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| What did religion and rock-and-roll have in common in the 1950s? | They both used radios and television to reach more people than ever before. |
| What happened when the government lifted price controls after World War II? | Prices soared almost 25 percent. Since wages failed to keep up with prices, many people could not afford consumer goods. |
| William J. Levitt | He was a developer who built new communities in the suburbs, pioneering mass-production techniques in home building, using pre-cut and pre-assembled materials. He built houses in weeks instead of months. |
| evangelists | Evangelists used radio and television to carry their messages to more people than ever before. |
| Truman's greatest challenges in reconverting to a peacetime economy | Truman's first priority was reconversion-the social and economic transition from wartime to peacetime. Soldiers wanted to return home. |
| G. I. Bill of Rights of 1944 | This bill gave World War II veterans low-interest mortgages to purchas new homes and provided them with educational stipends for college or graduate school. |
| beat movement, beatniks | Movement of the Beat Generation called the beatniks, stressed spirituality and the need for release from the world of money and prosperity. They had a more open sexuality and illegal use of drugs. |
| credit cards | Eager to cash in on the increasing of cars on the road, gasoline companies began offering credit cards to loyal customers. Lending agencies picked up on the idea and made borowwing easy. |
| computers | Wartime research led to the development of even more powered calculators and computers. Grace Hopper pioneereed the creation of software that ran computers. |
| Truman's Fair Deal | This deal extended the New Deal's goals. It was a 21-point program that included legislation that was designed to promote full employment, a high minimum wage, greater unemployment compensation, housing assistance, and a variety of other items. |
