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Taft-Hartley Act

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is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

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Sun Belt

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the southern US from California to Florida, noted for resort areas and for the movement of businesses and population into these states from the colder northern states.

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Interstate Highway Act

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he law authorized the construction of a 41,000-mile network of interstate highways that would span the nation.

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demobilization

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the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status.

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consumerism

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the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers.

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nuclear family

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a couple and their dependent children, regarded as a basic social unit.

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Elvis Presley

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American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

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Immigration Act of 1965

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abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States.

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GI bill

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A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II.

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Fair Deal

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An ambitious set of proposals put forward by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to Congress in his January 1949 State of the Union address.

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Nuclear Age

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the period in history usually considered to have begun with the first use of the atomic bomb (1945). It is characterized by nuclear energy as a military, industrial, and sociopolitical factor.

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baby boom

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a temporary marked increase in the birth rate, especially the one following World War

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Suburbs

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an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.

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Rust belt

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parts of the northeastern and midwestern US that are characterized by declining industry, aging factories, and a falling population. Steel-producing cities in Pennsylvania and Ohio are at its center.

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