| A | B |
|---|
| G.I. Bill | education, housing & employment benefits to military veterans |
| Baby Boom | increase in number of babies born after WWII, 1945-1960 |
| demographics | information having to do with age, income, education level, gender, race etc. |
| Interstate highway system | Interstate highways built led to growth of suburban living |
| strong economy | healthy job market, increased productivity & demand for American products |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | worked for expanded rights for all |
| globalization | linking of nations through trade and information technologies |
| interdependence | individual nations are dependent on other nations to help them provide for their citizens |
| international trade | buying and selling of products and services from all around the world |
| technology | satellites, computers, internet , cell phones has significantly |
| outsourcing jobs | U.S. companies manufacture (make) their products overseas because of lower labor costs |
| Charles Drew | researched blood plasma, developed method for banking blood |
| J Robert Oppenheimer | physicist, "father" of the atomic bomb |
| Frank Lloyd Wright | architect, ultra modern designs |
| Martha Graham | famous dancer and choreographer |
| Henry Louis Gates | Harvard professor, did extensive research on African American history & literature |
| Maya Anjelou | famous poet, author & civil rights activist |
| Bill Gates | cofounder of Microsoft, largest software company in the world |
| Ray Kroc | founder of McDonalds, started franchise business |
| foreign policy changes | increase in terrorism & conflicts in the Middle East |
| patterns of immigration | more Hispanic & Asian immigrants come to America |
| global warming | long term climate changes are impacting the global environment |
| conservation | of water and other natural resources are needed to preserve these resources for now & future generations |
| energy issues | U.S. dependent on foreign oil, need for alternative energy sources |
| global pandemics | diseases which can be easily spread or effect large numbers of people such as AIDS, malaria, H1N1 |
