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| After the war the U.S. benefitted from an economic boom. |
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| when an economy is doing well and there's high employment |
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| Because it had become weak, Great Britain often deferred to the U.S. more and more. DEFERRED. |
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| Labor unions often go on strike in order to get better wages. |
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| Franchises are owned in a chain of operations. |
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| When a business offers numerous stores or sites that offer the exact same experience. Like McDonalds. |
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| In the 1890s, John D. Rockefeller virtually had a monopoly on oil refineries |
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| When someone owns almost an entire industry and has little competition |
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| Truman chose to veto the Taft Hartley Act |
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| A veto is the president's power to not sign a bill into law. Most of the time, it means that bill is dead. Congress was able to get enough votes to overcome this veto, however. |
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| There used to be segregation in the military before Truman. |
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| When you separate people by race |
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| The U.S. assisted Greece and Turkey |
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| Greece tried to resist subjugation when Communists tried to violently take over |
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| Fight back against a group or person trying to control you |
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| Mexicans were an alternate labor force when WWII caused men to join the army |
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| a backup group of workers |
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| The court issued an injunction demanding the strikers go back to work |
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| When a Judge orders something to happen. This has the force of law, meaning you better do it or someone is going to jail. |
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| In the U.S., people have a financial incentive to work hard |
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| A financial incentive is when you know you'll get money for doing something |
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| General Motors introduced automation in order to cut costs |
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| When you use machines to do work that wouldd no |
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| The upwardly mobile family moved to a better neighborhood |
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| When you can "move up" and afford a better lifestyle, home, car, etc. |
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| The cities became dilapidated in the 1900s because immigration filled them up quicker than the city could provide |
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| Dilapidated=ghetto, nasty |
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| With shows like The Honeymooners, and I Love Lucy, the television era had entered a golden age |
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| a time period when there was major accomplishments |
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| During the Cold War, the U.S. and Soviets focused on winning over emerging third world countries |
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| Countries not allied with either side, often are poor, ghetto. Haiti is third world. |
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| We sent 400 million to Greece and Turkey to prevent an economic collapse that could cause the countries to become Communist |
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| When an economy tanks and everyone is broke. A depression. |
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| The goal of NATO was to deter the Soviets from attacking West Europe or Berlin |
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| Because of Alger Hiss, many Americans hounded alleged Communists |
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| hounded=hunted, alleged=accused, but not proven to be |
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