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1 Building the American Dream The 1950s

2 I. Middle of the Road Government 1. Balance the Federal Budget a. Lay-off 200,000 government workers 2. Recession a. Slow down in economy -increase government spending

3 II. End of McCarthyism 1. Senator McCarthy: (R) Wisconsin a. Accused over 200 people of Communist affiliation b. All charges were false c. McCarthy removed d. Republican party weakened

4 III. Beginning of the Space Age 1. Russian Satellite Sputnik (1957) a. American fear and jealousy a. American fear and jealousy -National Defense Education Act (1958) -National Defense Education Act (1958) -$20 million to improve schools -$20 million to improve schools -focus on Science and Mathematics -focus on Science and Mathematics

5 IV. Changes in Transportation 1. Federal Highway Act a. 42,000 Miles of interstates a. 42,000 Miles of interstates -increase trucking industry -increase trucking industry -increase population of suburbs -increase population of suburbs -”Drive into work” -”Drive into work” V. Changes in Work 1. Increased Union Support for Workers 2. Increased machine labor a. Decrease “Blue-Collar” a. Decrease “Blue-Collar” b. Increase “White Collar” b. Increase “White Collar” 3. Increase in service industries a. Insurance a. Insurance b. Restaurants b. Restaurants c. Hotels c. Hotels

6 VI. Changing Roles of Women 1. Took jobs of men during WWII a. Proven effective workers a. Proven effective workers b. Discriminated against b. Discriminated against -paid less than men -paid less than men -denied benefits -denied benefits VII. Affluent Society 1. Good Economy=Financial stability a. “Start a family” a. “Start a family” -”Baby boom” -”Baby boom” b. Rise of suburbs b. Rise of suburbs -Levit-towns -Levit-towns

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