social. cultural. political: the u.s. in the 1950s
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SOCIAL. CULTURAL. POLITICAL: THE U.S. IN THE 1950S. Allan M. Winkler NCHE – TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY Dekalb, Georgia January 30, 2013. Tootle’s Story. Questions to Consider. How Can We Describe the Post-World War II Mood? Why Was There Such Conformity? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SOCIAL. CULTURAL. POLITICAL:THE U.S. IN THE 1950S
Allan M. Winkler
NCHE – TEACHING AMERICAN HISTORY
Dekalb, Georgia
January 30, 2013
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Tootle’s Story
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Questions to Consider
• How Can We Describe the Post-World War II Mood?
• Why Was There Such Conformity?
• How Did the Political World Reflect the Cultural World?
• Who Shared in the Prosperity?
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Postwar Mood
• Optimism– Victory in the War & Atomic Supremacy
– Full Employment & Material Wealth
– The Baby Boom
– Impact of the G.I. Bill
– White Collar & Blue Collar Gains
• Pressures & Problems– Returning Servicemen
– Prices & Wages
– Fear of Another Depression
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Economic Growth & Prosperity
• Population
• Economic Indicators
• Suburbanization
• The Car Culture
• Malls
• New Toys
• Television
• Disneyland
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Population Increase
• The Baby Boom– 1950: U.S. Pop. =
152 Million
– 1960: U.S. Pop. = 181 Million
• Medical Advances– “Miracle” Drugs
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The Baby Boom
10
15
20
25
30
1930 1940 1947 1955 1970 1990
18.7
26.6
14.4
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Population Increase
• The Baby Boom– 1950: U.S. Pop. =
152 Million
– 1960: U.S. Pop. = 181 Million
• Medical Advances– “Miracle” Drugs
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Economic Growth & Prosperity
• Population
• Economic Indicators
• Suburbanization
• The Car Culture
• Malls
• New Toys
• Television
• Disneyland
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Economic Growth & Prosperity
• Population
• Economic Indicators
• Suburbanization
• The Car Culture
• Malls
• New Toys
• Television
• Disneyland
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The Car Culture
• The Car Culture– Zero to 6 million in
annual sales.
– 4 out of 5 households were mobile.
– Interstate Highway Act of 1956
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Economic Growth & Prosperity
• Population
• Economic Indicators
• Suburbanization
• The Car Culture
• Malls
• New Toys
• Television
• Disneyland
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Economic Growth & Prosperity
• Population
• Economic Indicators
• Suburbanization
• The Car Culture
• Malls
• New Toys
• Television
• Disneyland
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Economic Growth & Prosperity
• Population
• Economic Indicators
• Suburbanization
• The Car Culture
• Malls
• New Toys
• Television
• Disneyland
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The Culture of Conformity
• The Corporate Impact• The Silent Generation• Religion in America
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Challenges to Conformity
• Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye
• Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
• Allen Ginsberg & the Beats
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The Age of Elvis
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Harry S Truman & the Fair Deal
• Truman’s Background & Early Career
• Truman’s Qualities• Scandals• The Fair Deal Defined• Problems in Congress• Reelection in 1948• The Fair Deal in
Perspective
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Dwight D. Eisenhower & Republican Resurgence
• Ike’s Background• Ike’s Qualities• Modern
Republicanism• The Budget & its
Problems• Ike’s Presidency
Assessed
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The Fifties in Perspective
• A Sense of Well-Being
• Shadow of the Cold War
• Outsiders Left Out of the American Dream
• Issues Waiting to Explode