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Postwar America from 1945-1960 saw major shifts in population from rural areas to suburbs. William Levitt developed mass produced suburban housing developments like Levittown on Long Island. The Interstate Highway Act of 1956 funded the construction of 40,000 miles of interstate highways to accommodate the rise in car ownership and demand for more efficient travel routes. Television became a major force with the first televised presidential campaign between Kennedy and Nixon in 1960, and the Civil Rights Movement utilized television to broadcast violence against African Americans.
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- 2. Suburban Living • SHIFTS IN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION, 1940-1970 • 1940 1950 1960 1970 • Central Cities 31.6% 32.3% 32.6% 32.0% • Suburbs 19.5% 23.8% 30.7% 41.6% • Rural Areas/ 48.9% 43.9% 36.7% 26.4% • Small Towns • • U. S. Bureau of the Census.
- 3. Suburban Living Levittown, L. I.: “The American Dream” 1949 William Levitt produced 150 houses per week. $7,990 or $60/month with no down payment.
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- 7. Politics in the 1950’s • (Ike)Eisenhower v Adlai Stevenson • Ike used TV as a forum • Won 442-89, Nixon was his VP
- 8. Ike’s Domestic Issues • “Dynamic Conservatism” – Socially Liberal, Fiscally Conservative • Fall of McCarthyism • “Operation Wetback” • Reversed FDR’s Indian New Deal • Interstate Highway Act
- 9. Ike’s 2nd Term • Wins in ‘56 again in a rematch, and just as bad (457-73) • Dealt with Labor Unions • Sputnik I
- 10. Ike’s Foreign Policy • Dealt with Stalin’s successor, Khrushchev • Cold War issues in Hungary and Egypt – Eisenhower Doctrine – U-2 Incident