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Post War America

Post War America. 1945-1960. Postwar America. New challenges for the United States after World War II New Economic Realities Dramatic social and economic changes. Truman Administration (1945-1953). Harry Truman became president after FDR’s death in 1945 Preparedness

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Post War America

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  1. Post War America 1945-1960

  2. Postwar America • New challenges for the United States after World War II • New Economic Realities • Dramatic social and economic changes

  3. Truman Administration(1945-1953) • Harry Truman became president after FDR’s death in 1945 • Preparedness • Perception of Harry Truman

  4. Truman Administration(1945-1953) • Truman wanted to continue FDR’s policies • “Second Bill of Rights” in inauguration speech in 1944 • Opposition from Republicans and southern Democrats • Election of 1948

  5. Truman Administration(1945-1953) • Fair Deal • Korean War

  6. Eisenhower Administration(1953-1961) • Dwight David Eisenhower • Supreme Allied Commander in Europe • First Republican to win the White House in 20 years

  7. Eisenhower Administration(1953-1961) • “Dynamic Conservatism” • Role of the Cold War • “Military-industrial complex”

  8. Eisenhower Administration(1953-1961) • The Second Red Scare • Background • First Soviet atomic bomb detonated 1949

  9. The Eisenhower Administration(1953-1961) • McCarthyism • House Un-American Activities Committee • Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy • McCarthy and HUAC • McCarthy vs. the Army

  10. Postwar America • Economic challenges • Transition to peacetime economy • Taft-Hartley Act, 1947

  11. Postwar America • Expanding economic growth • Factors • Domination of US corporations • Expansion of agriculture

  12. Postwar America • The GI Bill • Details • Consequences

  13. Postwar America • The Baby Boom (1946-1964) • Population expansion • Consequences of Baby Boom

  14. Postwar America • Increase in suburbanization • Factors behind suburbanization • “Levittowns” • Interstate Highway System

  15. Postwar America • Economic prosperity of 1950s outstripped the 1920s • “Treaty of Detroit” (1950) • Growth of the Sunbelt

  16. Postwar America • Middle Class Culture • Questions • What is “middle class”? • Who makes up the middle class? • What determines whether you are in the middle class? • What are some roles or expectations for members of the middle class?

  17. Postwar America • Homogenization of American culture in the 1950s • Role of Television • Gender Roles

  18. Postwar America • Baby Boom Generation creates youth culture • Critics of Middle Class Culture

  19. The Civil Rights Movement • Questions • Why did the Civil Rights Movement begin in the 1950s? • Why not 50 years earlier? • How did the Civil Rights Movement affect American society? • Who benefited the most from Civil Rights movement? • Who are the most threatened by Civil Rights movement? • Is the cause of Civil Rights still relevant today?

  20. The Civil Rights Movement • The Role of the Second World War • Truman andAfrican-Americans • Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

  21. The Civil Rights Movement • Reaction to Desegregation • Revival of KKK • “Citizens’ Councils” • Race riots

  22. The Civil Rights Movement • Federal Response • Eisenhower’s position • Little Rock, Arkansas

  23. The Civil Rights Movement • Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) • Rosa Parks • Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

  24. The Civil Rights Movement • Impact of Bus Boycott • Bus Boycott and Martin Luther King, Jr. • Stay tuned…

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