U.S. History Flashcards

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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1954

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A 1954 Supreme Court case ruling that "separate but equal" education for black and white students was unconstitutional.

The supreme court's decision that segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

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GI Bill of Rights

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Name given to the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, a 1944 law providing financial and educational benefits for World War II veterans.

The bill that provided aid to vertans

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Suburbs

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A residential town or community near a city.

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Franchise

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A business that bought the right to use a parent company’s name and methods, becoming one of many similar businesses in various locations.

The purchase of a brands name and methods causing a growth of more I'd various areas

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Baby boom

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The sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate following World War II.

The growth of the population of children during ww2

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Consumerism

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A preoccupation with purchasing material goods.

the act of Purchasing goods

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Rustbelt

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An area in parts of the NE and Midwest that suffered economically due to declining industries as people moved to the Sunbelt in the 1970s.

A place of declining industry's in the sunbelt

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Sunbelt

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The "belt" of warm weather states stretching across the southern third of the U.S. from Florida to California.

A belt of warm weather in the southern U.S.

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Mass media

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Means of communication such as television, newspapers, and radio that reach large audiences.

Means of communication easily accessible.

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Federal Communications Commission

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An agency that regulates U.S. communications industries, including radio and television broadcasting.

An agency that regulates us communication