https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8 Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-01-31 17:50:41 UTC 2024-12-10 14:14:40 UTC hello@padlet.com matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150622496 In 1945 and 1946, the influx of returning veterans created a housing crises. This event introduced suburbs; neighborhoods surrounding cities. ]]> 2017-01-31 17:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150622496 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150625464 As soldiers returned back from the war, they contributed to an unprecedented population explosion known as the baby boom. The result was the making of the largest generation in the nation's history.]]> 2017-01-31 18:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150625464 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150915056 Television developed with lighting speed. First widely available in 1948, 9% of American homes had TVs by 1950 and 55% by 1954. Clearly, TV was the entertainment and information marvel of the postwar times.]]> 2017-02-01 17:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150915056 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150921657 Not everyone was happy with television. Critics objected to its effects on children and its stereotypical portrayal of women and minorities. Male to female characters where 3-1 and other minorities almost never featured. ]]> 2017-02-01 17:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150921657 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150925896 Post WW2, the years between childhood and adulthood was recognized as an important and unique development stage. Teens no longer needed to work and could stay in school. Teens also were able to receive allowances from parents.]]> 2017-02-01 17:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/150925896 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151348763 Nearly %60 of Americans were members of the middle class. Americans wanted, and had the money to buy, increasing numbers of products. ]]> 2017-02-03 05:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151348763 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151349013 In 1944, The GI bill of rights granted deducted costs in education, a year's worth of unemployment benefits while job hunting, and offered low-interest, federally guaranteed loans to millions of veterans returning from the war in their shift back to normality.]]> 2017-02-03 05:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151349013 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151349366 With the development of suburban living made cars a necessity for transport. The interstate highway system was introduced to create a web of accessible land to drive to and through. This boom however lead to pollution, higher stress in traffic jams, and larger repair costs on over used roads.]]> 2017-02-03 05:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151349366 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151349673 Two major types of business strategy emerged, conglomerates, and franchise. Conglomerate businesses capitalized on creating a large net in investments and ownership in a large variety of goods/services. Franchise businesses focused on spreading a singular good/service over a large space of land to many people like fast food restaurants (mcdonald's).]]> 2017-02-03 05:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151349673 matthew_fauser907 https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151350184 As the cold war began, fear of communism soraed. The HUAC was an investigation on movies possibly supporting communism as a form of hidden propaganda. This resulted in the Hollywood 10. These were 10 producers who only declined to cooperate due to violation of rights and where quickly throw in jail. The people were outraged. Cases like Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs made fear of soviet spies all the more relevant causing chaos in the home front. McCarthy Launches a "witch Hunt' to combat this. His tactics were later deemed extreme by the public and soon lost popularity.]]> 2017-02-03 05:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthew_fauser907/l3auqtv793u8/wish/151350184