APUSH. 1. What were the 5 major social trends in the immediate postwar (WW II) years?
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The Postwar Years at Homechapter 20 notes
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The Postwar Years at Home• For the first time
in 15-20 years, Americans have surplus income and products are available for purchase
• The U.S. economy experiences one of its greatest periods of growth
• The GDP and per capita income double, but so did inflation
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Technology
• TV begins to replace radio and movies as the main form of entertainment.
• People would gather to watch TV as a family.
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Medicine
• Polio Vaccine – Jonas Salk and Thomas Francis• Many surgical advances from WWII• Many advances in fighting bacterial infections
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Other advances
• We see the beginning of the computer industry in America.
• America begins to use nuclear power for the first time to power their homes
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G.I. Bill of Rights
• Allowed G.I.’s to:– Go to college – Buy homes cheaply
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Changes in the Workforce
• Many WWII veterans go to white collar jobs rather than blue collar ones.
• Advances in the highway system, the purchase of new cars, and the demand for new homes led to an explosion in suburban growth“LEVITTOWN”
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The Suburbs
• 16 million GI’s became men in the war, and need a new place to live.
• During this time period, America sees an explosion in housing growth, especially the suburbs.
• Baby Boom
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Rise in Conformity• A society that used
to admire trailblazers and individuals now began to gravitate towards conformity, or “sameness”.
• Americans began to treasure comfort and security.
• This attitude was enhanced by images that Americans saw on TV
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The Beat Generation
• Was a counter culture in response to the rise in American conformity.
• Goatees, dark clothes, “playing it cool”
• “Led” by Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsburg
• Pre-cursor to the counter culture of the 1960’s.
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Lousy Beatniks!
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Youth Culture
• Young people began to stay in school until completion in greater numbers.
• People were marrying younger (especially girls).
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Conformity was also the norm for young people.
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Rock and Roll• Came from R&B• Exuded “sexual
energy”• Kids loved it• “The Man”…
HATED it, and so did parents.
• “Elvis the Pelvis”, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and more…
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Rebellion
• Teen angst
• Showed the rift between the WWII generation and the baby boomers.
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Rise in Religion
• “One nation, under God…” and “In God we trust” appear for the 1st time.
• These phrases were used in response to Communism, which was an atheistic culture.
• Illustrated the idea of “God-less Communism” vs. “Christian Democracy”
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Roles of Men and Women• America settles into
very different roles for men and women.
• Men are the breadwinners, while the women stay at home.– Women are still in the
workplace in large numbers
• Both of these roles are glorified.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibugG89odt0
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Government• Post war strikes
– As inflation rose, goods became more expensive
• Taft-Hartley – The President could force strikers back to work if the strike affected national security
• Attempted Civil Rights Legislation, but was blocked by Congress.– Truman Desegregates
the Army.
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What was the New Deal?
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The Fair Deal• Attempted to extend the
New Deal– Raise minimum wage,
Unemployment Benefits, National Health Insurance, and other measures
• Truman lost support among Democrats– Conservative Democrats
• ***Most people thought he would lose the election because of this loss of support, but he did not.***
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Truman and Civil Rights
• Appoints a biracial committee on Civil Rights.
• Desegregates the Army in 1948.
• Bans Discrimination in Federal hiring.
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1952 Election• Nixon came under fire for
allegedly accepting fund from wealthy Republican donors.
• The “Checkers Speech”
• Nixon - "...the kids, like all kids, love the dog, and...regardless of what they say about it, we're gonna keep it."
• The American Public forgave Nixon, and he and Ike got a huge publicity boost because of this speech.
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Eisenhower (Ike)
• 1st Republican President since Hoover
• More comfortable working behind the scenes.
• Some saw him as a do-nothing president.
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Ike continued…• ***Republicans wanted to get rid of all New Deal
and Fair Deal legislation, but Ike wanted to take a middle road.***
• Created the Interstate Highway System.
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Ike continued…
• Cuts spending, lowers taxation, and tries to shrink the government.
• This dynamic conservatism was called “Modern Republicanism”.
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Ike, NASA, and Education
• Our response to the expanding space race.
• Increased funding to teach math and science.
• Increases financial aid to college students. Sam, American space monkey