Consumerism and prosperity (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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US President leading post-WWII transformation
US President leading post-WWII transformation
Harry S. Truman
GI Bill official name
GI Bill official name
Servicemen's Readjustment Act
Two main GI Bill benefits
Two main GI Bill benefits
Low-interest home loans & education grants
GI Bill funding 1944-1949
GI Bill funding 1944-1949
Four billion dollars
Korean War years
Korean War years
1950-1953
Truman's minimum wage increase
Truman's minimum wage increase
40 cents to 75 cents per hour
Eisenhower's economic approach
Eisenhower's economic approach
Business-friendly, reduced regulations
US vehicles by mid-1950s
US vehicles by mid-1950s
75 million
Baby boom period years
Baby boom period years
1944-1961
Children born during baby boom
Children born during baby boom
More than 65 million
Credit scheme for consumer purchases
Credit scheme for consumer purchases
Buy now, pay later
Levittown 4-room house price
Levittown 4-room house price
$6,990
Most influential post-war advertising medium
Most influential post-war advertising medium
Television
Generation born 1944-1961
Generation born 1944-1961
Baby boomers
Three key post-war consumer goods
Three key post-war consumer goods
Automobiles, TVs, household appliances