PPT-Were the Suburbs good for America?

DO NOW Sign onto the laptop from last week The rise of suburbs The Imperfect Rise of the American Suburbs In 1947 entrepreneur Abraham Levitt and his two sons William and Alfred broke ground on a planned community located in Nassau County Long Island Within a few years the . Year. Milk/gal.. Coffee/lb.. Eggs/doz.. 1950. $0.84. $0.70. $0.24. 1952. $0.97. $0.74. $0.25. 1954. $0.92. $0.78. $0.26. 1956. $0.97. $0.85. $0.27. 1958. $1.01. $0.93. $0.28. Cost of Living in the 50’s. The First Suburbs. Social and economic conditions in America’s fully developed suburbs put many of these areas are at the cutting edge of economic, social and political change in American metropolitan areas. . Development of suburbs & cities not . ‘. accidental. ’. or . ‘. natural. ’. What federal policies encouraged rise of the suburbs?. Why a history of poor being concentrated in . ‘. central cities?. BELL RINGER: INTERPRETING GRAPHS. AVERAGE CHILDREN PER WOMAN 1927- 2007. BABY BOOM. Complete reversal of really long term trends. Birth rate peaks in 1957. Had been dropping for a century when it began to increase in 1946. American . Exceptionalism. Righteousness exalts . a . nation. : but sin is a reproach to any people. .. Proverbs . 14:34. God has power over Nations. Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket. Bob . Colenutt. and Martin Field, The University of . Northampton. Presentation to CRESC conference, SOAS London, . September 2013. Building vulnerable suburbs on the edge of the South-East. For much of the period since 1945 (and in accelerated form after 1979) it has been taken for granted that home ownership has been the route to security – delivering invulnerability (or at least reducing invulnerability) through bricks and mortar. . The end of WWII led to an era of wealth & spending in the 1950s:. The war stimulated the economy & ended the Great Depression. High wages, service pay for soldiers, & war bond investments gave Americans money to spend. Picture/Cartoon/Visual-Do you know the context, can you explain the history around it with SPECIFIC EVIDENCE. Two historians-Can you explain the difference between the two and support each argument with SPECIFIC EVIDENCE. Nina Holzer, Case Western Reserve University. First Suburbs Context. Mission. to initiate and support policies and practices that protect, maintain, and redevelop mature communities and foster regional cooperation.. Baby Booming Prosperity. Post-War Social Changes. Economic Prosperity. Baby Boom. Suburbanization. Popularity of TV. Civil Rights Struggles Grows. Darkness Before the (Economic) Dawn. Reconversion Chaos = econ. challenges from end of WWII. At Styleline House we offer quality customer service to our customer to assist them in their selection of curtains Melbourne western suburbs. Feel the classic looks and immovability with prolonged existence of Curtains with us. We make our Curtains in our own factory which allows us to provide quality customer service to all our customers. Mr. . Ermer. U.S. History Honors. Miami Beach Senior High. The Economic Miracle. 1945-1960: GNP grows 250%, $200 billion to $500 billion. 1950-1963: Unemployment 5% or below, inflation 3% or below. Government spending fuels economic success. American Abundance. John Kenneth Galbraith (an economist). Published . The Affluent Society. The United States and a few other industrialized nations had created what Galbraith called an “economy of abundance.” New business techniques and improved technology enabled these nations to produce an abundance of goods and services for their people—all of which allowed many of them to enjoy a standard of living never before thought possible. Regional Association IV . (North America, Central America, and the Caribbean) . HMEI Overview & Good Practices. Kingston, Jamaica – 8 February 2023. Jay Wilson. HMEI Councillor for WMO Commissions Collaboration.