PPT-Why were Americans so obsessed with their cars during the 1950s? What other businesses

Bell Ringer The Nifty Fifties Living in a Beaver Cleaver World Marriage rates soared marriage ages dropped and divorce rates The end of WWII led to a surge in the US population known as the baby boom 19461964. An angel of the Lord came from heaven and , going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. Matthew 28:2. Robert Lowry, 1874. CHRIST AROSE.   . TRINITY HYMNAL . 276. CCLI #977558. 1. Low in the grave he . Unit 9.4. Post WWII. Although the title of this is “The Fifties”, it is not just the 1950s. Post WWII: 1945 to 1963. Why 1963 as a stopping point?. Baby Boom. Why an increase in the number of children born in this time period?. An angel of the Lord came from heaven and , going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. Matthew 28:2. Robert Lowry, 1874. CHRIST AROSE  . TRINITY HYMNAL 276. CCLI #977558. 1. Low in the grave he lay. 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. Learning Objectives. Recap causes of the American Dream. Consider how the American Dream developed. Evaluate the America Dream. Think back to last lesson – how do these 3 images link to explain why there would have been a consumer boom in the 1950s?. Bell Ringer. The Nifty Fifties!. Living in a “Beaver Cleaver” World. Marriage rates soared, marriage ages dropped, and divorce rates. The end of WWII led to a surge in the U.S. population, known as the “baby boom” (1946-1964). Social Unrest” . ??. “Conservatism, Complacency, and Contentment”. OR. 1. A. . Baby Boom. It seems to me that every other young housewife I see is pregnant.. . -- British visitor to America, 1958. In response to the crisis, developers used assembly-line methods to mass-produce houses. Developer William Levitt bragged that his company could build a home in 16 minutes for $7,000. Suburbs were born. Dissent. . Objectives. How did the . Brown. decision affect school segregation and expose conflict over segregation?. How was the Montgomery bus boycott a major turning point in the civil rights movement?. In the U.S., the 1920s was a decade of . prosperity. Bold cultural ideas. New inventions available to broad audiences. CONFIDENCE in the U.S. economy. How did the U.S. Economy grow so much in the 1920s?. Bell Ringer. The Nifty Fifties!. Living in a “Beaver Cleaver” World. Marriage rates soared, marriage ages dropped, and divorce rates. The end of WWII led to a surge in the U.S. population, known as the “baby boom” (1946-1964). Bell Ringer. The Nifty Fifties!. Living in a “Beaver Cleaver” World. Marriage rates soared, marriage ages dropped, and divorce rates. The end of WWII led to a surge in the U.S. population, known as the “baby boom” (1946-1964). . (Tuesday, April 25. th. ). The Americans. , Chapter 19, “. ttt. ”…p. 632-663. 1950s . terms. reading. NOTES (PPT slides). History Alive!. . Ch. 41 (p. 532-547) Peace, Prosperity, and Progress. Unit IV: Decades of Change. 1950s. (Ch. 19; 41-42). Why are we here this week?. Students will explore Unit IV: Decades of Change through a series of video clips, songs, as well as the Enduring Understanding notes, etc..