Chapter 37 APUSH Notes

Transistor

In the post-WWII period, the invention of the transistor laid the foundation for the development of computers.

White Collar Jobs

Service-based occupations that became more prevalent post-WWII, contrasting with traditional blue-collar jobs.

Cult of Domesticity

A societal phenomenon post-WWII where women were confined to traditional household roles, depicted in media and TV shows.

Consumer Culture

The rise of a consumerist lifestyle in the 1950s, marked by increased ownership of TVs, development of sports, and music genres like Rock 'n' Roll.

Betty Friedan

Author of "The Feminine Mystique," highlighting the struggles of working women against the constraints of the Cult of Domesticity.

Jim Crow Laws

Legalized segregation laws that enforced racial discrimination, keeping African Americans inferior to whites.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat, leading to a year-long protest against segregation on buses, and the rise of Martin Luther King Jr.

Brown v Board of Education

Landmark Supreme Court case that declared segregation in schools unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine.

Eisenhower Republicanism

Eisenhower's approach of being liberal with people but conservative with the government, leading to the reversal of some New Deal programs.

Dulles and "Massive Retaliation"

Secretary of State Dulles' policy of boldness, advocating for a strong military equipped with nuclear weapons to deter Soviet aggression.