2. The Post War Boom Chapter 19

3. Challenges Housing crisis Redefining the family –Whose in charge? Economic problems –“I need a job”

4. No recession really occurs Truman has trouble with Congress

5. Social Upheaval 1947; Jackie Robinson & Larry Doby July 1948; Truman desegregates the military Truman barley wins re- election –Raises min. wage to $.75

6. The New America (Life in the ’50s) More white collar jobs Social conformity The end of polio The Baby Boom –1 baby every 7 seconds –4,308,000 in 1957

7. Women Homemakers were popularized everywhere More women than ever working Divorce rate goes up.

8. Fun Time 3-D comics and movies S.I. And Reader’s Digest Drive-ins Cruising and cars become status symbols

15. Popular Culture Television –Stereotyped everyone New types of movie stars –Sex Symbols Beat movement –Sub-culture

16. Television Sets from the 1950s

26. Beat Generation Jack Kerouac

27. Rock ’n’ Roll Began as “black music” Chuck Berry, Bill Haley & the Comets, and… ELVIS PRESLEY Called “the devil’s music” by a lot of adults

28. Chuck Berry

30. Little Richard

31. Elvis Presley

32. Ricky Nelson

33. Frankie Avalon Bobby Rydell

35. The Big Bopper

36. Ritchie Valens

40. Miles Davis

41. Nat “King” Cole Nat “King” Cole

42. Lena Horne

43. Willie Mays

44. Hank Aaron