Post WWII Domestic Policy.

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Post WWII Domestic Policy

G.I. Bill and Tax Cut Lead to Big Spending

Truman Proposes Fair Deal

Fear of the spread of communism The Red Scare Fear of the spread of communism

Reasons for Red Scare Stalin’s takeover of E. Europe Stalemate in Korea Communist takeover of China Soviet’s get atomic bomb *****Politics*****

House Un-American Activities HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee

Hollywood Gets Targeted

Alger Hiss

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Director

Julius & Ethel Rosenberg

Joseph McCarthy

Army-McCarthy Hearings

McCarthy – Civil Rights – 50s Education

The Golden Years 1950s & 60s EZ Credit Baby Boom Money to Spend

1957 Vette 1955 Chevy

1957 Ford

1958 Ford Fairlane

1950s Tract Homes

$7,990 or $60/month with no down payment. 1949  William Levitt 150 houses/week Levittown, L. I.: “The American Dream” $7,990 or $60/month with no down payment.

The Décor at my house in the 1950s

Hats and Gloves were a MUST

1951  “race music”  “ROCK ‘N ROLL” The King In the 1950s  the word “teenager” entered the American language. By 1956  13 mil. teens with $7 billlion to spend 1951  “race music”  “ROCK ‘N ROLL”

Elvis

Elvis at the Louisiana Hayride

Frankie Avalon 50s Teen Idol

Fabian another teen idol of the 50s

TV Takes Over

Ozzie & Harriet

Another 50s Teen Idol Ricky Nelson

Leave it to Beaver

The Honeymooners

I Love Lucy

Glossy view of mostly middle-class suburban life. Family Shows Glossy view of mostly middle-class suburban life. But... I Love Lucy The Honeymooners Social Winners?... AND… Loosers?

Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier Sheriff Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke Westerns Davy Crockett King of the Wild Frontier Sheriff Matt Dillon, Gunsmoke The Lone Ranger (and his faithful sidekick, Tonto): Who is that masked man??

1950s Entertainment

First Soviet Satellite Sputnik First Soviet Satellite