Vocabulary 1 Vocabulary 2 Miscellaneous 1 Miscellaneous 2
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What is the Fair Deal
This was an ambitious economic program proposed by President Truman
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Who is Dr. Jonas Salk
Who developed a vaccine for poliomyelitis
100
What is the Termination Policy
This was a policy of the United States that eliminated its responsibility to the native American Tribes
100
What is the suburbs
The vast majority of homes in the 1950s were built in what location
200
Who are the Dixiecrats
These were strong opponents of Truman's civil rights policies
200
What is Planned Obsolescence
This is a marketing strategy designed to encourage consumer to buy more goods
200
What is the G.I Bill
Low interest loans was part of what veterans package
200
What is consumerism
With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy this became an American way of life
300
What is a Conglomerate
This is a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries.
300
What is African American
In the early days of rock 'n' roll the musicians were mainly
300
What is Draft them
What did President Truman threaten to do with striking workers to prevent strike from crippling the nation?
300
What is the television
Most Americans in the 1960s relied on this as their primary source of entertainment and information
400
What is a franchise
This is a company that offers similar products or services in many locations
400
What is the beat movement
Places like: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New your City's Greenwich Village were the center of what movement
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Who is J. Strom Thurmond
He was the Dixiecrats presidential nominee in 1948
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Who are Artists and poets
the expression of nonconformity by which groups developed in to the beat movement
500
What is the 1940s
The Baby Boomer generation began in what decade
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Who are the Braceros
These were Mexican workers who came to the United States during World War II to harvest crops.
500
What is Manufacturing
This type of job declined in the 1950s, showing a shift in the United States economy
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Who is Harry S. Truman
His relentless campaign against a "do-nothing" Congress contributed to the election of which politician in the 1948 presidential election






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