1. Add the next 5 slide to your notes “The Cold War at Home”

2. The Arms Race
H-Bomb, 1952
the hydrogen bomb was the first thermonuclear explosion
took place in the Marshall Islands
450 times Nagasaki
vaporized an entire island, leaving behind a crater more than a mile wide

3. The Arms Race Mutual Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)
deterrence was knowing that if we tried to kill them we would also die
“First strike capability” meant the ability to destroy the enemy before they could strike back
“Second strike capability” meant the ability to strike back before being destroyed
“The Peacekeeper”

4. The Arms Race Sputnik, 1957 1st man-made satellite
circled the globe every 96 minutes for 92 days
created “missile gap” b/c Soviets were ahead in arms race and space race

5. The Arms Race National Defense Education Act
US emphasizes math and science to close the “space gap”
October Sky

6. The Arms Race
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1958
the arms race became the space race
initial American failures made Americans fear we were falling behind the USSR
JFK promised in 1961 to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s

7. American Prosperity
Examine Truman’s labor policy and congressional reaction to it.
Describe the effects on society and the economy of technological developments since 1945
EQ 5: How did the nation experience recovery and economic prosperity after WWII?

8. Demobilization and the Economy
a short economic downturn after WWII led to fears of new G.D.
Congress cuts taxes
America wealthiest civilization on Earth
6% of world’s population control 40% of wealth

9. Fair Deal, 1948 Truman’s domestic program
raised min. wage from 65c to 75c an hour
expanded S.S. benefits to cover 10 million more people
provided government funding for 100,000 low-income public housing units and urban renewal
expanded FDR’s New Deal programs

10. GI Bill of Rights, 1944 $14.5 billion for veterans
go to school
farms
small businesses
helped vets get started after the war
training, travel, and college are still used as an incentive for the military today

11. Taft-Hartley Act, 1947 made unions liable for damages
union leaders had to take noncommunist oath
passed over Truman’s veto
many strikes when the government stopped controlling the economy after the war
AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as a result of weakening unions

12. Interstate Highway Act, 1955
Largest, most expensive public works act in U.S. history
41,000 miles of road
Ike built it to move the military quickly across the country
bridges had to be tall enough for military vehicles

13. McDonalds, 1953 est. in San Bernardino, CA in 1940 franchised in 1953
every restaurant made the same food and looked the same
15¢ hamburgers made under Speedee Service System
Roy Kroc bought the company in 1955
31,000 stores in 119 countries
47 million customers per day
1.5 million employees
$2 billion a year in advertising

14. The Original Ronald McDonald

15. Disneyland, 1955 cost $17 million to build
newfound prosperity meant more time for leisure and entertainment
even Khrushchev wanted to go to Disneyland
over 500 million have gone to the park
Disney World opened in 1971

16. EQ 5:
How did the nation experience recovery and economic prosperity after WWII?

17. Part Three American Prosperity
Trace the growth of service sector, white collar, and professional sector jobs in business and government.
Analyze new federal and state government spending on education, including the California Master Plan.
Describe the effects on society and the economy of technological developments since 1945
EQ 6: What social and economic factors changed American life during the 1950’s?

18. Frostbelt to Sunbelt Americans moved to the South and West
lots more people moving from one community to another instead of staying in one place for several generations
military and space spending increased in the Sunbelt
Cape Canaveral
retirement communities grew in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida

19. Suburbia
Levittown, NY was the 1st large-scale planned community (17,000+ homes)
white flight: middle-class moved to suburban areas to escape urban problems

20. Society on the Move Blue Collar to White Collar labor
the # of middle-class families doubled
average income increased from $3,000-$10,000
60% middle class owned home
90% owned a television
most families owned a car

22. service sector fewer Americans worked on farms or in factories
more and more Americans got jobs serving rather than producing
McDonalds, accountants, retail

23. California Master Plan, 1960
set up the current system of higher education in California
Top 12.5% guaranteed spot in UC
Top 33% guaranteed spot in CSU
Everyone guaranteed spot in JCs
UCSB