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Splash Screen
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VS 1
The Prosperity of the 1950s
Economy and Society
• The GI Bill provided funds and loans to millions of war veterans.
• Consumer spending increased rapidly.
• More Americans owned homes than ever before.
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Figure 1
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VS 2
The Prosperity of the 1950s
Population Patterns
• The U.S. population experienced a “baby boom.”
• Millions of Americans moved out of cities to the suburbs.
Science, Technology, and Medicine
• Improvements in communication, transportation, and electronics allowed Americans to work more efficiently.
• Medical breakthroughs included the polio vaccine, antibiotics, and treatments for tuberculosis, cancer, and heart disease.
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Vocab7
baby boom
a marked rise in birthrate, such as occurred in the United States following World War II
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Vocab8
white-collar jobs
jobs in fields not requiring work clothes or protective clothing, such as sales
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Vocab9
blue-collar workers
workers in the manual labor field, particularly those requiring protective clothing
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Figure 4
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Vocab11
franchise
the right or license to market a company’s goods or services in an area, such as a store of a chain operation
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VS 3
Popular Culture
• New forms of music, radio, cinema, and literature emerged.
• Television replaced movies and radio as the nation’s new and most popular form of mass media.
The Prosperity of the 1950s
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Vocab13
generation gap
a cultural separation between parents and their children
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Vocab12
rock ‘n’ roll
popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent, heavily accented beat, much repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements
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Why It Matters Trans
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VS 4
The Problems of the 1950s
Economy and Society
• Workers went on strike for higher wages.
• Congress would not pass Truman’s civil rights legislation.
• Eisenhower cut back on New Deal programs.
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Figure 3
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VS 5
Population Patterns
• Financially able people moved from crowded cities to new suburbs.
• Poverty increased in the inner city and the poor faced ongoing social problems.
• Crime increased among young people.
Science, Technology, and Medicine
• Poor people in inner cities and rural areas had limited access to modern health care.
The Problems of the 1950s
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Vocab19
juvenile delinquency
antisocial or criminal behavior of young people
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DFS Trans 3
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Vocab17
urban renewal
government programs that attempt to eliminate poverty and revitalize urban areas
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Figure 5
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VS 6
Popular Culture
• Not everyone could afford to buy the new consumer goods available, such as televisions.
• African Americans and other minorities were, for the most part, not depicted on television.
• Many television programs promoted stereotypical gender roles.
The Problems of the 1950s