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Add the next 5 slide to your notes “The Cold War at Home” 1
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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 2
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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” 3
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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 4
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The Arms Race National Defense Education Act US emphasizes math and science to close the “space gap” October Sky 5
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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 6
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Monday April 6, 2015 Take your seat Take out your notebook Open to FN: “American Prosperity” Precious Time / Warm -Up Read over your notes highlight and add in Cornell questions. Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences each 1.How did the nation experience prosperity after WWII? 2.What did you find interesting about these notes? Or what do you need more information on to better understand them?
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Today Agenda Precious Time / Warm-Up CH. 13 Postwar Confidence and Anxiety Homework: Study Guide questions 1-10
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American Prosperity 11.8.3 Examine Truman’s labor policy and congressional reaction to it. 11.8.7 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? 9
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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 10
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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 11
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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 12
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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 13
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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 14
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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 15
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The Original Ronald McDonald 16
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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 17
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EQ 5: How did the nation experience recovery and economic prosperity after WWII? 18
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Part Three American Prosperity 11.8.1 Trace the growth of service sector, white collar, and professional sector jobs in business and government. 11.8.4 Analyze new federal and state government spending on education, including the California Master Plan. 11.8.7 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? 19
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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 20
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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 21
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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
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service sector fewer Americans worked on farms or in factories more and more Americans got jobs serving rather than producing McDonalds, accountants, retail 24
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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 25
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