Topic 10 Study Guide

McCarthyism Impact on Society

-people, especially filmmakers, producers, and actors in Hollywood , grew more wary of the increasing threat of Communism

-shined a spotlight on some of the Democratic Party's associates who were identified as being communists
Communist “Witch Hunt” and impact on those accused

-put many businesses and people out of jobs

-many people tried in front of congress and convicted regardless of the statement of the accused

-Big Ten targeted and most sent to jail

Space Race impact on government policies

-expedited funding of science and technology

-ended conservative opposition to developing space travel

-increased foreign tensions

Cold War mind set for the United States Government and public

-we needed to outcompete, outsource, and outlast the Soviets in every possible aspect whether it was political, economic, or social facet

-we need the "containment" of Communism to prevent it from spreading any further

Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads

-the suburbs formed because people were emigrating out of the cities so they could find a good place to raise their families

-because of the formation of the suburbs, roads eventually had to connect the suburbs to the main city because people still needed to commute to work

-alternatively more cars were produced and used because of the increase in roads and opportunities to travel

-the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 also increased the the amount of roads with 41,000 miles of new roadway

Baby Boom

-occurred when WWII soldiers returned home to their wives and families

-started a new generation of children and teenagers who broke away from the previously traditional lifestyles that were in place

Urban-Suburban Pattern

-the city is where low income classes live, although the business district within the city also has high class residents

-the suburbs are separated into two groups

-the houses closer to the city are for middle income families and the houses further away are relatively larger and also house higher income families

GI Bill

-if you sign up to join the military (army, navy, marines, etc.) and complete your training, your college tuition will all be paid by the government

-basically is you give the military four years, they give you four years

Expansion of the Middle Class (why were things “affordable)

-because the middle class was expanding, demand for products increased and so did production which made things cheaper because there was more of it

-Americans began buying goods not available during the war, which created business expansion and jobs