1. Ch
A Society on the Move

2. Why It Matters People moved to the suburbs and Sunbelt
Moved into white-collar jobs
These economic changes, still affect us today

3. Americans Move to the Suburbs
, 40 million Americans moved to the suburbs
New industrial cities grew
Old industrial cities lost population

4. Suburbs Attract Young Americans
Houses were built using the same plans
Weeks rather than months to create
Installment plan helped pay for homes
Government created highways to get to and from cities
Federal Housing Administration gave loans
Pay over 30 years, interest 5-10%
New churches, schools, police, and fire departments created

5. The “Car Culture” Takes Over
1950s left people dependent on cars
million registered cars
million registered cars
New cars:
Big engines
Power steering and brakes
Automatic transmission
Use of chrome
Car Culture:
Drive-in movies, fast-food restaurants

6. Eisenhower Interstate Highway System
1953, first funding for a highway system
Interstate Highway Act of 1956
Built 41,000 miles of highway
Connecting major cities
Increased
Travel and vacation industries
Walt Disney built Disneyland to lure vacationers

7. Disneyland http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otpzy2aRYwM