The Affluent Society

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Across
  1. 2. Large numbers of people from ___ came to live in the US after WWII, many as part of the Bracero Program
  2. 5. Followers of the Beat Movement who lived nonconformist lifestyles
  3. 8. Reluctant to give up newfound independence after WWII, many of these people remained in the workforce
  4. 10. Truman's bold economic plan that raised minimum wage &
  5. 12. Discontinued the reservation system & cut-off economic support for Native Americans
  6. 13. Provides home loans and education benefits to returning veterans
  7. 15. Developed the breakthrough vaccine that eliminated polio
  8. 18. Breakthrough book about expectations & pressures placed on women in society that lead to dissatisfaction
  9. 20. Proposed solution to the housing problem in cities after most of the affluent people left
  10. 22. sales of these skyrocket after the war and help shape our suburban lifestyles
  11. 23. Popular consumer item that leads to a more national popular culture rather than regional
Down
  1. 1. War hero who becomes president in 1952
  2. 3. Upheaval of the depression and WWII lead many people to follow Social ___
  3. 4. Term describing the exodus of white, middle-class people left cities to isolate themselves from others
  4. 6. The ___ are the new system of highways that criss-cross America
  5. 7. President as the Cold War begins
  6. 9. Civil Rights pioneer who integrates MLB
  7. 11. Types of businesses that form some of the most successful franchises of the 50s
  8. 14. In the 50s,being able to buy lots of stuff was beginning to be equated with ___
  9. 15. Southern Democrats opposed to Civil Rights legislation
  10. 16. Marked by a huge surge in the birthrate after WWII
  11. 17. New & more integrated type of music popularized in the 50s
  12. 19. Residential areas surrounding cities where people start moving to after the war
  13. 21. social security benefits