Car Culture & Highways
Why did governments develop highways?
They needed new roads to reduce travel times and link suburbs to cities.
What electronic was most prominent during the time period?
Televisions
What style towns were being mass developed within suburbs?
Levittowns
What stalled during Truman's Fair Deal?
National health insurance and broad civil rights bills blocked by Congress.
What boom filled classrooms driving school construction?
What is Baby Boom
What were the big three?
General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler.
What form of power was being heavily invested in?
Nuclear Power
Why did families move to suburbs
They needed more living space as populations surged.
What did postwar reconversion bring?
Inflation, housing shortages, and labor unrest.
What types of roles and jobs are pushed for women after WWII?
What is Domestic Roles
What two notable roadside services expanded?
Holiday Inn & Travel Lodge
Why were televisions an important technology to spread around?
They provided nightly news, sitcoms, and ads that shape culture and consumer habits.
Approximately how many home loans were created between 1945-1950?
2.4 million
What were the New Deal Roots?
Social security, labor protections, and public works.
What people are pushed out of factory jobs when men return from WWII
What is Women and Teens
What were cars symbols of?
Freedom & Status
What were some developments in medicine?
Antibiotics, polio vaccine, and surgical techniques.
Why was Levittown-style housing so important?
It cut costs and helped to feed the rising demand for housing.
In building on the New Deal, what act passed that provided a decent and suitable living environment for all American families?
The Housing Act of 1949
What begin to emerge hinting towards the modern high school culture? (At least 2)
What is Clubs, Sports, Prom, and Yearbooks.
Why did people need more cars?
Suburbs were being developed as people moved away from cities.
ENIAC-era machines
The 4 main things in standardizing America
Standardized housing, mass retail, industry/factory, and franchises
What was the Taft-Harley Act, what did it allow and restrict?
Allows state right-to-work laws; cooling off periods, and restricts union practices
Why did steelworkers perform walkouts?
Massive walkouts for wage gains.