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Chapter 29 Guided Reading

Chapter 29 Guided Reading. A : W ar victory & prosperity gave Americans the confidence to start families B : G overnment wanted to help returning veterans readjust to civilian life C : TV sets were cheap and provided free entertainment in the home

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Chapter 29 Guided Reading

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  1. Chapter 29Guided Reading

  2. A: War victory & prosperity gave Americans the confidence to start families • B: Government wanted to help returning veterans readjust to civilian life • C: TV sets were cheap and provided free entertainment in the home • D: The GI Bill encouraged veterans to buy their own homes in the suburbs • E: He traveled the country speaking directly to the voters. • F: Nine of ten families in the suburbs owned cars by the 1960s. • G:Many veterans bought homes, went to college, & started businesses • H: People stayed home more often instead of going out • I: He proposed New Deal-style reforms called the Fair Deal • J: A need arose for more schools, hospitals, and housing • K: Road systems contributed to a boom industries; travel became easier; motels and restaurants increased • L: Cities began to look run-down and deserted

  3. 1. During World War II Congress passed the GI Bill of Rights • CAUSE: The government wanted to help returning veterans readjust to civilian life • EFFECT: Thousands of veterans bought homes, went to college, & started businesses

  4. 2. President Truman was reelected in 1948. • CAUSE: Truman traveled the country speaking directly to the voters. • EFFECT: Truman proposed New Deal-style reforms called the Fair Deal.

  5. 3. In the 1940s and 1950s, the American population grew by many millions. • CAUSE: Victory in the war and prosperity of the country gave Americans the confidence to start families. • EFFECT: A need arose for more schools, hospitals, and housing.

  6. 4. Suburban communities of identical houses and shopping malls became common. • CAUSE: The GI Bill encouraged veterans to buy their own homes in the suburbs. • EFFECT: Cities began to look run-down and deserted.

  7. 5. The federal government built thousands of miles of highways. • CAUSE: Nine of ten families in the suburbs owned cars by the 1960s. • EFFECT: The highway system contributed to a boom in the trucking and automobile industries; travel became easier; motels and restaurants increased

  8. 6. Television became a major source of news and entertainment. • CAUSE: TV sets were cheap and provided free entertainment in the home • EFFECT: People stayed home more often instead of going out

  9. REVIEWING KEY TERMS • INFLATION: Rising cost of goods because war-time government control of prices ended • BABY BOOM: The American population grew about 50 million people in the 40s and 50s. • STANDARD OF LIVING: Included suburban housing, cars, televisions, and two or three children • BEATNIKS: Were weary with all forms of the modern industrial state

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