McCarthyism Impact on Society- McCarthyism led to lots of communist propaganda, and thought to be unamerican activities were watched very closely, leading to paranoia among the people.
Communist "Witch Hunt" and Impact on Those Accused - The U.S government kept an eye on people especially people in Hollywood. Those accused of communist activites were arrested.
Space Race Impact on Government Policies- The space race caused more of the government's money to be put into education. Math and Science became priority. The Apollo program also cost the government 25 billion dollars.
Cold War Mindset for the United States and Public- The Cold War caused great fear in the public and government. The advancing Soviet Union led to the race between the two nations. Now houses in the U.S had bomb shelters in case we were attacked in this race to build atomic weapons
Relationships of Suburbs, Automobiles, and Roads- In the 1950's more families moved into suburbs, where it was the norm to own more than one automobile. So in effect more roads were needed to compensate all the extra drivers on the road. In 1956 the Interstate Highway Act built 41,000 new miles of road.
Baby Boom- During this time a baby was born every 7 seconds. The causes of the baby boom included the end of 20 years of tough times (World War II and the Great Depression), and the removal of social and economic restraints that kept people from having babies.
Urban-Suburban Pattern- The Buisness disctrict is in the middle which is the Inner-City where the low-income families live. Outside the city is the suburbs where the middle income-families live. Outside of those suburbs are more suburbs where high-income families live.
GI Bill- A Bill that provided WWII veterans college or vocational education. As well as loans to start buisnesses/homes, and a year of unemployment compensation.
Expansion of Middle Class- The reason for the expansion of the middle class included low prices on goods and the invention of the credit card, which skyrocketed the amount of spending done around the U.S.
