50s and 60s Test - US History 2 Hon

 the three Cs

(Consumerism, Conservationism, Conformative)

Conformative

Company Man: go to work and do the job that you are told, all for the company, Homemaker Women: Not expected to get a job and work (stay at home)

Consumerism

Planned Obsolescence and the start of Franchises (McDonalds)

Conservationism

Peace Corps set up by JFK to help developing nations

Political

Ads for Elections

Economy

Commercials

Social

Formed the TV dinner and led the way for actors like James dean and sitcoms like I Love Lucy

Truman's Fair Deal

Expanding Social Security, raising the minimum wage, and advocating for national health insurance. Desegregation in the military with Executive Order 9981

LBJ's Great Society

"War on Poverty." - Johnson's administration implemented programs like Medicare and Medicaid, providing health care to the elderly and low-income individuals respectively. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, passed during LBJ's presidency, were monumental in advancing civil rights and racial equality, building upon the groundwork laid by the New Deal's efforts towards social justice.

Who was embarrassed on live TV

Richard Nixon

What Religion was JFK

Catholic