| vocab | People | Lifestyle | Consumerism | Miscellaneous |
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White, southern democrats who opposed civil rights
What are dixiecrats?
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Strom Thurmond
Who led the dixiecrats?
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new cars, tvs,
What were new inventions that came out?
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leisure time
What did people have more time for?
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“The good things in life”
What did professional jobs allow people to buy?
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When the war ended and prosperity returned, the number of births soared
What’s the baby boom?
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Jack Kerouac
Give an example of a beatnik.
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the suburbs.
Where did everyone move to?
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Advertisements
What became huge?
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Company that offers similar products or service in many locations.
Define franchise?
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Rising prices
What’s inflation?
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President Truman
What president was pro civil rights?
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Low income housing.
Why did everyone move to the suburbs?
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Businesses make products that will either break or sooner become out dated
What is planned obsolescence?
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Cheap living, affordable housing
What was good about housing developments?
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An index based on the amount of goods, services, and leisure time people have
What does standard of living mean?
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President Eisenhower
Who was president after Truman?
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The American dream
What did people look for?
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Americans buying TV’s, record players, bbq grills, pools, and lawn decorations.
What did more leisure time mean for Americans?
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"be conservative with money, but liberal with money”
Define modern republican?
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A community outside the city
What’s a suburb?
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Nikita Khrushchev
Who ruled after Stalin died?
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high speed, long haul trucking possible, noise and exhaust.
What was one positive and negative effect of cars?
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Diners club cards, American Express
What were 2 installment plans?
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Richard Nixon, where he denied taking any money from Eisenhower’s campaign
What was the checker speech and who gave it?
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