Postwar AmericaChapter 19
Issues Facing America
Wartime to peacetime economyWhat to do with military veterans?Changing role/status of womenNuclear fearIncrease in technology/changesNew lifestyle-changesBaby boom
Economic Changes
Issueswartime to peacetime industriesreduction of military-unemployment risescancellation of war contracts1 million defense workers laid off (1945)
Labor Strikes (1946) 5 million workers strikeRising inflation
sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time
Economic ChangesBlue Collar to White collar
Blue Collar-Definition-jobs that require physical workExamplesfactory workerminingoil fieldconstructionCharacteristicslabor unionshourly wagesless educationshift work
Top Blue Collar Jobs http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45ieei/20-high-paying-blue-collar-jobs/
Economic ChangesWhite Collar
White Collar-Definitionoffice and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor
or the wearing of a uniform or work clothesExamplesmanagerialprofessional/office worklawyers, doctors, teachersCharacteristicslabor unions-possiblysalary wagemore education requirednot extremely physically demanding
Top white collar jobs http://www.ehow.com/list_6465814_list-white-collar-jobs.html
White vs Blue
Who makes more?http://www.payscale.com/career-news/2009/02/salary-comparison-blue-collar-white-collar
Economic ChangesPink Collar
Pink collar Definitiontend to be personal-service-orientedwhy? Originally female jobsExamplesnursinghealth carewaiting tableschild care workercosmetologysecretaryfloristmaidCharacteristicslow pay/few benefits
Fastest Growing Jobs
10 Fastest Growinghttp://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips/76DB6BDB/Top-25-In-Demand-Jobs-and-Fastest-Growing-Occupations/Job Growthhttp://www.edutrek.com/college-majors/fastest-growing-careersSalary-College vs Non collegehttp://www.cesdp.nmhu.edu/youth-programs/docs/earnings.pdf
Business Changes
Conglomeratesa major corporation that includes smaller companies
in unrelated industriesExamples-http://www.cjr.org/resources/
Franchisesa company that offers similar products and services in
many locationsExamples-
http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/index.html#
Conglomerates
Franchises
The American Dream
What is the American Dream?a set of ideals in which freedom includes
the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work.
"life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone”
The American Dream
Does it exist in today’s world?What is your American Dream?
The American Dream in the 1950’sSuburban Lifestyle
single family homesgood schoolssafe/less crimehealthier/less stressfulcommute to work increase in car ownership(1958) 70 million cars registered/double from 1950government builds interstate system
Cost of Living (1950’s)http://thecostofliving.com/index.php?id=120Average family finance (2014) http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/average-american-family-finances-infographic/
The American Dream
Baby BoomDefinition-increase in the birth rate
between 1946 and 1964created the baby boom generation-roughly
75 million peopleBaby boomers today-what is the impact?
ConsumerismDefinition-the buying of material goodsMaterialism-Are You?
New products and technology in the 1950’sDoes what you own equal success?Planned Obsolescence
Definition-purpose of designing products to wear outGoal-force to buy new“They don’t make things like they used to!”WHY?
Pop Culture
Era of Mass MediaRise of television1950 9% of American homes1954 55% of American homes1960 90% of American homes2013 2.7 TV’s per house/2.6 peopleImpact of television/media today
http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv030.htm
Pop Culture
Television shows of the 1950’sAMERICAN BANDSTANDOZZIE/HARRIETHONEYMOONERSLASSIESCIENCE FICTIONINFLUENCE OF TELEVISION
TV and the American Family1950’s Leave it to Beaverhttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Leave+It+to+Beaver+Seasons&Form=VQFRVP#view=detail&mid=599C7D5C14F059961FDD599C7D5C14F059961FDD1960’s & 70’s Brady Bunch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5StTXQofqs1980’s Cosby Show
http://www.youtube.com/user/PeopleDracula1990’s Roseanne
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=roseanne+episodes&view=detail&mid=AE3145006729BB7FBB17AE3145006729BB7FBB17&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR&qpvt=roseanne+episodes2000’s Modern Family
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Modern+Family+opening&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=modern+family+opening&sc=4-21&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&mid=3688FE383E250BA3508D3688FE383E250BA3508D
Pop Culture
Beat Movement-Beatnikscounterculture movementrejected standardsinnovative styledrug experimentationrejected materialismembraced anything differentanti conformistpre hippie movement
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=beatniks&FORM=HDRSC3#view=detail&mid=2A9014BC11B1F44FEAA02A9014BC11B1F44FEAA0
Rock n RollInfluence
Rock n Roll led to major generation conflict in traditional families Rock n Roll was seen as Black musicSome believed-increased the rates of people doing drugs and
having sex1950’s Music artists
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists50s.html
Slide Showhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7uPEc1vnw4
Space ExplorationCreation of NASA (1958)National Aeronautics & Space AdministrationKey Dates
(1957) Sputnik-Russian 1st man made(1961) Alan Shepard 1st US in space(1962) John Glenn 3 orbits of earth(1969) US astronauts Neil Armstrong, then Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin
(Apollo 11) become first men to set foot on the Moon
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=first+man+on+the+moon&qpvt=first+man+on+the+moon&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=22B467E0CE997B83171422B467E0CE997B831714
(1970) Apollo 13 mission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEl0NsYn1fU
Space Exploration
Is space exploration worth it?NASA Budget
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA
Virgin Galactichttp://www.virgingalactic.com/
Private or Government?