1. The 1950s Affluence

2. Affluence Wealth and prosperity

3. Growth of Suburbia Located just outside the cities. Levittown, NY most popular Houses were very similar – “cookie cutter” Inexpensive

4. The Baby Boom 1945-1961 Causes Young couples who had waited to get married until after WWII and the Korean War were now able to. Government encouraged growth of families.

5. Workplace Changes White-Collar Jobs Office Jobs Blue-Collar Jobs Factory workers and laborers Multinational Corporations A business that had international locations. Franchises One person owns and runs a store or several stores.

6. Scientific Changes Technological Smaller radios First computers – ENIAC and UNIVAC Medicinal Polio Vaccine Polio was a debilitating disease that often left victims paralyzed. Dr. Jonas Salk created a vaccine to prevent the disease.

7. New Mass Media and Music Television Sitcoms Game Shows Rock ‘n’ Roll Little Richard Chuck Berry Elvis Presley

8. Primary Source Investigation Answer all of these in compete sentences. 1.Page 801, read and view the Primary Source “A New America: Suburbs and Highways.” Answer the 2 Analyzing Visuals Questions. 2.Page 803, read and view People in History: Jonas Salk. Answer the green question. 3.Page 804, read and view the Primary Source “Television in the 1950s.” Answer the 2 Analyzing Visuals questions. 4.Page 806, read and view Primary Source “Rock ‘n’ Roll Sweeps the Nation. Answer the 2 Analyzing Visuals questions.