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 SSUSH21 The student will explain economic growth and its impact on the United States,  a. Describe the baby boom and its impact as shown by Levittown and the Interstate Highway Act.  b. Describe the impact television has had on American culture  c. Analyze the impact of technology on American life; include the development of the personal computer and air conditioning.  d. Describe the impact of competition with the USSR as evidenced by the launch of Sputnik I and President Eisenhower’s actions.

 Dwight D. Eisenhower – elected President in 1952  Moderate Republican from Texas – Continued many New Deal policies  Architect of the D-Day invasion of France in 1942  Inherited the turmoil of the Cold War from Truman

 October 1957 – USSR launches the Sputnik I satellite into space  Official start of the “Space Race”  Americans were shocked by the apparent superiority of USSR’s technological advances

 President Eisenhower supported the National Defense Education Act – a billion dollar program intended to produce more scientists and teachers of science  Congress created NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

 Soldiers returning from WWII come home and have a lot of babies  At the peak of the “baby boom” 4.3 million babies born in a year (1 every 7 seconds)  With rapid population growth comes changes in the structure of society

 “Baby Boom” families move in mass to the suburbs after WWII  Automobiles allow easy transport from urban centers to suburbs  William Levitt – leader in the mass production of suburban homes  These communities designed by Levitt became known as Levittowns.

 Eisenhower pushed legislation for the new interstate highway system.  Eisenhower deemed it necessary to homeland security.  Would allow the military easy transport in case the US was attacked or invaded by the Soviet Union.  Multi-lane expressways that would connect major cities  Single largest construction endeavor in American history  Allowed for the growth of suburbs as travel routes became more efficient and quicker to and from urban centers.

 Post-WWII people flock to the Sunbelt – name given to the South and Western states  Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants move to CA (symbolic of the migration patterns of the entire country)  Air conditioning attracts many to the once unbearable climates  Political power shifts from the Rust Belt and Northeast to the South and West

The invention of air- conditioning led to a population explosion in cities such as Phoenix, Dallas, Miami, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

 TV shows such as “Leave It to Beaver” and “Father Knows Best” paint the picture of the American nuclear family (father, mother and 2.4 kids)  Network newscasts become standard in American homes  Rock-n-Roll grows in popularity thanks to the images seen on television (Elvis Presley)

TV images of the “nuclear family”.

 Families would gather around the television set and watch the network evening news broadcasts At left – Legendary CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite He would be the face of American television for nearly 3 decades.

 It is your job to construct some form of promotional literature for one of the following technological/economic advancements and highlight its impact on society:  Space exploration  Suburbs  Interstate Highway System  Air Conditioning  Television  You can either do a billboard advertisement, a magazine ad, a magazine cover, a TV commercial or a radio jingle.