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The Post War Boom Chapter 19

Challenges Housing crisis Redefining the family Economic problems -1945/6-shortage Redefining the family Whose in charge?Women have been out of the home Economic problems “I need a job”

No recession really occurs Roosevelt Dies Truman has trouble with Congress Truman honorable, self-confident and able to make difficult decisions

Social Upheaval 1947; Jackie Robinson-color barrier in professional sports-National League-baseball & Larry Doby-first black player American League-baseball July 1948; Truman desegregates the military, ends discrimination in government hiring Truman barely wins re-election “Give ‘em hell,Harry” Raises min. wage to $.75 from .40

The New America (Life in the ’50s) More white collar jobs-office jobs for business Social conformity The end of polio-Dr. Jonas Salk The Baby Boom 1 baby every 7 seconds 4,308,000 in 1957

Women-Not happy with their lives Homemakers were popularized everywhere-(Was it to get them back home?) More women than ever working-teaching,nursing, office support-paid less than man Divorce rate goes up.

Fun Time 3-D comics and movies S.I. And Reader’s Digest Drive-ins-theaters for cars Cruising

Popular Culture Television-black and white New types of movie stars Stereotyped everyone New types of movie stars Sex Symbols Beat movement-weary of establishment Sub-culture

Television Sets from the 1950s

Beat Generation Jack Kerouac

Rock ’n’ Roll Began as “black music” Chuck Berry, Bill Haley & the Comets, and… ELVIS PRESLEY-The King Called “the devil’s music” by a lot of adults

Chuck Berry

Little Richard

Elvis Presley

Ricky Nelson

Bobby Rydell Frankie Avalon

The Big Bopper

Ritchie Valens

Miles Davis

Nat “King” Cole

Lena Horne

Willie Mays

Hank Aaron

Mexican--Hired hands, allowed into US to harvest crops Braceros Mexican--Hired hands, allowed into US to harvest crops Many stayed- others hundreds of thousand more came to US Illegally

Felix Longeria Was killed in action in the Philippines in 1945. According to his family, a funeral home in the South Texas town refused to hold his funeral services because he was Hispanic.

National Congress of American Indians Goals: ENSURE for native Americans the same civil rights that white Americans had ENABLE Native Americans on resevations to retain their own customs

TERMINATION POLICY In 1953, the federal government announced that it would give up responsibility for Native American tribes Transported 35000 to urban areas Program a failure-abandoned in 1963

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