1. The Post War Boom
Chapter 19

2. Challenges Housing crisis Redefining the family Economic problems
-1945/6-shortage
Redefining the family
Whose in charge?Women have been out of the home
Economic problems
“I need a job”

3. No recession really occurs
Roosevelt Dies
Truman has trouble with Congress
Truman honorable, self-confident and able to make difficult decisions

4. Social Upheaval
1947; Jackie Robinson-color barrier in professional sports-National League-baseball
& Larry Doby-first black player American League-baseball
July 1948; Truman desegregates the military, ends discrimination in government hiring
Truman barely wins re-election
“Give ‘em hell,Harry”
Raises min. wage to $.75 from .40

5. The New America (Life in the ’50s)
More white collar jobs-office jobs for business
Social conformity
The end of polio-Dr. Jonas Salk
The Baby Boom
1 baby every 7 seconds
4,308,000 in 1957

6. Women-Not happy with their lives
Homemakers were popularized everywhere-(Was it to get them back home?)
More women than ever working-teaching,nursing, office support-paid less than man
Divorce rate goes up.

7. Fun Time 3-D comics and movies S.I. And Reader’s Digest
Drive-ins-theaters for cars
Cruising

14. Popular Culture Television-black and white New types of movie stars
Stereotyped everyone
New types of movie stars
Sex Symbols
Beat movement-weary of establishment
Sub-culture

15. Television Sets from the 1950s

25. Beat Generation Jack Kerouac

26. Rock ’n’ Roll Began as “black music”
Chuck Berry, Bill Haley & the Comets, and…
ELVIS PRESLEY-The King
Called “the devil’s music” by a lot of adults

27. Chuck Berry

29. Little Richard

30. Elvis Presley

31. Ricky Nelson

32. Bobby Rydell
Frankie Avalon

34. The Big Bopper

35. Ritchie Valens

39. Miles Davis

40. Nat “King” Cole

41. Lena Horne

42. Willie Mays

43. Hank Aaron

45. Mexican--Hired hands, allowed into US to harvest crops
Braceros
Mexican--Hired hands, allowed into US to harvest crops
Many stayed- others hundreds of thousand more came to US Illegally

46. Felix Longeria Was killed in action in the Philippines in 1945.
According to his family, a funeral home in the South Texas town refused to hold his funeral services because he was Hispanic.

47. National Congress of American Indians
Goals:
ENSURE for native Americans the same civil rights that white Americans had
ENABLE Native Americans on resevations to retain their own customs

48. TERMINATION POLICY
In 1953, the federal government announced that it would give up responsibility for Native American tribes
Transported to urban areas
Program a failure-abandoned in 1963

49. USS HORNET ---Trip April 28th---Thursday
Cost $50-- $25 Deposit-Non Refundable
Leave 5:30 AM---Back 7:00 PM
Lunch is provided
Cameras and backpacks allowed
Dress warm and cold for weather
IF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL-YOU WILL BE ARRESTED AND YOUR PARENTS WILL HAVE TO COME AND GET YOU.