The 1950s Prosperity and Conformity. Stock Market in the 1950s.

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The 1950s Prosperity and Conformity

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The 1950s

Prosperity and Conformity

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Stock Market in the 1950s

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Post-War Prosperity

Economic Recovery Pent up demand G.I. Bill

Increases in wages Productivity Unions

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Franchising

New model for business

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Baby Boom “War Babies”

Increase in population and consumption

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Suburbanization

The Highway System Federal Highway Act (1956) $26 Billion 40,000 miles

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Suburbanization

William Levitt Tract housing

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Population Shift

Sunbelt

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Consumerism

Television

Middle Class

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Gender Roles

Men

Corporate Man White Collar Grey Flannel Suit

Sphere is outside home

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Gender Roles

Women

The Happy Housewife Sphere is home Isolated

Sex Symbol

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Conformity

Religious Revival “Under God” in Pledge of

Allegiance “In God We Trust” on

currency

Public Schools Good citizens

Television Mickey Mouse Club

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THE 1950s Culture in America THE 1950s Culture in America.

THE 1950s Culture in America THE 1950s Culture in America.

1950s. Economic Boom Decade of prosperity Average American income tripled Spent on consumer goods like refrigerators, televisions, air conditioners.

1950s. Economic Boom Decade of prosperity Average American income tripled Spent on consumer goods like refrigerators, televisions, air conditioners.

1950s shortened

1950s shortened

Peace, Prosperity, and Progress: The 1950s · 2014. 10. 31. · Americans began spending more money than ever before. To encourage this spending, businesses were using advertising

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PDF (556-573)historywithmrnelson.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/9/0/11905239/pdf__556-573_.pdfan era of unprecedented prosperity and economic growth. By the 1950s. Ameri- cans enjoyed the

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The 1950s POP CULTURE. Conformity Why did people in the 1950s conform? –Need for Stability after WW2 and G.D. –Did not want to be “Un-American” – Era.

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AMERICA in the ’50s. The late 1940s and early 1950s were a period of astonishing economic growth in the U.S. Postwar Prosperity Its considered “the greatest.

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THE 1950s:

THE 1950s:

The Hysteria of the Second Red Scare The Hysteria of the Second Red Scare AP United States History Unit 9 Cold War & Conformity in the 1950s.

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6 The 1950s Canada in the Post-War World · 1950s. In addition, post-war immigration brought thousands of new Canadians into the country—people eager to take part in the prosperity

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MARCH 31, 2014 GFTD: Father Knows Best The Post-War World: 1945- 1959 How does the Epic Movie paint the 1950s? The new American Dream Prosperity Culture.

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1950s popculture

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Broadwater Department 1 Key Questions Was the 1950s a “golden age” when all Americans were happy? The 1950s saw the USA experience a great period of prosperity.

Broadwater Department 1 Key Questions Was the 1950s a “golden age” when all Americans were happy? The 1950s saw the USA experience a great period of prosperity.

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Prosperity Prosperity Prosperity · 2016-11-01 · Prosperity Prosperity Prosperity. The ResPublica Trust is an independent, ... controversial aspects of the payday loan sector have

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