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Postwar America Vocabulary

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braceroMexican laborer allowed to enter the US during WWII
consumerismpreoccupation with puchasing material goods
countercultureyouth culture in the 1960s; rejected mainstream culture
Fair DealTruman's economic program; extension of New Deal
feminismbelief that women should have economic, political, and social equality w/ men
Great SocietyJohnson's program to reduce poverty
Kerner Commisionblamed urban violence on racism
Medicare & Medicaidfederal health insurance programs for elderly and poor
New FrontierKennedy's legislative program
Peace Corpsagency that provides volunteer assistance to developing nations
termination policyFederal plantio stop aiding American Indian tribes
Warren CourtSupreme Court under Earl Warren; noted for activism

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