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