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Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Directions: As you learn these terms, provide a brief explanation or definition (3-5 sentences) in
the table below. Use Courier New; font size 10. Change type color (e.g.-red,orange,green)
This assignment will serve as a study guide for the Vocab Quiz & Unit Exam
Due the day of the Chapter 14 Unit Exam
I. Provide a definition for each historical term. Use the text and the presentations as your
primary resource.
Chapter 4 TERM Brief Explanation or Definition
1. GI Bill Provided special benefits for American soldiers.
2. Suburbs Communities with large single family homes on the
outskirts of cities.
3. Baby Boom
A temporary increase in the birth rate in the decade
after WWII.
4. Interstate Highway System A network of highways that increased interstate
commerce & made it easier to travel the country.
5. Levittowns Houses that were identical were sold only to Whites.
6. NAACP A civil rights organization with the goal of ensuring
political, educational, social & economic equality for
ALL American citizens.