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Post War America 1950’s

Post War America 1950’s. Aim: How did Americans adjust to post war America?. 1. GI Bill. 2. Baby Boom 1945-1960. Growth of Suburbs “Ticky Tack Houses” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_2lGkEU4Xs. b. White Flight. c. Rise of the Sunbelt. d. Interstate Hwy Act.

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Post War America 1950’s

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  1. Post War America 1950’s Aim: How did Americans adjust to post war America?

  2. 1. GI Bill

  3. 2. Baby Boom 1945-1960

  4. Growth of Suburbs“Ticky Tack Houses”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_2lGkEU4Xs

  5. b. White Flight

  6. c. Rise of the Sunbelt

  7. d. Interstate Hwy Act

  8. 3. Economic and Social Programs“Dreaded” Taft-Hartley Act

  9. Military Segregation Ends

  10. Dixie-crat Party 1948

  11. 4. Election of 1945

  12. 5. The Fair Deal

  13. “I Like Ike”

  14. II. Popular Culture of the 1950’s • Television http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9KJHCDZ_EE&feature=fvst

  15. b. Advertising • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNddW2xmZp8

  16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6TIsxTdrCU snap crackle pop

  17. Andy Warhol

  18. c. Rock and Roll

  19. d. Corporate America: The Organization Man

  20. e. Religion

  21. 2. Women’s Role in the 1950’s

  22. 3. Social Critics • J.D. Salinger • Joseph Heller Catch 22

  23. c. Beatniks

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