author of the play "A Raisin in the Sun," about a working-class African American family

mountainous region of the United States that stretches from Georgia to New York

African American musician who recorded hit rock ’n’ roll songs in the 1950s

States’ Rights, or Dixiecrat, Party candidate for president in 1948

beat poet who criticized modern American life for its sterility, conformity, and emptiness

early computer that handled business data

researcher who developed an oral vaccine for polio

the largest public works program in American history

work that takes place mostly in offices, instead of in factories

term for the cultural separation between children and their parents

A key factor that enabled the U.S. economy to continue to grow after World War II was

After World War II, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act—popularly called the GI Bill—made it possible for many returning soldiers to

President Harry Truman’s legislative agenda included expanding Social Security, increasing the minimum wage, and promoting employment through federal spending and investment, as well as

For President Dwight D. Eisenhower, “dynamic conservatism” meant a policy approach that balanced economic conservatism with

According to John Kenneth Galbraith, postwar America had an “economy of abundance” because of

Suburbs accounted for about 85 percent of new home construction in the 1950s, and many people believed suburbs offered

The 1950s saw major advances in science, including medical breakthroughs that led to improved treatments for cancer, polio, and

Although most Americans in the 1950s assumed that the country’s prosperity provided everyone with a comfortable existence, at least one in five Americans

The federal government’s termination policy, launched after World War II, was an attempt to

In the 1950s, many Americans stereotyped young people who favored unconventional clothing and hairstyles as