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chap 13 1/2 quiz

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The name given to southern and western states that experienced population growth after the war	Sunbelt
Named after suburban developer, these blueprints found homes in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania	Levitttown
In order to help returning vets, the GI Bill provided one year of this type of pay, in case they couldn't find work	Unemployment
Called for 3 tiers of higher education research universities, state colleges, and community colleges	California Master Plan
These types of corporations produced and sold their goods and services all over the world	Multinational
This type of business attracted consumers who were seeking quality and consistency	Franchise
One provision of this legislation enabled returning vets to attend college using financial aid	GI Bill of Rights
Process of sending home members of the armed forces	Demobilization
Returning servicemen quickly married and started families leading to this	Baby boom
Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka made this on the basis if race in education unconstitutional	Segregation
President Eisenhower was responsible for this, which authorized funds to build 41,000 miles of highway	Interstate highway act
The postwar years ushered in a period of this, that lasted nearly two decades	Prosperity
This education act provided $1 billion in hopes of producing more scientists and science teachers	National defense
Between 1940 & 1950 this many million Americans moved to the suburbs, one of the largest mass migrations in history	Forty
These two large labor unions united in 1955	AFL and CIO
The number of women in the work force ______ between 1940 & 1960	Doubled
An end to rationing and price controls- plus demand for goods fueled this, a persistent increase in the general price of goods and services over a period of time	Inflation
Act vetoed by President Truman, but overridden by Congress that outlawed the closed shop- a workplace in which only union members can be hired	Taft- Hartley
Legislative program that aimed to strengthen New Deal reforms, and established new programs	Fair deal
Another benefit of the GI Bill was that it contributed to a surge in the construction of these, due to the low interest loans offered to returning vets.	Homes

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