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1 Comparison between 1920s and 1950s Post WWI America was prosperous. The 20s offered plentiful jobs & soaring incomes. Post WWII America was prosperous as well. Because of rationing during the war, workers saved their money rather than spend it.

2 Consumerism 1920s Higher wages & more leisure time Radio Advertising Installment purchase plans Unprecedented growth in industrial output & business expansion Assembly line production Margin buying & Stock Market Crash 1950s Advertising & mass marketing Television New markets Baby Boom Teenagers (Movies, Music, Comic books) Expansion of Interstate Highway system– more travel Shopping centers Higher educated work-force

3 Literature 1920s Lost Generation (Fitzgerald, Hemmingway, Faulkner) Disillusioned by the hopeful optimism before the war. Disgusted by the prevalent materialism of Americans after the war Harlem Renaissance 1950s Beat Movement (Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg) Sense of alienation with the consumer society, explored their sexuality, mind- altering drugs, far Eastern religions

4 Roles of Women 1920s Advances for women Right to vote More opportunity for work “New Woman” (Flappers) Short dresses, smoked in public, dances, a lot of makeup More independent Divorce rate rose 1950s Conformity toward more traditional gender roles More child centered with the baby boom Women left the work force for returning veterans Workplace inequalities Divorce rate drops

5 Religion 1920s Fundamentalist believed in the literal truth of the Bible Clashes between fundamentalists and modernists Scopes Trial 1950s Push to increase religion in society (due to fear of communism) Government promoted religion (a belief in God made Americans different from Soviets) “Under God” added to Pledge of Allegiance “In God We Trust’ added to money

6 Race/Ethnic Relations 1920s Focus on separation of the races/ethnicities Re-emergence of the KKK Marcus Garvey Anti-immigration laws (Emergency Quota Act, 1921; National Origins Act, 1924) Sacco & Vanzetti Segregated schools 1950s Strides towards integration Integrated military Brown v Board of Education Jackie Robinson  first AA in major league baseball Discrimination against those thought to be ‘communist’ Eastern Europeans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

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