abeka history 11 section 28.3

baby boomers

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The generation of 1950s-1960s became known as ______ ________

mccarran-walter act

outlined new American immigration policies

1. suburbs

2. levitt and sons co.

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________ became popular during this time (ex.: Levittown by _______ ____ ______ ___.)

toy

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during the 1960s, the ____ industry nearly tripled in size

microwave

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the first ________ was introduced in the 1940s

theodore geisel

popular writer known as Dr. Seuss

harper lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

abstract expressionism

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_______ ____________ became a popular form of art in the mid-20th century

jackson pollock

popularized drip paintings

norman rockwell

famous painter of scenes of everyday American life

walter cronkite

“the most trusted man in America”

• bonanza

• gunsmoke

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westerns like _________ and _________ were popular in the 1970s and 1980s

jackie robinson

first black American to play on a major league team

hank aaron

best known for breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record

walker “sugar ray” robinson

best pound-for-pound boxer of all time

muhammad ali

greatest heavyweight boxer of all time

jim brown

considered one of the greatest running backs of all time

• national hockey league (NHL)

• national basketball association (NBA)

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the ________ _______ _______ and the ________ _________ _________ were popularized during the Cold War

jack nicklaus

golf’s greatest star of the television era

miracle on ice

American Olympic hockey team defeated Soviet Russia in 1980s olympics

1954

Congress legalized adding “one nation under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance; Eisenhower was president

eisenhower

who was president when “one nation under God” was legalized to the pledge of allegiance?

missions without borders

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________ ______ ________ worked to provide spiritual aid to Eastern Europe (Underground Evangelism)

voice of the martyrs

started by Richard Wurmbrand (prisoner in Communist Romania); a ministry to people living behind the Iron Curtain

richard wurmbrand

prisoner in communist romania that started the voice of the martyrs

bicentennial celebration

America celebrated her 200th birthday in 1976