HIS145The American Experience since 1945
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Fifties and Sixties Culture, Consumerism, and the Economy Matrix
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Section 1—Economic Miracle. Create a matrix overview of the economic expansion following World War II. Select five of the following topics to shape a response, and explain their significance to American history:
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, The Fair Deal, Nuclear Power, Government Spending, Suburbs, The Modern West, Keynesian Economics, Corporate Consolidation, The Postwar Contract, AFL-CIO, Antibiotics, The Salk Vaccine, DDT, Television, UNIVAC, Interstate Highways, Paul Samuelson
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Fifties and Sixties Culture, Consumerism, and the Economy Matrix
Section 2—Consumer Culture. Create a matrix overview of the popular culture of the 1950s. Select five of the following topics to shape a response, and explain their significance to American history:
The Hula Hoop, Disneyland, The Mickey Mouse Club, Interstate Highways, Dishwashers, Hi-fis and Stereos, Poodle Skirts, McDonald’s, Drive-in Theaters, Levittown, Dr. Spock, Ozzie and Harriett, Leave it to Beaver, I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, The Honeymooners, Amos ‘n Andy, My Little Margie, Echo Park, Persistent Poverty, Black Urban Migration, Urban Renewal, Massive Resistance, Beats
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Fifties and Sixties Culture, Consumerism, and the Economy Matrix
Section 3—Kennedy’s New Frontier. Create a matrix overview of the Kennedy administration’s New Frontier—its goals, outcomes, successes, and failures. Select five of the following topics to shape a response, and explain their significance to American history:
Domestic Reforms, Tariff Reductions, Tax Cuts to Spur Growth, The Age of Camelot, The Peace Corps, Space Exploration, The Alliance for Progress, The Fair Labor Standards Act, The Equal Pay Act, Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy, JFK’s Assassination
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Fifties and Sixties Culture, Consumerism, and the Economy Matrix
Section 4—Johnson’s Great Society. Create a matrix overview of the objectives and outcomes of LBJ’s administration. Select five of the following topics to shape a response, and explain their significance to American history:
Medicare, Medicaid, The War on Poverty, The Apollo Program, The Community Action Program, The Office of Economic Opportunity, The Department of Housing and Urban Development, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, Tax Cuts for Economic Growth, Barry Goldwater, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, The Immigration Act of 1965
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