Quiz Review: Unit 1B: The 1950s at Home

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McCarthyism

a political movement trying to smear people as communists in the United States

<p>a political movement trying to smear people as communists in the United States</p>
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Rosenbergs

a couple found guilty of treason and executed in 1953.

<p>a couple found guilty of treason and executed in 1953.</p>
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Taft-Hartley Act

a law that restricted the power of labor unions

<p>a law that restricted the power of labor unions</p>
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blacklist

A group of people banned from working in the movie industry in the late 1940s and 1950s because they were suspected of being communist or communist sympathizers

<p>A group of people banned from working in the movie industry in the late 1940s and 1950s because they were suspected of being communist or communist sympathizers</p>
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GI Bill of Rights

Law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education

<p>Law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education</p>
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censured

express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.

<p>express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.</p>
7

Bert the Turtle

This cartoon character was used to teach people to 'duck and cover' as a means of calming the fear of nuclear attack.

<p>This cartoon character was used to teach people to 'duck and cover' as a means of calming the fear of nuclear attack.</p>
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Lavender Scare

a witch hunt and the mass firings of gay and lesbian people in the 1950s from the United States government

<p>a witch hunt and the mass firings of gay and lesbian people in the 1950s from the United States government</p>
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military-industrial complex

The close association of the federal government, the military, and the defense industries

<p>The close association of the federal government, the military, and the defense industries</p>
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Beat Movement

a social and artistic movement of the 1950's challenging traditional ways of writing, including writing on a scroll.

<p>a social and artistic movement of the 1950's challenging traditional ways of writing, including writing on a scroll.</p>
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Fair Deal

President Truman's program to expand New Deal reforms

<p>President Truman's program to expand New Deal reforms</p>
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Sputnik

First artificial Earth satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

<p>First artificial Earth satellite that was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957</p>
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HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)

government organization was used for internal investigations and un-American activities

<p>government organization was used for internal investigations and un-American activities</p>
14

Baby Boom

the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II

<p>the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II</p>
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Levittowns

planned suburban communities of cheap, mass-produced houses built by William Levitt all over the country during the 1950s.

<p>planned suburban communities of cheap, mass-produced houses built by William Levitt all over the country during the 1950s.</p>
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counterculture

a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture.

<p>a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture.</p>
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Jackson Pollack

a painter who spontaneously dripped paint on a canvas to represent emotion and unconscious feelings

<p>a painter who spontaneously dripped paint on a canvas to represent emotion and unconscious feelings</p>
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Elvis Pressley

"King of Rock-and-Roll"; made the genre popular in the 50s and 60s.

<p>"King of Rock-and-Roll"; made the genre popular in the 50s and 60s.</p>
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