1. "What our servicemen and women want, more than anything else, is the assurance of satisfactory employment upon their return to civil life. The first task after the war is to provide employment for them and for our demobilized workers.... The goal after the war should be the maximum utilization of our human and material resources."

2. Today’s Objective We will identify and describe the events that led to widespread prosperity in the United States during the 1950s.

3. Which of the following is the most likely the reason for the building of the Berlin Wall? A.The U.S. wanted to contain communism within its boundaries. B.The Soviet Union wanted to close an escape route from Eastern Europe. C.The U.S. wanted to force a showdown with the Soviet Union. D.The Soviet Union wanted to begin the Berlin airlift to East Berlin.

4. Which caption is most appropriate for the photograph? A. Berlin Airlift provides supplies to West Germans in need. B. The Soviet Union closes escape routes of East Germans. C.The United States initiates a violent showdown with the Soviet Union over West Berlin. D.The United States contains communism behind a permanent, visible symbol.

5. How did the United States react to the event illustrated in the map above?

6. A.due to war debt from World War II, reduced military spending B.built a joint space station with the Soviet Union C.constructed President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” defense system D.providing funds to improve the education system in the United States How did the United States react to the event illustrated in the map shown here?

7. Which of the following was NOT a way President Kennedy responded to Soviet aggression during the Cuban Missile Crisis? A.He had Cuban exiles attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro at the Bay of Pigs B.He threatened an invasion of Cuba C.He agreed not to invade Cuba if the Soviets removed their missiles D.He placed a blockade on Cuba

8. What was the U.S. response to the event listed above? A.The U.S. and Russia began the Space Race B.Kennedy secured direct communication between the White House and the Kremlin C.During the Communist blockade of West Berlin, British and U.S. planes flew humanitarian supplies into Berlin for nearly a year D.The United States, Canada, Iceland and nine other western European nations formed the NATO It shall be the policy of this Nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba against any nation in the Western Hemisphere as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union. -- U.S. President John F. Kennedy October 22, 1962

9. Prosperity of the ’50s SEs: 14A, 17B, 26E, 27B

10. State Standards 14A (r)Identify the effects of population growth and distribution on the physical environment, including how the 1950s was a time of prosperity and Americans were moving to the suburbs, creating suburban sprawl which led to increased traffic (pollution) and a decrease of green spaces. 17B (r)Identify the causes of prosperity in the 1950s, including the Baby Boom and the impact of the GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944), and the effects of prosperity in the 1950s such as increased consumption and the growth of agriculture and business.

11. Today’s Product I will create a bubble map identifying and describing five things that helped to make America a prosperous place in the 1950s.

12. Video Clip: Life in the 1950s

13. 1950s Homelife - Suburban Sprawl and the Baby Boom (3:41)

14. Taking Care of Veterans Following World War I, U.S. war veterans were promised a bonus they never received, leading to the Bonus Army debacle during the Depression.

15. Taking Care of Veterans To avoid the same type problems after WWII, in 1948 the government passed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, also known as the G.I. Bill.

16. Provided college for returning war veterans THE G.I. BILL It helped re-acclimate returning GIs to civilian life and boosted the economy. Gave GIs one year of unemployment

17. Truman and Civil Rights One of the major acts Harry Truman made as president was when he issued executive order to end segregation in the armed forces in 1948.

18. Truman and Civil Rights Truman also asked Congress to pass a civil rights bill that would make lynching a federal crime.

19. Southern Democrats leave national party in response to Truman's support for Civil Rights. ELECTION of 1948

20. Strom Thurmond – a South Carolina Senator – runs for president as a Dixicrat. ELECTION of 1948

21. Dixicrats were Southern Democrats who backed racial segregation and limiting the voting rights of blacks. The party was also known as the States Rights Party. ELECTION of 1948

22. Thomas DeweyHarry S TrumanStrom Thurmond Many people didn’t think he would be re-elected Truman angered many Southern Democrats by supporting integration Some were so sure that Truman would lose that one headline even incorrectly said that Dewey had won The Election of 1948 is considered the greatest election upset in US history.

23. ELECTION of 1948

24. Truman’s “Fair Deal” Truman said that all Americans had the right to expect a “fair deal” from the government What did the Fair Deal do?  It increased the minimum wage  It expanded Social Security benefits for many Americans  National Housing Act was passed to provide funding to build low-income housing “The buck stops here.” Harry Truman -- Harry Truman

26. Interstate Highways Built The Federal Highway Act was passed in 1956 This was the largest public works program in American history. Law called for the building of 40,000 miles of interstate Interstate roads in DFW are I-20, I-30, I-35 and I-45

27. Interstate Highways Built The building of Interstate highways made traveling across the nation – and within large cities – much easier for many Americans.

28. Suburbs are places outside the city where many white- collar workers live Suburbia in America The interstate highway system helped to inspire the growth of suburbs in the 1950s The New York suburb of Levittown was the first modern suburb

29. Suburbs = The American Dream  Affordable single- family housing  Good schools  Friendly neighbors like themselves 13 million homes built in the 1950s – 85% were suburban  New highways, affordable automobiles, low gasoline prices  A safe, healthy environment for children

30. Suburbia in America One negative factor of urban sprawl was that more traffic led to more air pollution (often called smog) and less green spaces.

31. The Baby Boom of the ’50s From 1945 -61 more than 65 million children were born This postwar period became known as the Baby Boom The American birthrate exploded after World War II.

32. Contributing factors:  The end of wars led to more young couples getting married  G.I. Bill encouraged growth of families by offering generous benefits  Pop culture glorified pregnancy, parenthood and large families The Baby Boom of the ’50s

33. Technological Breakthroughs

34. Medical Breakthroughs Medical advances of the ’50s: antibiotics to fight infections antibiotics to fight infections new drugs to fight cancer, diabetes and heart disease new drugs to fight cancer, diabetes and heart disease polio vaccine developed polio vaccine developed Jonas Salk developed the vaccine that prevented polio. Not long after, the threat of polio would almost completely disappear

35. ‘In God We Trust’ became the official motto of the U.S. in 1956; the motto can be found on U.S. coins dating back to the 1860s and paper currency since 1956.

36. Coming up: Pop Culture of the 1950s

37. Today’s Objective We will identify and describe the events that led to widespread prosperity in the United States during the 1950s.

38. Today’s Product I will create a bubble map identifying and describing five things that helped to make America a prosperous place in the 1950s.