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What was the impact of the GI Bill on the workforce?
The returning veterans were funding for colleges and low interest mortgages.
What was the role women played in the 1950's?
They played the backbone; supported the husband, did housework and took care of children.
What was the biggest change in the 1950s household technology.?
Automatic appliances like washing machines,electric dryers and improved fridges.
What were the name of the "copy and paste" houses that boomed during the 1950's?
Levittown houses.
What was the most popular hairstyle for men?
Crew cut, ducktail.
What were the most common jobs for men?
Managers, engineers, salesmen, manufacturers.
What was the role of men during the 1950's?
They were the sole breadwinner, head of the household, and an emotionally restrained figure.
What were some of the technological advances that came to the spotlight in the 1950's?
Television, Medicine, Nuclear Power, Early Computers, etc.
What was the hairstyle for women in the 50's?
Short curled hair, soft voluminous curls, and or manageable cuts.
What happened to the women and teenagers as the men returned?
They were "pushed out" or ran out.
What was the lifestyle for the 1950's?
A breadwinning man who liked to support his family on a single income.
How did television become a necessity in the 1950's?
The programs aired kept everyone up to date; ads shaped culture, sitcoms aired, and consumer habits skyrocketed.
What was the most common for women to wear in the 1950's?
Christian Dior.
What occupation in 1946 had a massive walkout for wage gains?
Steelworkers
What were expected of the children during this time?
Spend time alone and resolve their own problems.
What machines inspired business data processing and fense computing foundations?
ENIAC-era
Name one of the female icon's in the 1950's.
Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn.
Labor unrest was one of the postwar problems? how did Truman stabilize prices?
Labor Unrest & Reconversion
What role did highways play in reshaping peoples lives?
How did medicine impact our technology?
It allowed the Polio vaccine to become public, antibiotics and other surgical techniques expanded and became public as well.
Who were some of the male icons in the 1950's?
Elvis Presley, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, Paul Newman.