___ Boom
What Boom was the surge of population, and housing.
Baby Boom & Suburban Boom
What did postwar reconversion bring?
Inflation, housing shortages, and labor unrest.
what was Truman's vision?
Truman proposes national health insurance, civil rights, housing, and education aid.
What did innovation do?
Accelerates home life, industry, and health outcomes
What was the Economic Boom?
New jobs, rising wages, Mass consumption.
What did the Taft-Harley Act do?
Restricts union practices, allows states rights-to-work laws and cooling periods, labor landscape reset, and manufacturing hubs in South Jersey.
what act passed?
the housing Act of 1949
What did nuclear power do?
It promoted civilian energy, plants planned for regional grids
What were some of the things needed during the Baby Boom? ( atleast 3)
- Retail; (Supermarkets,etc)
- Housings
- Industries;( appliances, autos, electronics, etc)
- Franchises; (Standardized menus, restaurants, diners, etc.)
What passed during Truman's Fair Deal?
Housing Act of 1949, minimum wage hike, and Social Security expansion.
why was the fair deal similar to the new deal?
federal action to boost security and opportunity. Key difference: Fair Deal targets postwar prosperity gaps rather than Depression-era crisis.
what ignited an automotive revolution?
post-war prosperity
What role did the GI Bill play with the Population Boom?
Created Low-interest mortgage, funded education, and job training.
What was Truman's Fair Deal Vision?
Truman proposed national health insurance, civil rights, housing, and education aid.
who made the fair deal
what did cars become a symbol for?
freedom and status
More people need more goods, more goods leave to more jobs, more jobs lead more spending. Which boom is this?
Reinforcing Loop
What were some of the Strike Wave & Union Flashpoints? (Name at Least Three)
Steelworkers, United Auto Workers, Coal Miners, rail and maritime strikes disrupt commerce, and workers demand wages that match rising consumer prices.
what stalled ?
National health insurance and broad civil rights bills blocked by Congress.
how did the 1950s see breakthroughs?
technology transformed home life, industry, and public health.