The 50s Flashcards
What is Modern Republicanism
When Eisenhower wanted to get rid of the socialism of the New Deal, balance budget, and reduce government regulation
Economic prosperity =
Our GNP
What happened to our GNP
It more than doubled
How many Americans were earning a middle class income
60%
Automation in the work place =
Productivity was UP
Nuclear energy….
Provided cheap energy to thousands
Blue collar =
Manufacturing jobs (this decreased)
White collar=
Managers, professional, and service jobs (this increased)
Pink-collar=
Nursing, teaching, retail, sales, and low-level clerical work (traditionally filled by woman)
What act was passed that banned ex-convicts from holding union office, required frequent elections, and regulated union fund investments
Landrum-Griffin Act
What Union strength up or down
It’s going up
People making more money =
More geographic mobility
Suburbs=
Outskirts of a city but not the country
What were most houses in the suburbs were often
Planned communities
What were planned communities called
Levittowns
What act helped extend the Highway system
The highway act
What was the largest public works project in American history
The highway act
How many miles of highways were built and how much did it cost
41,000 miles and $32 billion
What is this time period known as when people got married earlier and had bigger families
The baby boom
Did the number of working mothers increase or decrease
Increased
What was the phrase that made sure you had as many modern conveniences as your neighbor
“Keeping up with the joneses”
What was a way the US bragged about our appliances
Kitchen debates
Who was apart of kitchen debated
Richard Nixon and the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev
What did many people join during this time
PTAs, scouring, little league sports, and religious activities
