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STEELE
STEELE--SSII--CHPT 17 POSTWAR CONFIDENCE (1945-1960)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DEMOBILIZATION | SENDING SOLDIERS HOME |
| G.I. BILL | AID TO SOLDIERS FOR EDUCATION AND LOANS |
| BABY BOOM | LARGE AMOUNT OF BABY'S BORN FROM 1945 TO 1964 |
| PRODUCTIVITY | AMOUNT OF GOODS PRODUCED OR SERVICES PERFORMED |
| TAFT-HARTLEY ACT | RESTRICTED POWER OF UNIONS |
| FAIR DEAL | TRUMAN'S ENFORCEMENT OF FDR'S NEW DEAL AND STARTED NEW PROGRAMS LIKE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE |
| INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ACT | EISENHOWER'S PLAN TO PUT IN 41,000 MILES OF HIGHWAYS CONNECTING MAJOR CITIES |
| SUNBELT | SOUTHERN AND WESTERN STATES (FLORIDA AND CALIFORNIA) |
| SERVICE SECTOR | BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDED SERVICES RATHER THAN MANUFACTURING |
| INFORMATION INDUSTRY | COMPUTERS AND TECHNICAL INDUSTRY |
| FRANCHISE BUSINESS | OWNED BY INDEPENDENT PEOPLE TO SELL PRODUCTS OF "HOME" COMPANIES |
| MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS | COMPANIES SELLING GOODS TO OTHER COUNTRIES |
| AFL-CIO | UNION OF BLUE COLLAR WORKERS, WHO HAD POLITICAL POWER |
| CALIFORNIA MASTER PLAN | SET UP HIGHER EDUCATION IN 3 LEVELS: A. RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES B. STATE COLLEGES C. COMMUNITY COLLEGES |
| CONSUMERISM | BUYING LOTS OF GOODS ON CREDIT |
| MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME | AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME |
| NUCLEAR FAMILY | THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY: MOM, DAD KIDS |
| BENJAMIN SPOCK | DOCTOR WHO WROTE A BOOK ON HOW TO RAISE CHILDREN--- |
| ROCK-AND-ROLL | MUSIC IN THE 50'S THAT EVOLVED FROM THE BLUES AND AFRICAN AMERICAN GOSPEL MUSIC |
| ELVIS PRESLEY | ROCK & ROLL PERFORMER |
| BEATNIK | REFUSED TO BE THE NORM IN SOCIETY |
| INNER-CITY | OLDER, POORER PART OF BIG CITIES, WITH PUBLIC HOUSING |
| URBAN RENEWAL | GOVERNMENT PLAN TO IMPROVE INNER CITIES WITH HIGHWAYS AND BETTER HOUSING |
| TERMINATION POLICY | STOPPED NATIVE AMERICANS THEIR OWN FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND STOPPED HEALTH CARE FOR THEM |