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History 10 Kosloski

Unit 3 VOCAB American Life in the mid 1940's and 1950's

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History 10 (Kosloski) Unit 3 VOCAB American Life in the mid 1940's and 1950's
Unprecedented population explosion..... Baby Boom
Gov't plan in 1953, to give up responsibility to Native American Tribes by eliminating federal economic support....., Termination Policy
Name given to Servicemen Readjustment Act; 1944 law that provided financial and educational benefits for WWII veterans..... GI Bill
Agency that regulates U.S. communications, including radio a TV broadcasting..... FCC
Means of communication. TV, newspaper, radio, to reach large audiences..... Mass Media
Mexican Laborer allowed to enter the U.S. to work for a limited time during WWII..... Bracero
Southern delegates who walked out of the 1948 Democratic National Convention; Formed Democratic Party..... Dixiecrat
Designing of products to wear out so people replaced then frequently..... Planned Obsolescence
Measures to increase minimum wage, to extend Social Security and provide housing for low income families..... Fair deal
Social and artistic movement of 1950's stressing unrestrained literary self-expression and nonconformity with mainstream culture..... Beat Movement
Preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods..... Consumerism
A major corporation that owns a number of smaller companies in unrelated businesses..... Conglomerate
Tearing down of buildings in rundown inner-city neighborhoods..... Urban Renewal
A business that has bought the right to use a parent company's name and methods..... Franchise
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