1950s American Century Flashcards

A time following World War II when America was confident in its growing power.

Publisher of Time, Life, and Fortune magazines.

An international financial agreement that created the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

<p>When one company buys all the stock of another company and continues to acquire its competitors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Members of the working class who perform manual labor and earn lower wages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Workers in technical and management jobs who earn higher wages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jobs traditionally filled by women in service occupations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An author who wrote 'The Other American' exposing poverty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The buying of material goods to measure success.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plastic cards used to make purchases on credit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first issued credit card, launched in 1950.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A motto placed on U.S. coins to reflect increased religious sentiment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A term added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A term coined by Eisenhower to describe the close association of the federal government, military, and defense industries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An act that provided veterans with money for education, medical treatment, and loans for housing or businesses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large companies that operate across national boundaries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The part of the economy that provides services, such as healthcare and banking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A Canadian economist who wrote 'The Affluent Society.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The practice of designing products to become obsolete before they actually need replacement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Time available to people due to the reduction of the work week and other labor-saving devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Towns with houses built on an assembly line to relieve the housing shortage post-WWII.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American real estate dealer known for providing affordable housing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Residential areas surrounding a city.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A discriminatory practice preventing minority groups from obtaining loans for purchasing homes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The movement of working and middle-class white people away from minority neighborhoods to predominantly white suburbs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A company that offers similar products or services in many locations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The founder of the first McDonald's and who bought out the McDonald brothers' restaurants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provided for the construction of 810,000 units of low-income housing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Projects creating housing for lower-income families.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area from Florida to California with a warmer climate and economic opportunities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest publicly funded construction project in U.S. history.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Amusement parks, tourism, economic boom, and drive-in movies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pollution, increased car accident deaths, and traffic jams.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cohort of individuals born in the U.S. between 1946 and 1964.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 1950s doctor known for advising the baby boom generation on raising children.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The developer of the polio vaccine in 1952.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An American feminist philosopher and writer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A book by Betty Friedan that discussed problems faced by middle-class American women.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It ruled that the Constitution guarantees citizens' right to privacy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>I Love Lucy, The Howdy Doody Show, Father Knows Best, among others.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues with other styles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A radio DJ who helped popularize rhythm and blues music.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A white rock singer who influenced American popular music.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A music producer for Elvis Presley and founder of Sun Studios.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An African American rock 'n' roll singer known for hit songs in the 1950s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An African American rocker who influenced many musicians in the 1950s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The host of a popular television variety show called 'Toast of the Town.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A music promoter and host of 'American Bandstand.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>A group of social and literary nonconformists of the 1950s.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A United States youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against middle-class norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulates and licenses communications such as TV, radio, and telephones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A leading figure of the Beat Generation who wrote 'On the Road.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cultural icon representing teen disillusionment in the United States.</p> Signup and view all the answers