An agency that regulates U.S. communications industries, including radio and television broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

A social and artistic movement of the 1950s, stressing unrestrained literary self-expression and nonconformity with the mainstream culture.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

A form of American popular music that evolved in the 1950s out of rhythm and blues, country, jazz, gospel, and pop.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

A style of music characterized by the use of improvisation.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

The tearing down and replacing of buildings in rundown inner-city neighborhoods.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

How was America different following World War II?

Divorce rates were higher than before the war.

Fewer loans were available for homeowners.

Governmental price controls were no longer needed.

Unemployment decreased with the return of servicemen.

What reputation did Truman have as president?

He took responsibility for tough decisions.

He was fully prepared for the job.

He had little confidence in his abilities.

He was weak in his response to domestic problems.

Which description shows that Truman felt passionately about civil rights?

He was willing to give up reelection for the cause if necessary.

He proposed the Fair Deal programs.

He encouraged a return to conservative policies.

He appointed new justices to the Supreme Court.

How did Dwight D. Eisenhower’s governing style differ from that of the Democrats?

He felt that government should be liberal when it comes to human beings and conservative in how it spends money.

He felt that it was important to confront controversial issues using moderate policies.

He felt that boycotts should be used to encourage judicial actions and congressional laws.

He felt that it was necessary to adhere to traditional values instead of being open-minded to social changes.

Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false.

Truman felt that all humans should have equal opportunity.

Congress agreed with Truman’s goal to integrate the armed forces.

The Dixiecrats protested Truman’s views on civil rights.

Truman wanted to help farmers with subsidies in his Fair Deal program.

Match the following descriptions to the correct group.

During one president’s administration, they raised the minimum wage.

In the 1952 election, they narrowly secured a majority in Congress.

They were accused of “plunder at home and blunder abroad” during the 1952 election.

They were criticized for increasing the federal government’s power during the 1952 election.

They were criticized for their role in the stalemate in Korea during the 1952 election.

In the 1950s, why did companies often give personality tests to people applying for jobs?

to see if they were a fit for the corporate culture

to see if they agreed with diversification

to see if they understood the basics of economics

to see if they had desires to become union members

What was one factor that caused the baby boom between the late 1940s and the early 1960s?

People had a desire for large families.

Unemployment continued to rise.

Women were encouraged to enter the work force.

Doctors promoted revolutionary ideas about child rearing.

What was one reason that the automobile culture developed following World War II?

There was an abundance of inexpensive fuel.

There was a decrease in public transportation in cities.

There was a decline in the commercial use of railroads.

There was an increase in businesses built along small roads.

What was the main effect of planned obsolescence?

America was becoming a “throwaway society.”

More goods were purchased on credit than ever before.

Consumers were hypnotized by attractive product packaging.

Almost 60 percent of Americans were now in the middle class.

Why did union support weaken in the late 1950s?

People were unhappy with the corruption of unions that they read about in the newspapers.

Franchises gave greater flexibility in the workplace and made unions unnecessary in many industries.

Corporate culture required that employees be willing to work as a team with less focus on the individual.

Conglomerates chose to diversify their product lines, which allowed employees to have a greater say in business decisions.

How did Dr. Jonas Salk affect life in the 1950s and beyond?

He developed a vaccine for polio.

He helped prevent children from getting typhoid fever.

He encouraged parents to rear their children in more modern ways.

He taught the importance of mothers staying home to raise their children.

What effect did the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 have on the country?

It authorized the construction of the nation’s major roadways.

It spurred the growth of commercial railroads.

It decreased public transportation options in urban areas.

It encouraged businesses to open along commonly followed routes.

In what way did television of the 1950s provide an inaccurate representation of the actual American landscape?

It showed only programs portraying an ideal white, middle-class society.

It showed only comedies and variety shows.

It showed only sports events and children’s programming.

It showed only short features instead of full-length movies.

How did the beat movement differ from the suburban way of life?

The beat movement encouraged people to have a free and nonconforming lifestyle.

The beat movement encouraged people to listen to rock ‘n’ roll music.

The beat movement encouraged people to watch comedies and variety shows on television.

The beat movement encouraged people to be productive members of society with traditional jobs.

Why did many adults have issues with rock ‘n’ roll in the early 1950s?

They thought it would contribute to juvenile delinquency.

They thought it would soften race relations.

They thought it would discourage patriotism.

They thought it would diminish interest in other types of music.

Why were some people opposed to the types of programming found on television?

They felt it was detrimental to children.

They felt it was destroying American culture.

They felt it was responsible for a higher divorce rate.

They felt it was decreasing an interest in higher education.

Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false.

Many beatniks lived in major metropolitan cities like New York.

The lifestyle of the beatniks was identical to those found in the suburbs.

Many beatniks followed Zen Buddhism.

"Howl" and "On the Road" were works of literature from the beat movement.

Match the following people to the correct description.

Was the first to record and release “Hound Dog”.

Paid four dollars to record two songs in 1953.

Played a style of music known as jazz.

Popular big band bandleader prior to World War II.

Why did people move from farms to cities in the 1950s?

to have better public transportation

What did Native Americans and Mexican Americans experience during World War II?

full access to military benefits

Americanization and assimilation

Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false.

One in four people lived below the poverty line in 1962.

African Americans represented the poorest segment of the American population.

Many of the poor migrated away from major metropolitan areas.

Most middle-class Americans in the suburbs were aware of poverty in the cities.

What was one of the reasons that the termination policy failed?

Native Americans were unable to find jobs in urban areas.

Native Americans found valuable minerals on their land.

Native Americans stopped receiving their family allotments.

Native Americans were hired to harvest crops during the war.

Read each statement and decide whether it is true or false.

Felix Longoria had contributed to the war effort by working as a bracero.

Senator Lyndon Johnson suggested that Longoria be buried at Arlington.

The American G.I. Forum was created because of the outrage over the Longoria incident.

Felix Longoria helped thousands of immigrants escape poor economic conditions in Mexico.

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A name given to the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, a 1944 law that provided financial and educational benefits for World War II veterans.

GI Bill of Rights

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A residential town or community near a city.

GI Bill of Rights

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baby boom

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The southern delegates who, to protest President Truman’s civil rights policy, walked out of the 1948 Democratic National Convention and formed the States’ Rights Democratic Party.

GI Bill of Rights

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Dixiecrat

Fair Deal

baby boom

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President Harry S. Truman’s economic program (extension FDR’s New Deal) which included measures to increase the minimum wage, to extend Social Security coverage, and to provide housing for low-income families.

GI Bill of Rights

suburb

Dixiecrat

Fair Deal

baby boom

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The sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate following World War II.

GI Bill of Rights

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M13 - The Postwar Boom

A name given to the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, a 1944 law that provided financial and educational benefits for World War II veterans.

A residential town or community near a city.

The southern delegates who, to protest President Truman’s civil rights policy, walked out of the 1948 Democratic National Convention and formed the States’ Rights Democratic Party.

President Harry S. Truman’s economic program (extension FDR’s New Deal) which included measures to increase the minimum wage, to extend Social Security coverage, and to provide housing for low-income families.

The sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate following World War II.

A major corporation that owns a number of smaller companies in unrelated businesses.

A business that has bought the right to use a parent company’s name and methods, thus becoming one of a number of similar businesses in various locations.

A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods or acquiring goods in ever-greater amounts.

The designing of products to wear out or to become outdated quickly, so that people will feel a need to replace their possessions frequently.

The means of communication— such as television, newspapers, and radio—that reach large audiences.

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