History Chapter 27 Vocab Flashcards
suburb
A residential town or community near a city
GI Bill of Rights
A name to the Servicemen’s Adjustment Act, a 1944 law that provided financial and educational benefits for WWII vets
Harry S Truman
Proceeded FDR after is death, viewed as honorable, down-to-earth, and self confident, had the ability to make difficult decisions
Fair Deal
Truman’s economic program-an extension of FDR’s New Deal-which included measures to increase minimum wage, to extend social security coverage, and to provide housing for low-income families
Dwight D Eisenhower
Governing style differed from the Democrats, tried to avoid controversial issues but failed to avoid civil rights, pressed for programs to bring about a balanced budget and cut in taxes, served 2 terms and raised the minimum wage, extended Social Security and unemployment benefits, increased funding for public housing, and backed the creation of interstate highways and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
conglomerate
A major corporation that owns a number of smaller companies in unrelated businesses
franchise
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
Baby boom
The sharp increase in the US birth rate following WWII
Dr. Jonas Salk
Developed the vaccine for polio
Consumerism
A preoccupation with the purchasing of material goods
Planned obsolescence
The designing of products to wear out or to become outdated quickly, so that people will feel a need to replace their possessions frequently
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
An agency that regulates US communications industries, including radio and TV broadcasting
Mass media
Means of communication-such as TV, newspapers, and radio-that reach large audiences
