Postwar America Chapter 19

Postwar AmericaChapter 19

Issues Facing America

Wartime to peacetime economyWhat to do with military veterans?Changing role/status of womenNuclear fearIncrease in technology/changesNew lifestyle-changesBaby boom

Economic Changes

Issueswartime to peacetime industriesreduction of military-unemployment risescancellation of war contracts1 million defense workers laid off (1945)

Labor Strikes (1946) 5 million workers strikeRising inflation

sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time

Economic ChangesBlue Collar to White collar

Blue Collar-Definition-jobs that require physical workExamplesfactory workerminingoil fieldconstructionCharacteristicslabor unionshourly wagesless educationshift work

Top Blue Collar Jobs http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45ieei/20-high-paying-blue-collar-jobs/

Economic ChangesWhite Collar

White Collar-Definitionoffice and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor

or the wearing of a uniform or work clothesExamplesmanagerialprofessional/office worklawyers, doctors, teachersCharacteristicslabor unions-possiblysalary wagemore education requirednot extremely physically demanding

Top white collar jobs http://www.ehow.com/list_6465814_list-white-collar-jobs.html

White vs Blue

Who makes more?http://www.payscale.com/career-news/2009/02/salary-comparison-blue-collar-white-collar

Economic ChangesPink Collar

Pink collar Definitiontend to be personal-service-orientedwhy? Originally female jobsExamplesnursinghealth carewaiting tableschild care workercosmetologysecretaryfloristmaidCharacteristicslow pay/few benefits

Fastest Growing Jobs

10 Fastest Growinghttp://www.campusexplorer.com/college-advice-tips/76DB6BDB/Top-25-In-Demand-Jobs-and-Fastest-Growing-Occupations/Job Growthhttp://www.edutrek.com/college-majors/fastest-growing-careersSalary-College vs Non collegehttp://www.cesdp.nmhu.edu/youth-programs/docs/earnings.pdf

Business Changes

Conglomeratesa major corporation that includes smaller companies

in unrelated industriesExamples-http://www.cjr.org/resources/

Franchisesa company that offers similar products and services in

many locationsExamples-

http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/index.html#

Conglomerates

Franchises

The American Dream

What is the American Dream?a set of ideals in which freedom includes

the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work.

"life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone”

The American Dream

Does it exist in today’s world?What is your American Dream?

The American Dream in the 1950’sSuburban Lifestyle

single family homesgood schoolssafe/less crimehealthier/less stressfulcommute to work increase in car ownership(1958) 70 million cars registered/double from 1950government builds interstate system

Cost of Living (1950’s)http://thecostofliving.com/index.php?id=120Average family finance (2014) http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/average-american-family-finances-infographic/

The American Dream

Baby BoomDefinition-increase in the birth rate

between 1946 and 1964created the baby boom generation-roughly

75 million peopleBaby boomers today-what is the impact?

ConsumerismDefinition-the buying of material goodsMaterialism-Are You?

New products and technology in the 1950’sDoes what you own equal success?Planned Obsolescence

Definition-purpose of designing products to wear outGoal-force to buy new“They don’t make things like they used to!”WHY?

Pop Culture

Era of Mass MediaRise of television1950 9% of American homes1954 55% of American homes1960 90% of American homes2013 2.7 TV’s per house/2.6 peopleImpact of television/media today

http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv030.htm

Pop Culture

Television shows of the 1950’sAMERICAN BANDSTANDOZZIE/HARRIETHONEYMOONERSLASSIESCIENCE FICTIONINFLUENCE OF TELEVISION

TV and the American Family1950’s Leave it to Beaverhttp://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Leave+It+to+Beaver+Seasons&Form=VQFRVP#view=detail&mid=599C7D5C14F059961FDD599C7D5C14F059961FDD1960’s & 70’s Brady Bunch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5StTXQofqs1980’s Cosby Show

http://www.youtube.com/user/PeopleDracula1990’s Roseanne

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=roseanne+episodes&view=detail&mid=AE3145006729BB7FBB17AE3145006729BB7FBB17&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR&qpvt=roseanne+episodes2000’s Modern Family

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Modern+Family+opening&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=modern+family+opening&sc=4-21&sp=-1&sk=#view=detail&mid=3688FE383E250BA3508D3688FE383E250BA3508D

Pop Culture

Beat Movement-Beatnikscounterculture movementrejected standardsinnovative styledrug experimentationrejected materialismembraced anything differentanti conformistpre hippie movement

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=beatniks&FORM=HDRSC3#view=detail&mid=2A9014BC11B1F44FEAA02A9014BC11B1F44FEAA0

Rock n RollInfluence

Rock n Roll led to major generation conflict in traditional families Rock n Roll was seen as Black musicSome believed-increased the rates of people doing drugs and

having sex1950’s Music artists

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists50s.html

Slide Showhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7uPEc1vnw4

Space ExplorationCreation of NASA (1958)National Aeronautics & Space AdministrationKey Dates

(1957) Sputnik-Russian 1st man made(1961) Alan Shepard 1st US in space(1962) John Glenn 3 orbits of earth(1969) US astronauts Neil Armstrong, then Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

(Apollo 11) become first men to set foot on the Moon

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=first+man+on+the+moon&qpvt=first+man+on+the+moon&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=22B467E0CE997B83171422B467E0CE997B831714

(1970) Apollo 13 mission http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEl0NsYn1fU

Space Exploration

Is space exploration worth it?NASA Budget

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA

Virgin Galactichttp://www.virgingalactic.com/

Private or Government?