possible for portable music devices to be created.
baby boom after world war two there was a dramatic increase in birthrate
GI bill of rights law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans (former soldiers) buy homes and pay for higher education
nuclear power electricity created by atomic fission, otherwise known as atomic energy.
Jonas Salk created Polio vaccine
suburbs area surrounding a city where people moved to pursue the American Dream
Federal Aid Highway Act provided 25 billion dollars to build interstate highway system more than 40,000 miles long
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