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1 Postwar Confidence – The Economic BOOM

2 Demobilization After WWII, the US had to demobilize Bring troops home
Convert wartime industry to consumer goods

3 Helping Our Soldiers GI Bill of Rights Would give veterans benefits:
Unemployment pay for 1 year financial aid for college loans for buying homes or starting businesses

4 The Baby BOOM End to war and end to the Great Depression meant:
Soldiers were quick to marry and have children upon their return 1 baby every 7 seconds These babies would grow up to buy all sorts of goods and make the economy grow Any down sides?

5 Truman Wins! 1948- Truman ran for election against Thomas Dewey of N; heavily expected to lose However, Truman wins! Truman had supported civil rights, which had divided his Democratic Party Dixiecrats—southern Democrats formed this anti-civil rights party to run against Truman

6 The Fair Deal Truman tried to institute the Fair Deal:
Strengthen New Deal policies and add national health insurance NOT passed by Congress Truman failed with Congress and was in an unpopular war…he would not run for re-election

7 Dwight D. Eisenhower Proposed a middle path:
Conservative; wanted less govt involvement BUT did NOT undo New Deal programs

8 Americans Move to the Suburbs
Middle/upper classes move the suburbs Levittowns become popular Cheap houses built using same model Housing shortage in the cities

9 Americans Move to the Suburbs
Shopping centers, cinemas, etc all built in/ near suburbs Fast food, drive-ins were all increasing Diminished need for residents to travel into the city The “car culture” allowed these people to get to and fro with relative ease Car ownership 24 million in 1945 60 million in 1960

10 Eisenhower’s Interstate System
Interstate Highway Act of 1956 Authorized funds to build an interstate highway system Boosts travel/tourism to new cities Federal-Aid Highway Act of The bill created a 41,000-mile “National System of Interstate and Defense Highways” that would, according to Eisenhower, eliminate unsafe roads, inefficient routes, traffic jams and all of the other things that got in the way of “speedy, safe transcontinental travel.” At the same time, highway advocates argued, “in case of atomic attack on our key cities, the road net [would] permit quick evacuation of target areas.”

11 Migrating to the Sunbelt
Increase in movement to the sunbelt California would boast the nation’s largest population Cities like Houston and LA grew A/C allowed inhabitants to live comfortably in the southern heat Aerospace & Technology jobs Political powers moved with those moving to the region Suburban and Sunbelt regions gained greater political influence California doubled in political representation Effects balance of Republicans/Democrats in regions

12 Changes In the US Economy
More jobs in the “service sector” Healthcare, retail, banking, etc Franchises Business that sells and distributes its product through independent retailers 1st computer built in 1960’s Multinational corporations like IMB, GM, began selling products all over the world

13 Educational Opportunities Expand
More Americans are able to attend colleges More science and math was taught These courses aided in the US becoming leaders in technology By the 1960’s, 40% of college age kids did so

14 Brown V Board of Education
Landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. Effectively overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision effectively overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896,

15 Mass Culture & Family Life In Post-war america

16 Migrating to the Sunbelt
Increase in movement to the sunbelt California would boast the nation’s largest population Cities like Houston and LA grew A/C allowed inhabitants to live comfortably in the southern heat Aerospace & Technology jobs Political powers moved with those moving to the region Suburban and Sunbelt regions gained greater political influence California doubled in political representation Effects balance of Republicans/Democrats in regions

17 Changes In the US Economy
More jobs in the “service sector” Healthcare, retail, banking, etc Franchises Business that sells and distributes its product through independent retailers 1st computer built in 1960’s Multinational corporations like IMB, GM, began selling products all over the world

18 Educational Opportunities Expand
More Americans are able to attend college More science and math was taught These courses aided in the US becoming leaders in technology By the 1960’s, 40% of college age kids did so

19 Brown V Board of Education
Landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. Effectively overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision effectively overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896,

20 Consumerism Most popular items new purchases were home appliances
Refrigerators Washing machines As more people are working, more people are making money This caused an economic BOOM These all made life easier and appealed to everyone

21 Family Life The US consisted mostly of “nuclear” families
Household consisting of mother, father, and children Children became more important in family life An excess of disposable income meant that more time and resources could be spent on them

22 The Television The invention of TV revolutionized entertainment
TV would also go on to revolutionize politics Leave it to Beaver

23 Rock N’ Roll Influenced by the Blues of the South, it was usually upbeat and involved more “harsh” sounds “King” of Rock N’ Roll- Elvis Pressley He was banned from TV because of his evocative dances

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