Chapter 16 Postwar America 1945 -1960 Section 1: Truman & Eisenhower 1) MAIN IDEA : Even though prices were going up and some workers were on strike, the

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Postwar America 1945 -1960Postwar America 1945 -1960

Section 1: Truman & Eisenhower

1) MAIN IDEA : Even though prices were going up and some workers were on strike, the U.S. was able to move from being at war to peace without the economy getting worse.

*Closed Shops–

* right-to-work laws -

* union shops -

* GI Bill-

Chapter 16 Postwar America 1945 -1960Check-Up

This act provided money to veterans to This act provided money to veterans to help them start businesses, buy homes, help them start businesses, buy homes, and go to college ._________________and go to college ._________________

Practice of forcing businesses to hire only Practice of forcing businesses to hire only union members. union members. ____________________________________

Define these terms in your Define these terms in your own words:own words:LegislatorsLegislatorsInflationInflationRecessionRecession

Work places where new workers were Work places where new workers were required to join a union. required to join a union. __________________ __________________

Name the law that prohibited this Name the law that prohibited this practice. practice. ______________________________________



Section 1: Truman’s Program

MAIN IDEA : President Truman wanted all Americans to have a better life a “Fair Deal” ,even though Congress would not pass many of his proposals.

•Proposals included-•1.•2.•3.•4.•5.•6.•7.

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Election of 1948 - many thought Truman would lose.

Within the Democratic party 2 groups emerged –

Dixocrat or States Rights Party – nominated Strom Thurmond for president.

Republicans - nominated Thomas Dewey.

Progressive Party - nominated Henry A. Wallace for president.

Truman attacked Republican Congress as “ Do-Nothing Congress, he narrowly won with support of farmers, African-Americans, laborers.

Chapter 16 Postwar America 1945 -1960Check-Up II

A group of Southern Democrats did not A group of Southern Democrats did not like Truman’s support of._________________like Truman’s support of._________________

Thd Dixocrats nominated ________________ to Thd Dixocrats nominated ________________ to be their candidate for the presidency. be their candidate for the presidency. ____________________________________

List some successes of “The List some successes of “The Fair Deal:Fair Deal:

Truman campaigned for the presidency by Truman campaigned for the presidency by calling the Congress the calling the Congress the ____________________________________________________________

1.______________________1.______________________2.______________________2.______________________3.______________________3.______________________


Postwar America 1945 -1960Postwar America 1945 -1960Section 1: The Eisenhower Years 1952 – 1960 “TIME FOR A CHANGE”

MAIN IDEA : New Republican winner, Dwight D. Eisenhower cuts federal spending, supports business, begins the Interstate Highway system and extends some programs from the 1940’s.

* Dynamic Conservatism -

* Middle of the Road – described his political beliefs

* Federal Highway Act–


Postwar America 1945 -1960Postwar America 1945 -1960Section 1: The Eisenhower Years 1952 – 1960 “TIME FOR A CHANGE”• Extended Social Security , unemployment compensation

• Raised minimum wage

• Gave money to farmers

• “Creeping Socialism “– stopped practice of giving money to big institutions like banks and railroads in financial trouble

• Ended govt. price/rent controls, believed that business growth was very impt. to success of economy.

Unlike Levittown, N.Y., which arose in an improvised frenzy, Levittown, Pa., was planned down to the last shrub and sewer grating. No residential intersection had four corners. No school child would ever have to cross a main street to walk to school.

No two styles were ever built side by side. Still, the rows of houses looked so stupefyingly alike that even residents mixed them up. One newcomer, Reuben Sussman, later recalled telephoning for directions to his own house after driving around and around the neighborhood

The first houses ready for residents came in only two styles, a rancher with a front door facing the street and a variant with the main entry facing the side of the house next door. Eventually, Levitt added two-story Cape Cods and colonials to style choices.

One handy way of navigating Levittown was to do it alphabetically. Every road in Golden Ridge, for instance, began with a "G" — Great Oak Road, Geranium Road, Gable Hill Road.


Postwar America 1945 -1960Postwar America 1945 -1960Section 2: The Affluent Society

MAIN IDEA : The U. S. in the 50’s entered into a time of opportunity with new jobs as white collar workers,families growing and moving from cities to to the suburbs.

* Baby Boom -

* Levittown

* White Collar Job-

*Blue Collar Worker -

*Multinational Corporation -

*Franchise -



MAIN IDEA : A new way of doing business began with the creation of the first computer. Doctors made discoveries which helped fight many illnesses.

* Transistor -

* ENIAC -

*Cancer/Heart Disease -

* Tuberculosis -

*Polio (Jonas Salk )-

Negative Stain of the Polio Virus http://www.vaccineinformation.org/polio/photos.asp

Effects of Polio http://www.vaccineinformation.org/polio/photos.asp

Child w/polio, Rhode Island Epidemic 1960

http://www.vaccineinformation.org/polio/photos.asp

Patients with respiratory problems due to polio were

placed in iron lungs to help them breathe. http://www.vaccineinformation.org/polio/photos.asp

Hospital Respiratory Ward in Los Angeles , 1952http://www.vaccineinformation.org/polio/photos.asp

Homework Due : _____________

Write 1 paragraph from the point of view of a teenager affected with polio and spending time in an iron lung.

•Minimum 5 sentences•Correct punctuation/spelling•Worth 10 points •Printed or neat handwriting/printing•Name, period ,date on top of page



Multinational Corporation

Franchise Business

Heart Disease

Cancer

Jonas Salk

Tuberculosis



MAIN IDEA : The popularity of television led to many changes in the movie and radio industries.

* Radio responds - News, weather, sports, talk shows

* By late 1950’s – more than 80% of families had at least 1 TV

*Cinemascope -

• Comedy•Action/Adventure•Variety Entertainment •News•Sports

Number of radio stations doubled between 1948 – 1957 – importance of automobile.



MAIN IDEA :Young people developed their own popular culture based on rock ‘n roll music and literature of the beat movement

•Alan Freed -

* Beat Movement -

*Rock ‘n’ Roll - * African-American Entertainers

Add some pics

•Jack Kerouac

* Generation Gap

•King of Rock ‘n’ Roll –


Postwar America 1945 -1960Postwar America 1945 -1960Section 3: The Other Side of American Life

MAIN IDEA : Even though much of the U.S. was doing well, there were other groups of U.S. citizens that were very poor and living in poverty.

* Poverty Line -

•Poor Included –

• Elderly• Single Mothers • Puerto Rican/Mexican

Immigrants• Rural Americans (all races)• Inner City Residents

* Michael Harrington (author)



Decline of the Inner City

* Urban Renewal

* African Americans

* Lorraine Hansberry - writer



Hispanics

* Bracero Program



Native Americans

* Termination Policy

Appalachia



MAIN IDEA : Juvenile crime rates rose during the 1950’s , problems in education emerged as baby boomers began school.

* Juvenile Delinquency -

•Experts blamed :• TV• Movies• Comic books• Racism• Busy parents• Divorce rate• Lack of religion• Anxiety over military draft

• New schools•Emphasis on math/science – influenced by Sputnik I

* Parents focused on education as a solution

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Chapter 16 Postwar America 1945 -1960 Section 1: Truman & Eisenhower 1) MAIN IDEA : Even though prices were going up and some workers were on strike, the