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Eisenhower and the ‘50s. I. Election of 1952 A. Truman chooses not to run for re-election B. Eisenhower (R) elected in a landslide 1. Adali Stevenson (D-ILL) 2. Eletoral votes = 442-89. II. The Eisenhower years A. Economic boom B. Left New Deal social programs in place C. Highway Act 1956
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I. Election of 1952 • A. Truman chooses not to run for re-election • B. Eisenhower (R) elected in a landslide • 1. Adali Stevenson (D-ILL) • 2. Eletoral votes = 442-89
II. The Eisenhower years • A. Economic boom • B. Left New Deal social programs in place • C. Highway Act 1956 • 1. $30 billion • 2. 40,000 miles of new highways
III. Society changes • A. Baby Boom between 1945-1960 pop. Jumps by 40 million
B. People move from farms • 1. Modern (1950s) methods make farming more efficient • 2. Small farms cannot compete • a. 1900 = 41% of pop are farmers • b. 1950 = 13% • c. 2010 = 1.5%
C. Suburbs grow • 1. City workers want a house and yard
2. Car sales grow • a. 2 million in 1946 • b. 8 million 1955 • c. 17 million sales a year Classic 1950s Commercials - YouTube
D. Americans move south and west • E. Television, by 1960 more homes have TV than telephones • F. Rock ‘n’ Roll Top 30 Music Hits Of The 1950s Decade! - YouTube • G. Religion grows – attendance in church grows twice as fast as the population • H. The Civil Rights movement begins (through the courts first)