Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Economics (cont) 1950 started growth –Income double in the 50’s and again in the 60’s Social effects –Middle class increases Products Home ownership –Women.

Published bySabina Jackson Modified over 8 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Economics (cont) 1950 started growth –Income double in the 50’s and again in the 60’s Social effects –Middle class increases Products Home ownership –Women."— Presentation transcript:

1

2 Economics (cont) 1950 started growth –Income double in the 50’s and again in the 60’s Social effects –Middle class increases Products Home ownership –Women benefit Service industry takes over industrial/ manufacturing industries Traditional roles Paves way: –Civil Rights/ Welfare programs –American Confidence (Cold War)

3 Economics (cont) Social effects (cont) –Families become mobile –Sunbelt Political geography changes –Suburbs Levittown White Flight –Baby Boom Dr. Spock The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

Download ppt "Economics (cont) 1950 started growth –Income double in the 50’s and again in the 60’s Social effects –Middle class increases Products Home ownership –Women."

Similar presentations

Postwar Confidence and Anxiety

Postwar Confidence and Anxiety
THE “COLD” WAR STARTS…. **WHAT IS THE COLD WAR?? **HOW DID THE SHIFT FROM WARTIME TO PEACETIME EFFECT LIFE IN AMERICA?? Effects of WW II.

THE “COLD” WAR STARTS…. **WHAT IS THE COLD WAR?? **HOW DID THE SHIFT FROM WARTIME TO PEACETIME EFFECT LIFE IN AMERICA?? Effects of WW II.
PresentationExpress. Click a subsection to advance to that particular section. Advance through the slide show using your mouse or the space bar. An Economic.

PresentationExpress. Click a subsection to advance to that particular section. Advance through the slide show using your mouse or the space bar. An Economic.
CH 41: Post WWII Domestic Prosperity

CH 41: Post WWII Domestic Prosperity
The 1950s. The Post WW2 Economy Inflation at first because no consumer goods produced = fear of depression But demand still great, so once supply caught.

The 1950s. The Post WW2 Economy Inflation at first because no consumer goods produced = fear of depression But demand still great, so once supply caught.
Chapter 27 The Post War Boom. Readjustment after the war GI Bill goes in to effect Housing crisis Redefining the family Economic adjustment in post war.

Chapter 27 The Post War Boom. Readjustment after the war GI Bill goes in to effect Housing crisis Redefining the family Economic adjustment in post war.
The Golden Age Families in the 1950s. The Golden Age- Families in the 50s Reality vs. the Myth Renewed emphasis on the family The American Century Life.

The Golden Age Families in the 1950s. The Golden Age- Families in the 50s Reality vs. the Myth Renewed emphasis on the family The American Century Life.
Chapter Thirty-Six The Cold War Begins, 1945-1952.

Chapter Thirty-Six The Cold War Begins,
2 Cars, 2 Kids, and a White Picket Fence: The Myths and Realities of the 1950s.

2 Cars, 2 Kids, and a White Picket Fence: The Myths and Realities of the 1950s.
“The Cold War Begins” (1945-1952) Chapter 37. I. The Immediate Post WWII Economic Trends: The GNP (Gross National Product) slumped badly in 1946-47 The.

“The Cold War Begins” ( ) Chapter 37. I. The Immediate Post WWII Economic Trends: The GNP (Gross National Product) slumped badly in The.
The 1950’s America During the 1950’s.

The 1950’s America During the 1950’s.
POST WWII THROUGH THE 1960S American life begins to change.

POST WWII THROUGH THE 1960S American life begins to change.
The Postwar Years at Home Chapter 27. Businesses Reorganize Per capita income up Per capita income up GNP doubles GNP doubles Economic growth Economic.

The Postwar Years at Home Chapter 27. Businesses Reorganize Per capita income up Per capita income up GNP doubles GNP doubles Economic growth Economic.
Building the American Dream The 1950s. I. Middle of the Road Government 1. Balance the Federal Budget a. Lay-off 200,000 government workers 2. Recession.

Building the American Dream The 1950s. I. Middle of the Road Government 1. Balance the Federal Budget a. Lay-off 200,000 government workers 2. Recession.
Postwar America. Themes of the 50’s Peace? and Prosperity Peace? and Prosperity Growth of suburbs Growth of suburbs Conformity Conformity Emergence of.

Postwar America. Themes of the 50’s Peace? and Prosperity Peace? and Prosperity Growth of suburbs Growth of suburbs Conformity Conformity Emergence of.
Peace, Prosperity and Progress Chapter 41. 1 Americans were eager to spend money they had saved during the war. The resulting surge in consumer demand.

Peace, Prosperity and Progress Chapter Americans were eager to spend money they had saved during the war. The resulting surge in consumer demand.
The 1950s A New American Society. America After the War Cold War begins Idealistic society  Conformity encouraged American life transitioned to suburbia.

The 1950s A New American Society. America After the War Cold War begins Idealistic society  Conformity encouraged American life transitioned to suburbia.
The 1950’s. AKS 50a - describe the baby boom and the impact as shown by Levittown, the Interstate Highway Act, and the G.I. Bill of Rights.

The 1950’s. AKS 50a - describe the baby boom and the impact as shown by Levittown, the Interstate Highway Act, and the G.I. Bill of Rights.
HOT ROC: What were 3 conditions set up by the Taft-Hartley Act? Copy down Homework in your agenda: Part 1: STAR Notes- pgs 557-561, due Tuesday.

HOT ROC: What were 3 conditions set up by the Taft-Hartley Act? Copy down Homework in your agenda: Part 1: STAR Notes- pgs , due Tuesday.
The Post-WWII Years U.S. Post-War Boom 1945-the 1950s.

The Post-WWII Years U.S. Post-War Boom 1945-the 1950s.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google