Content Elaboration:
The United States experienced
an era of unprecedented prosperity and economic growth following World War II.
Contributing to this prosperity was public demand for goods and services. The
demand for housing and automobile ownership spurred the growth of suburbs.
Economic opportunities in defense plants and high-tech industries led to the
growth of the Sunbelt. Postwar prosperity produced
some other epic changes (e.g., baby boom, increased consumerism, increased
mobility via automobiles, pop culture, franchising and longer life spans). Advances in science following
the war also impacted American life. Examples include: Medicine (e.g., polio vaccine, birth control pill, artificial heart valve,
open-heart bypass, organ transplant, genetic engineering); Communication (e.g., transistor, television, computers, Internet, mobile
phones); Nuclear energy (e.g., atomic weapons, nuclear power plants); and Transportation (e.g., passenger jet airplanes, catalytic converters in cars).
Ch. 22.1 Notes - Truman & Eisenhower
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Ch.22.2 Notes - The Affluent Society
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Ch. 22.4 Notes- Other Side of American Life
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1950's Video & Questions
Complete the questions below using the video resource.
1. How did car culture change American society? (Name 2 ways)
2. Describe a Defacto segregation system that occurred in the north.
3. Brown v. Board successfully rid the U.S. of what significant problem?
4. What backlash was felt in the south after the Brown v. Board decision?
5. How did Eisenhower force integration?
2. Describe a Defacto segregation system that occurred in the north.
3. Brown v. Board successfully rid the U.S. of what significant problem?
4. What backlash was felt in the south after the Brown v. Board decision?
5. How did Eisenhower force integration?