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Ch. 27-Postwar Boom
Postwar Boom 1940s/1950s
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Fair Deal was an ambitious economic program proposed by _____ | Harry Truman |
| Rapid suburbanization in the 1950s was primarily the result of | the pursuit of the “American dream” |
| The typical suburban male of the 1950s was _____. | white, young, married with children, and had a white collar job |
| What is planned obsolescence? | a marketing strategy with the main purpose of encouraging consumers to buy more goods |
| What is a franchise? | a company that offers similar products in many locations |
| In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll were viewed as forms or expressions of ____________. | rebellion |
| Who wrote a book of advice on child-rearing that sold 10 million copies in the 1950s? | Benjamin Spock |
| During the 1950s, __________________ could be counted on to provide programming of special interest to African Americans | radio stations |
| Who were the braceros? | Mexican workers who came to the U.S. during WWII |
| What was the termination policy? | failed federal program directed at Native Americans |
| After WWII, to whom did the federal government offer help in obtaining an education, a home, and job or business? | American war veterans |
| During the 1950s, what was the main trend in the housing industry? | mass production and standardization of single-family homes |
| How did President Truman responded to labor strikes that threatened to cripple the nation’s economy? | by proposing to draft striking workers into the army |
| What was the main reason that the Dixiecrats opposed Truman’s nomination in 1948 ? | because Truman was for civil rights |
| Truman’s Fair Deal offered Americans all of the following except A. a crop-subsidy system B. a college savings plan for children C. funding for urban low-income housing D. a nationwide system of health insurance | college savings plan for children |
| What is a conglomerate? | a large corporation that operates many different types of businesses |
| During the 1950s, what was the main population shift? | from cities to suburbs |
| Who developed the first effective vaccine against polio? | Jonas Salk |
| Harry Truman served as president from _____ to _____ and Dwight Eisenhower served as president from _____ to ___. | 1945-1953; 1953-1961 |
| What was the baby boom? | the sharp increase in U.S. birthrate following WWII (1946-1964) |
| What is white flight? | millions of middle-class white Americans leaving the cities for the suburbs |
| What did Truman do when Congress failed to pass his proposed civil rights legislation? | Truman established the Committee on Civil Rights |
| How did Truman use his executive power to advance civil rights? | Truman issued executive orders calling for the integration of the armed forces & outlawing discrimination in the hiring of federal employees |
| Who did Truman run against in the 1948 presidential election and what was the result of that election? | Truman beat Governor Thomas Dewey in an upset. |
| How did Eisenhower enforce the 1954 Brown decision that outlawed segregation? | Ike sent federal troops to integrate the school in Arkansas |
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