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American History Honors with Burson at Eunice High School
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By: Monica Fernandez
Created: 2012-05-07
Size: 25 flashcards
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Created: 2012-05-07
Size: 25 flashcards
Views: 16
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planned obsolence
designing products to wear out easily so people buy more
home mortages
a loan used to pay off a house
Elvis Presley
king of rock n roll
jazz
a style of music characterized by the use of improvision
affirmative action
a policy that seeks to correct the effects of pasts discrimination by favoring
mass media
means of communication that reach large audiences
James Dean
symbol of moody, alienated youth. Died in a car accident.
Urban Renewal
the tearing down; replacing of buildings in run down inner city neighborhoods
Fidel Castro
cuban dictator during the cold war
hot line
a communication link used by political officials in times of crisis
new frontier
JFK legislative program included proposals to provide medical care for the elderly
mandate
authority to act that an elected official receives from the voters who elected him or her
peace corps
agency in 1961 to provide volunteer assistance to developing nations
Lee Harvey Oswald
person who assassinated JFK
Warren Commission
a group headed by chief justice Earl Warren that investigated the assassination of JFK
beatniks
followers of the beat movement
Rock n' Roll
form of popular music, characterized by heavy rhythms, simple melodies, developed in the 1950's
Great Society
President Lyndon B. Johnson's program to reduce property and racial injustice to promote a better quality of life in the U.S.
medicare
a federal program est. in 1965 that provides hospital insurance and low cost medical assistance to Americans aged 65
medicade
program est. in 1965 that provided health assistance for people on welfare
reapportionment
the redrawing of election districts to reflect changes in population
civil disobedience
deliberately disobeying an unjust law
conterculture
the culture of the young people who rejected mainstream American society in the 1960, create a place, love and freedom
woodstoch
free music festival that attracted more than 400,000 young people to form in upstate New York in August 1969
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement~ a 1993 treaty that lowered tariffs.
About this deck
By: Monica Fernandez
Created: 2012-05-07
Size: 25 flashcards
Views: 16
Created: 2012-05-07
Size: 25 flashcards
Views: 16
About StudyBlue
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