Automobiles
Who were the 3 main car companies in the US?
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler.
What was the baby boom?
a temporary marked increase in the birth rate, especially the one following World War II.
Who signed the law and when?
Signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 29, 1956.
What did car owners use their cars for?
They were used to demonstrate social status, convincing consumers that they should buy a new car as often as possible.
What war did the baby boom follow?
World War ll
What was the goal of the law?
The goal of this law was to bring about the interstate idea, where a system of direct interregional highways, connected throughout the cities , designed to meet the requirements of the national defense in time of war and the needs of a growing peacetime traffic of longer range.
How many new cars were manufactured and scrapped in 1955?
7.9 million new cars were manufactured and on average 4.5 million cars were scrapped each year in the 1950's.
What did the baby boom cause?
Why was the law important?
The law was important because it was the beginning of a new era, the automobile era. With the building of the highways would increase jobs not only for building highways, but cars as well.
What did the growth of car use lead to?
The opening of more motels, fast food outlets and shopping malls.
What time period was the baby boom?
1946-1964
How did Eisenhower push for the law to be passed?
Challenged the nations governors, rach level of government would upgrade its roads to overcome the irregularities of Nation's highway network, with the Federal focus on the National System of Interstate Highways.
How did the impact of growing car use affect employment?
It contributed to the increasing number of service workers in poorly paid jobs.
Which president is a baby boomer?
Barack Obama
Why did Eisenhower push hard for the law to be passed?
He knew the impact that roads as he participated in the U.S. Army's first transcontinental convoy of military vehicles, also during and after WW2, he used Germany's Reichautobahnen network of rural superhighways.