Building the American Dream The 1950s. I. Middle of the Road Government 1. Balance the Federal Budget a. Lay-off 200,000 government workers 2. Recession.

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Building the American Dream The 1950s

I. Middle of the Road Government 1. Balance the Federal Budget a. Lay-off 200,000 government workers 2. Recession a. Slow down in economy -increase government spending

II. End of McCarthyism 1. Senator McCarthy: (R) Wisconsin a. Accused over 200 people of Communist affiliation b. All charges were false c. McCarthy removed d. Republican party weakened

III. Beginning of the Space Age 1. Russian Satellite Sputnik (1957) a. American fear and jealousy a. American fear and jealousy -National Defense Education Act (1958) -National Defense Education Act (1958) -$20 million to improve schools -$20 million to improve schools -focus on Science and Mathematics -focus on Science and Mathematics

IV. Changes in Transportation 1. Federal Highway Act a. 42,000 Miles of interstates a. 42,000 Miles of interstates -increase trucking industry -increase trucking industry -increase population of suburbs -increase population of suburbs -”Drive into work” -”Drive into work” V. Changes in Work 1. Increased Union Support for Workers 2. Increased machine labor a. Decrease “Blue-Collar” a. Decrease “Blue-Collar” b. Increase “White Collar” b. Increase “White Collar” 3. Increase in service industries a. Insurance a. Insurance b. Restaurants b. Restaurants c. Hotels c. Hotels

VI. Changing Roles of Women 1. Took jobs of men during WWII a. Proven effective workers a. Proven effective workers b. Discriminated against b. Discriminated against -paid less than men -paid less than men -denied benefits -denied benefits VII. Affluent Society 1. Good Economy=Financial stability a. “Start a family” a. “Start a family” -”Baby boom” -”Baby boom” b. Rise of suburbs b. Rise of suburbs -Levit-towns -Levit-towns