Module 13

What was President Truman's plan for America called?

• the Fair Deal

• the New Deal

• the Square Deal

• the New Frontier

Music that had strong rhythm, simple melodies, and lyrics that focused on cars, love and being young was known as what?

• country

• pop

• rock n roll

• hard rock

Make sure you know at least 3 of Eisenhower's achievements as president.

• balanced the budget

• raised the minimum wage

• created the interstate highway system

• increased funding for public housing

A rule or command issued by the president that has the same force as a law is what?

• a presidential proclamation

• a presidential policy directive

• an executive order

• an executive command

What are suburbs?

• areas of importance

• areas inside the city

• small residential communities near the city

• areas of settlement

Middle class white Americans moving from the city to the suburbs was known as

• relocation

• mass migration

• urbanization

• white flight

True or False:

Did Eisenhower fail to address issues such as civil rights and discrimination?

• True

• False

What were southern democrats who formed the states rights democratic party known as?

• carpetbaggers

• whigs

• dixiecrats

• scalawags

Make sure you know both what TV showed and ignored in the 1950s.

• SHOWED- mainstream values

• IGNORED- poverty and racism

What law was passed by Congress that gave free education and housing to returning World War 2 veterans?

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

• Veterans Return Act

• GI Bill of Rights