UNIT TWO - Cold War at Home Flashcards

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Baby Boom

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After WW2 women bore more children and at a faster rate.

The result was perhaps the most significant social phenomenon of the century

75 million babies born from 1946 to 1964.

This accompanied what some refer to as the invention of the “traditional family,”

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Federal Highways Act

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Eisenhower championed the idea of a

Saw the efficiency of the Audubon during WWII.

Initially authorized $25 Billion for 41,000 miles of roads.

Federal government paid 90% and the states 10%. The largest earth moving project in the history of man

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“American Dream”

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The widespread belief that the United States is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.

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Polio Vaccine

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Dr. Jonas Salk invented this in 1955 & the govt distributed it throughout the nation nearly eradicating the disease

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1950 Gender Roles

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The father as breadwinner (money maker) The mother as homemaker (staying home) Three or more children completing the household.

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GI Bill

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AFTER WW2 there were not enough jobs:

US government passes the GI Bill

Provided access to education for returning vets

1 year of unemployment compensation

Home, Business, & Farm loans

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Reverse Migration

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After WW2 … is the movement in which African Americans returned to the southern states and cities where economic opportunities are the best

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22nd Amendment

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Amendment that created a 2 term limit on presidents.

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Segregation

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Legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

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Conformity

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Adjusting one’s behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.

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Suburbs

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Because of baby boom and highways:

Following WWII, suburbs expanded due to:

Growing middle class

Ease of home ownership

Automobiles / Interstates / Advantages of suburban homes

Own property / Private lawn

Still had access to the cities

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McCarthyism

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A method of making vicious accusations without offering an proof. This was named after a US senator Joseph McCarthy

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Taft-Hartley

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(1947) UNION RELATED BILL - It outlawed the “closed” shop, made unions liable for damages that resulted from jurisdictional disputes among themselves, and required union leaders to take a non-Communist oath.

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Growth of the auto industry

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The growth of suburbia brought increased dependence on the automobile. Required construction of new and better roads, including those built as part of the Interstate Highway System, the largest public-works project to date.

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Bomb Shelters

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After WWII and the atomic bombs, thousands of families built these in their yards to be safe from possible attacks

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Domestic changes in US: new initiatives / reactions to the cold war / changes in domestic life

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Demographic Changes in America: post WW2 population growth, shifts and social changes

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Marriages occurred at younger ages

Women bore more children

invention of the “traditional family,”

migrations to “suburbia”

increased dependence on the automobile required construction of new and better roads,

The number of automobiles increased by 200 percent.