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Postwar America
Postwar Prosperity, Culture, & Social Issues of the 1950s
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| demobilization | the act of releasing soldiers at the end of a war to go home |
| productivity | the rate at which goods are produced or services performed |
| service sector | healthcare, law, retail, banking and insurance businesses |
| consumerism | opposite thinking of "a penny saved is a penny earned" |
| beatniks | group of writers and artists who refused to conform to acceptable ways of dressing, thinking and acting |
| urban renewal | the revitalization of downtown areas and fixing up of run-down areas and/or "slums" (causes gentrefication sometimes) |
| appease | to satisfy or make calm by giving what is wanted |
| aspiration | a strong wish, hope or ambition |
| initiate | to give the first knowledge or experience of something; to arrange for something to start |
| inflation | a general increase in the prices of goods and services over time |
| confront | to meet face to face in a bold way |
| perpetually | describing something that is continuing uninterrupted for a long period of time |
| pessimist | one who has a gloom and doom feeling about life and/or their future; has the belief that there is more evil than good in life |
| censure | finding fault, criticize harshly |
| prosperity | the condition of being wealthy and successful; thriving |
| nevertheless | in spite of what could have or should have ..... |
| permissive | opposite of strict; leading to a lack of control |
| recurring | something that happens or comes again from time to time |
| undertake | to enter into or upon a task, journey, etc. |
| affluent | having much money or property; prosperous, rich, wealthy |
| conformed | acted in the required way |
| dispossess | to force by law to give up property |
| dissenter | someone who differs from the opinion from others; quarreler |
| exploited | used in a selfish or unfair way |
| lamenting | mourning; feeling or showing deep sorrow |
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