| A | B |
|---|
| Fair Deal | Pres. Truman's agenda for America; wanted to create a "fair deal" for all Americans |
| 22nd Amendment | Limits presidential terms in office to 2 terms or 10 years |
| Dynamic Conservativism | Pres. Eisenhower's agenda for America; wanted to roll back to make government smaller and less powerful |
| 2 ways Pres. Eisenhower made economic travel more efficient | Federal Highway Act that built interstate highways and St. Lawrence Seaway connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean |
| Consumer Culture | personal happiness dependent on buying & owning things |
| Suburban Migration | People moved out of cities to leave the things they don't like about cities, but to live near enough to cities to enjoy the things they like about them |
| 1950s "American Dream" | to own a home, send your kids to good schools, live in a safe community, & have economic security |
| 2 reasons why the Baby Boom happened | 1. Soldiers came home from WWII and Korean War; 2. Families could afford to have more kids |
| Baby Boom | Period from 1945-1961 when over 65 million babies were born |
| How did women's roles change during the 1950s? | More married women (1/3 of all married women) chose to have a job outside of the home |
| What situation did Black Americans face in the 1950s? | Earned 50% of the income that whites did |
| What situation did Hispanic Americans face in the 1950s? | Worked long hour, low paying jobs; many were homeless or lived in shacks |
| What situation did Native Americans face in the 1950s? | Earned $1,000 less than Black Americans; life expectancy was 20-30 years below the national average |
| What situation did people living in Appalachia face in the 1950s? | Poor health due to nutritional deficiencies & high infant mortality rate; received very bad education |
| Juvenile Delinquency | anti-social or criminal behavior of people below the age of 18 |
| Why was Juvenile Delinquency a problem that could not be ignored? | Because middle and upper class white kids were part of the problem in Juvenile Delinquency |
