Post War American Economy
Televisions, washing machines, cars, lawn mowers.
What is new products of the 1950's?
Have a perfect family, job and house.
What is the American dream?
American spies who gave information about America to the Soviet Union.
What is the Rosenbergs?
Broadcast journalist who publicly attacked McCarthy.
What is 'Ed Murrow'?
I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners.
What is popular TV shows of the 50's?
In the 1950's the overall economy grew by 37%.
What is the Consumer Boom?
Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet
What is popular automobile companies?
Group with the right to investigate anyone involved in 'un-American' activities.
What is the House of Un-American Activities (HUAC)?
Marvel Comics brought back Captain America (Commie Smasher) for this reason.
What is 'fear of communism'?
Each town was very similar to the next.
What is homogenous?
It gave military veterans affordable access to college education.
What is the G.I. Bill?
Over 20% of American families and African Americans.
What is 'groups that could not achieve the American dream in the 1950's'?
US President offers $1 million to countries who could be threatened by a communist takeover.
What is 'the truman doctrine'?
Quality journalism that published damaging stories about McCarthy.
What is the Washington Post, NY Times and Milwaukee Journal?
A cultural separation between children and their parents.
What is 'generation gap'?
250,000 were being bought every month.
What is television?
Mass produced affordable housing that looks identical.
What is cookie cutter tract housing?
A division between Communist Eastern Europe and Capitalist Western Europe.
What is the iron curtain/formation of the eastern bloc?
Made ridiculous claims that the US Army contained sympathisers in high command.
What is Reasons for McCarthys downfall?
It rose between 45% between 1948 and 1953.
What is 'juvenile crime'?
It led to America supplying 65% of the world manufactured goods.
What is industry?
America was considered this after its economic boom.
What is the land of opportunity?
A law that stated all communist organisations had to be registered with the Government.
What is the McCarren/Internal Security Act1950?
Held public hearings and attacked high profile figures and anyone who spoke out against him.
What is How did McCarthy investigate people?
Cultural movement of the 1950's when young people ditched society's norms for new ways of thinking.
What is 'the beat generation'?