AS Chapter 27 Terms

a name given to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, a law that provided financial and educational benefits for World War II veterans; helped returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education

a residential town or community near a city

33rd president after Roosevelt's death, 1945-1953, Democrat, dropped A-bombs on Japan, Marshall Plan, civil rights, Fair Deal economic and social plan

one of the Southern delegates who protested President Truman's civil rights policy, walked out of the Democratic National Convention and formed the States' Rights Democratic Party

President Trumans extension to Roosevelts New Deal which included measure to increase the minimum wage, extend social security coverage, and provide housing for low-income families

a major corporation that owns a number of smaller companies in unrelated businesses

a business that has bought the right to use a parent company's name and methods, thus becoming one of a number of similar businesses in various locations

the sharp increase int he U.S birthrate following WWII

American biologist and physician best known for the research and development of a vaccine for polio

a preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods

purposely making products to become outdated or wear out quickly so that people will feel the need to replace their possessions frequently

the means of communication that reach large audiences

an agency that regulates U.S communications industries

a social and artistic movement of the 1950's, stressing unrestrained literary self-expression and nonconformity with the mainstream culture

evolved out of blues, country, jazz, gospel, and pop. Spread world wide having significant impacts on social dancing, clothing fashions, and expressions of protest

a style of music characterized by the use of improvisation

the tearing down and replacing of buildings in rundown inner-city neighborhoods

Mexican laborer allowed to enter the US to work for limited period of time during WWII

U.S government plan to give up responsibility for National American tribes by eliminating federal economic support, discontinuing the reservation system, and redistributing tribal lands