Flashcards and Answers – History Chapter 27
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As a result of the GI Bill
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many returning soldiers attended college.
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The States' Rights Party formed for the 1948 election as a
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reaction to Truman's support of Civil Rights.
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To benefit from a cheaper labor pool
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some businesses in the 1950s began to expand overseas.
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Rock and Roll grew out of the sounds of
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rhythm and blues.
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After WWII, labor unrest was triggered by
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rising inflation.
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President Truman ended the miners strike by
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ordering government seizure of the mines while pressuring owners to grant most union demands.
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Eisenhower used the term "creeping socialism" to refer to
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federal governments continuing aid to businesses.
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The development of the transistor made possible
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the miniturization of radios.
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Topping the list of juvenile crimes in the 1950s was
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car theft.
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President Eisenhower described his political beliefs as
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"middle of the road".
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According to John Kenneth Galbraith, post war America had an economy of abundance,
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because of new business techniques and improved technology.
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Many quiz shows left the air when
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fraud was discovered in one of them.
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The federal government's termination policy was intended to
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bring Native Americans into mainstream society.
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Some observers criticized suburbia because
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it lacked diversity.
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Franchises are
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businesses in which a person owns and runs one or several stores of a chain operation.
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Blue collar jobs were
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physical labor.
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A Union Shop was
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a business in which new workers were required to join the Union.
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The GI Bill
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provided loans to veterans.
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A Closed Shop was
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forcing business owners to hire only Union members.
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Right to work laws
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banned union shops.
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The ENIAC was
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an early computer that handled business data.
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Multi-national corporations were
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businesses that expanded overseas.
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Beats were groups of
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mostly white artists who sought to live unconventional lives.
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Cinemascopes were
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movies shown on large panoramic screens.
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The government unwittingly encouraged residents of public housing to remain poor by
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evicting them as soon as they began to earn any money.
