HIST Exam 3 - FLASHCARDS - 3_30 Lecture 6
What was the Whittaker Chambers case of 1948?
Whittaker Chambers was an ex-communist (worked for Time magazine) who claimed that in the 1930s, Alger Hiss gave him classified documents to pass to the Soviets. Hiss worked for FDR. Hiss denied everything but then Chambers showed the committee the papers Hiss had given him, which he had hidden in a pumpkin. Hiss goes to jail for perjury. THIS was the case that made people paranoid about communists in government
What was the 1952 presidential election?
Dwight Eisenhower defeats Adlai Stevenson
What did Eisenhower warn in his farewell address in 1961?
Warned of the development of a military industrial complex
What was the golden age of capitalism?
60% enjoyed a middle class lifestyle. Poverty declines
What did the GNP do by 1960?
double
What was the flight to the suburbs?
By 1960, 1/3 of all Americans were living in the suburban rings
What made the flight to the suburbs possible?
affordable cars and cheap housing, highway stations
What was the baby boomer population by 1964?
76.4 million baby boomers. 40% of population
What was average family population in the 1960s?
1 in 2 children
How did the economy grow in the 1950s?
Construction soared. Factories produced consumer goods, government spending stimulated the economy, savings high due to WW2
What were Levittowns?
planned communities, allowed for massive home building where homes all followed same model. 4 room dwellings, affordable suburbs
By 1960, how many homes were using the Levittown method?
3 out of every 5
When were the first televisions sold?
1947
How many Americans had a TV by 1960?
35 million
How many Americans had an automobile by 1960?
62 million
