1. Postwar AmericaChapter 19

2. Issues Facing America Wartime to peacetime economy What to do with military veterans? Changing role/status of women Nuclear fear Increase in technology/changes New lifestyle-changes Baby boom

3. Economic Changes Issues wartime to peacetime industries reduction of military-unemployment rises cancellation of war contracts 1 million defense workers laid off (1945) Labor Strikes (1946) 5 million workers strike Rising inflation sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time

4. Economic Changes Blue Collar to White collar Blue Collar-Definition -jobs that require physical work Examples factory worker mining oil field construction Characteristics labor unions hourly wages less education shift work Top Blue Collar Jobs http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45ieei/20-high-paying-blue-collar-jobs/

5. Economic Changes White Collar White Collar-Definition office and professional workerswhose jobs generallydonotinvolve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or workclothes Examples managerial professional/office work lawyers, doctors, teachers Characteristics labor unions-possibly salary wage more education required not extremely physically demanding Top white collar jobs http://www.ehow.com/list_6465814_list-white-collar-jobs.html

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

7. Economic Changes Pink Collar Pink collar Definition tend to be personal-service-oriented why? Originally female jobs Examples nursing health care waiting tables child care worker cosmetology secretary florist maid Characteristics low pay/few benefits

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

9. Business Changes Conglomerates a major corporation that includes smaller companies in unrelated industries Examples-http://www.cjr.org/resources/ Franchises a company that offers similar products and services in many locations Examples-http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchise500/index.html#

10. Conglomerates

11. Franchises

12. 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”

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

14. The American Dream in the 1950’s Suburban Lifestyle single family homes good schools safe/less crime healthier/less stressful commute to work increase in car ownership (1958) 70 million cars registered/double from 1950 government builds interstate system Cost of Living (1950’s) http://thecostofliving.com/index.php?id=120 Average family finance (2014) http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/average-american-family-finances-infographic/

15. The American Dream Baby Boom Definition-increase in the birth rate between 1946 and 1964 created the baby boom generation-roughly 75 million people Baby boomers today-what is the impact?

16. Consumerism Definition-the buying of material goods Materialism-Are You? New products and technology in the 1950’s Does what you own equal success? Planned Obsolescence Definition-purpose of designing products to wear out Goal-force to buy new “They don’t make things like they used to!” WHY?

18. Pop Culture Era of Mass Media Rise of television 1950 9% of American homes 1954 55% of American homes 1960 90% of American homes 2013 2.7 TV’s per house/2.6 people Impact of television/media today http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/frtv030.htm

19. Pop Culture Television shows of the 1950’s AMERICAN BANDSTAND OZZIE/HARRIET HONEYMOONERS LASSIE SCIENCE FICTION INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION

20. TV and the American Family 1950’s Leave it to Beaver http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Leave+It+to+Beaver+Seasons&Form=VQFRVP#view=detail&mid=599C7D5C14F059961FDD599C7D5C14F059961FDD 1960’s & 70’s Brady Bunch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5StTXQofqs 1980’s Cosby Show http://www.youtube.com/user/PeopleDracula 1990’s Roseanne http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=roseanne+episodes&view=detail&mid=AE3145006729BB7FBB17AE3145006729BB7FBB17&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR&qpvt=roseanne+episodes 2000’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

21. Pop Culture Beat Movement-Beatniks counterculture movement rejected standards innovative style drug experimentation rejected materialism embraced anything different anti conformist pre hippie movement http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=beatniks&FORM=HDRSC3#view=detail&mid=2A9014BC11B1F44FEAA02A9014BC11B1F44FEAA0

22. Rock n Roll Influence Rock n Roll led to major generation conflict in traditional families Rock n Roll was seen as Black music Some believed-increased the rates of people doing drugs and having sex 1950’s Music artistshttp://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_artists50s.htmlSlide Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7uPEc1vnw4

24. Space Exploration Creation of NASA (1958) National Aeronautics & Space Administration Key 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 missionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEl0NsYn1fU

26. Space Exploration Is space exploration worth it? NASA Budget http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_NASA Virgin Galactic http://www.virgingalactic.com/ Private or Government?