-People especially Hollywood actors, writers, producers were "blacklisted" or banned from working because of being accused of communistic beliefs.
Communist “Witch Hunt” and impact on those accused
-put a lot of businesses and people out of work
Space Race impact on government policies
- funding for science and technology exploded
-increased foreign tensions
Cold War mind set for the United States Government and public
-we needed to be the Superior country in every way possible
-we need to stop the spread of Communism
Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads
-the suburbs formed because people were emigrating out of the cities so they could find a good place to raise their families and live like a "nuclear" family
-Roads were needed to connect the "burbs" to the city because people still worked in the city.
-More people needed cars for commuting and travel so the sales went up.
-the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 also increased the the amount of roads with 41,000 miles of new roadway
Baby Boom
-occurred when WWII soldiers returned home to their wives and families and joy was throughout America
-started a new generation of children and teenagers who broke away from the previously traditional lifestyles that their parents believed heavily in.
Urban-Suburban Pattern
-the city is where low income classes live, but the business district within the city also has high class residents
-the sub-urban houses closer to the city are for middle income families and the houses further away are relatively larger and also cost more.
GI Bill
-if you sign up to join the military and complete your training, your college tuition would be paid by the government
Expansion of the Middle Class (why were things “affordable)
-because the middle class was expanding, demand for products increased and so did production which made things cheaper because there was more being produced.
-Americans began buying goods not available during the war, which created business expansion and jobs
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