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Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike)

The presidential nominee for the republican party during the 1952 election and also a popular war hero. His slogans were "It's time for a change" and "I like Ike".

Adlai Stevenson

the democratic candidate who ran against Eisenhower in 1952.

"Dynamic Conservatism"

an approach that balances economic conservatism with activism in other areas. Under this approach Eisenhower ended government price and rent controls.

"Creeping Socialism"

Eisenhower called giving aid to businesses this… and then targeted the TVA and abolished the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

"Atoms for Peace" speech

The name of the speech where Eisenhower pushed for the peaceful use of atomic energy while addressing the United Nations

Federal Highway Act/Interstate Highway System

created because people needed better roads for their cars. It was the largest public works program in American History and created more than 40,000 miles of roads.

St. Lawerence Seaway

a system that allowed ships to go from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean via a series of locks along the [vocab term]. Eisenhower accomplished this while the past three administrations had failed.

Air Pollution Control Act

passed to help investigate and control air pollution (though primary responsibility would fall to the states)

Suburbs

Residential areas that were mass produced during the 50s. Mainly for the middle class and very much only intended for white people

Levittown, NY

one of the earliest mass-produced suburbs with many similar looking houses

Redlining

a clause in the deed of suburban homes that prohibited reselling them to African Americans

Baby Boom

a marked rise in birthrate over a certain period of time, especially during the years following WWII (because the men came back from war, pregnancy and parenthood were celebrated, and the economy was stable) (our grandparents :) )

Poverty

apparent in the nation's urban centers during the 1950s because of redlining (the state of being severely poor)

Urban Renewal

government programs that attempt to eliminate poverty and revitalize urban areas

"Projects"

not sure if this is a vocab term or if I read it wrong but oh well. Things that did nothing to address the true issue of poverty and instead created an atmosphere of violence (and inadvertently supported poverty)

White-collar jobs

professional office jobs, named after the color of the dress shirt the workers wore

Blue-collar jobs

factory works and laborers, named after the denim work shirts they wore

Multinational Corporations

large corporations that operate both domestically and overseas

Franchise

a business given the authorization to market a company's goods or services in an area