A Time of Prosperity Life During the 1950s

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A Time of Prosperity Life During the 1950’s

A Time of Prosperity Life During the 1950’s

Adjusting to Life After WWII Millions of soldiers came home and needed jobs GI

Adjusting to Life After WWII Millions of soldiers came home and needed jobs GI Bill of Rights: Gave soldiers money to spend on business, homes, schooling, etc. Factories switched back to consumer goods Inflation: High demand for these goods led to high prices Workers in unions went on strike for higher pay Taft-Hartley Act: banned closed shops (workplace where only union members can be hired)

We Like Ike! Republican nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower won the election of 1952 He

We Like Ike! Republican nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower won the election of 1952 He becomes the 34 th President of the US Middle-of-the-road policy where government played a small but supportive role “Peace, Progress, and Prosperity”

A Time of Prosperity! New Technology, New Jobs, New Products! Freezers, clothes dryers, air

A Time of Prosperity! New Technology, New Jobs, New Products! Freezers, clothes dryers, air conditioners, televisions. Throughout the 1950’s the standard of living rose: Americans were more comfortable and economically secure

Baby BOOM Americans married earlier and had larger families Increased demand for food, housing,

Baby BOOM Americans married earlier and had larger families Increased demand for food, housing, manufactured goods, medicines, vaccines, etc

Escape to Suburbia Thanks to the widespread use of automobiles and highways, Americans moved

Escape to Suburbia Thanks to the widespread use of automobiles and highways, Americans moved to bigger homes in the suburbs around major cities As a result, poorer and less educated people moved to the cities Cities became run down and crime rose

Rock-N-Roll Thanks to the television, rock-and-roll music became more popular Hip-shaking, knee-bending ELVIS PRESLEY

Rock-N-Roll Thanks to the television, rock-and-roll music became more popular Hip-shaking, knee-bending ELVIS PRESLEY was the most popular rock-and-roll singer

Are There COMMIES in the U. S. ? ? ? Many Americans worried that

Are There COMMIES in the U. S. ? ? ? Many Americans worried that there were Communist SPIES working to overthrow the U. S. government Government officials were put on trial Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty of passing information on the atomic bomb to Soviet Union

Mc. Carthyism Wisconsin Senator Joseph Mc. Carthy claimed to have a secret list of

Mc. Carthyism Wisconsin Senator Joseph Mc. Carthy claimed to have a secret list of 205 Communists who worked in the State Department Gained a large following and led to a RED SCARE during the 1950’s Mc. Carthy made false claims against the U. S. Army He lost his following U. S. Senate voted to censure him

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GHETTO LIFE DURING THE HOLOCAUST Ghetto Life DuringGHETTO LIFE DURING THE HOLOCAUST Ghetto Life During
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