Description

Offered Economic and education benefits to veterans
Small residential communities that surround urban cities. They started booming when veterans returned home from the war
Too over the U.S. presidenc in 1945 after FDR's death
Diversity
The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
First African American Major League Baseball player
Southern Democrats who formed the States' Rights Democratic Party
An extension of Roosevelt's New Deal that included proposals for health insurance and a crop subsidy system for farmers
A fund designated for corrupt practices such as bribery
A company that offers similar products or services in multiple locations (Ex: McDonalds, Starbucks)
A major coroporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries
A population explosion between the late 1940's and early 1960's that was an effect of people returning home from the war
The doctor who developed a vaccine for polio
To make everything the same
Purposely designing products to wear out and out of date in a short period of time
Communication that reaches large audiences. It started booming in the 1950's with TV, radio, and ads
A movement that expressed the social and literary nonconformity of artists, poets, and writers
An attempt by the National Housing Act of 1949 to provide a decent home and suitable living for every American family.
Mexicans that were hired for their labor
A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Music that was created by adding electronic instruments to traditional blues music

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