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Communist Hysteria of the 1950s

Communist Hysteria of the 1950s. The Dot Game. Object of the Game: To begin the game, you will receive a slip of paper. Secretly check to see whether the paper is blank or has a SMALL red dot. Then hide it in your pocket and DO NOT show it to anyone during the game.

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Communist Hysteria of the 1950s

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  1. Communist Hysteria of the 1950s

  2. The Dot Game • Object of the Game: • To begin the game, you will receive a slip of paper. Secretly check to see whether the paper is blank or has a SMALL red dot. Then hide it in your pocket and DO NOT show it to anyone during the game. • Nondots win the game by forming the largest group of students who are all nondots. • Dots win the game by being the only dot in a group. • Procedure: • You can ask others whether they are dots or nondots, but players may not reveal their slips of paper during the game. • You do not have to join a group, but you cannot win the game unless you are in a group of at least two people. • You can be a part of a group only if that group agrees that you are a member. • If you suspect that someone is a dot, report your suspicion to the teacher. He or she will deal with the accusation appropriately.

  3. The Dot Game Analysis Make historical connections to the dot game from Ch. 15 pages 477-482

  4. Homework • Make a warning sign about the Atomic Age pg. 477-482. The diamond-shaped warning sign should have these things: • a short phrase that summarizes the lesson learned today • an icon/symbol related to the warning • a wordy description that more fully explains the lesson learned and includes at least two Key Content Terms. Place below or behind the warning sign. • Use the following terms: Atomic Age, Civil Defense, Federal Civil Defense Administration,Preparedness, Operation Alert Drills As the United States fought the Cold War at home, HUAC, the House Un-American Activities Committee, accused many people of . . .

  5. Homework terms to know • Atomic Age • Civil Defense • Federal Civil Defense Administration • Preparedness • Operation Alert Drills

  6. THE 1950s: Peace, Prosperity, and Progress

  7. Postwar Politics: Readjustments and Challenges • A Rocky Transition to Peace • Truman’s “Fair Deal” • Tried to help society by increasing minimum wage, aid to farmers and education • Inflation • War contracts are over, unemployment rises • Price controls are over, prices rise

  8. Postwar Politics: Readjustments and Challenges • Truman battles the Republican Congress • 22nd Amendment: presidential term limits • Taft-Hartley Act: reduced the power of labor unions • Congress resists civil rights changes • Truman fights back by desegregating the military • Election of 1948 • Truman narrowly wins (huge surprise)

  9. Eisenhower’s “modern Republicanism”

  10. Economic Growth Creates an Age of Affluence • Americans saved a lot of money during WWII, leads to: • Consumer demand ↑ • Production ↑ • Advertising ↑ • Buying on Credit ↑ • “Planned Obsolescence” • Ex. Seasonal fashions • The Economy Begins to Shift from Goods to Services • New Vocab: Service Sector • Ex. Motels and Fast food franchises

  11. “Planned Obsolescence”

  12. Consumerism 1950  Introduction of the Diner’s Card All babies were potential consumers who spearheaded a brand-new market for food, clothing, and shelter. -- Life Magazine (May, 1958)

  13. Consumerism

  14. A Changing Workplace New Corporate Culture: Blue Collar to White Collar Jobs “The Company Man” 1956 Sloan Wilson’sThe Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

  15. Marriage, Families, and a Baby Boom • Increase in marriages (Decrease in marriage age) • “Baby Boom” • Results: • ↑ in consumer spending • ↑ in home sales • ↑ in schools

  16. Average age of first marriages

  17. Baby Boom It seems to me that every other young housewife I see is pregnant. -- British visitor to America, 1958 1957  1 baby born every 7 seconds

  18. Well-Defined Gender Roles The ideal modern woman married, cooked and cared for her family, and kept herself busy by joining the local PTA and leading a troop of Campfire Girls. She entertained guests in her family’s suburban house and worked out on the trampoline to keep her size 12 figure.-- Life magazine, 1956 The ideal 1950s man was the provider, protector, and the boss of the house. -- Life magazine, 1955 1956  William H. Whyte, Jr. The Organization Man • a middle-class, white suburban male is the ideal.

  19. Levittown, L. I.: “The American Dream” Suburbia 1949 William Levitt produced 150 houses per week. $7,990 or $60/month with no down payment.

  20. Suburban Living:The New “American Dream” • 1 story high • 12’x19’ living room • 2 bedrooms • tiled bathroom • garage • small backyard • front lawn By 1960  1/3 of the U. S. population in the suburbs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mGTLrI8rxQ&feature=related

  21. Suburban Living SHIFTS IN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, 1940-1970 1940195019601970 Central Cities 31.6% 32.3% 32.6% 32.0% Suburbs 19.5% 23.8% 30.7% 41.6% Rural Areas/ 48.9% 43.9% 36.7% 26.4% Small Towns *Population also shifts to the “Sunbelt” states.

  22. Suburban Living:The Typical TV Suburban Families http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbkTmvz0q7E The Donna Reed Show1958-1966 Leave It to Beaver1957-1963 Father Knows Best1954-1958 The Ozzie & Harriet Show1952-1966

  23. The Culture of the Car America became a more homogeneous nation because of the automobile. First McDonald’s (1955) Drive-In Movies Howard Johnson’s

  24. 1950’s Gender Roles

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