Chapter 26 YAWP Vocab

The "Affluent Society"

Term coined by John K. Galbraith to criticize the U.S.'s increasing reliance on production and consumption after WWII, leading to economic equality

Suburbs

Residential areas around a city; notably had affordable housing, leading to more people moving in after WWII

GI Bill

1944; Bill that provided home and business loans as well as college funds to veterans

Levittown

1946; first prototype of a suburb in Long Island; would lead to the spread of suburbs across the U.S.

Redlining

The process of banks demarcating areas deemed to be "credit risks", affecting minorities' ability to get loans, mortgages, etc.

Brown v. Board of Education

1954; declared "separate but equal" a violation of the 14th amendment

Emmett Till

1955; 14-year-old murdered in Mississippi; the two murderers were acquitted by an all-white jury

Rosa Parks

1955; civil rights leader who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, leading to her arrest

Montgomery Bus Boycott

1955-1956; protest organized by the MIA in response to Rosa Parks' arrest

Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil Rights leader; president of the MIA and one of the founders of the SCLC

Television

Technology commercialized in 1947 that led to a unification of viewing experiences and the rise of broadcasting companies

Baby boom

1946-1964; sudden spike in birth rate following WWII as a result of economic prosperity

Dwight D. Eisenhower

1952-1960; Republican president of the U.S.; moderate who supported the New Deal; "massive retaliation" foreign policy (while avoiding direct conflict)