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U.S. History 2/28/05www.msu.edu/milewsk6

• OBJECTIVE Examine the 1950s American Dream.
• I. Journal 12 pt.A
• -Examine The Road to Suburbia p.650-651
• -Answer question 1 p.651
• II. Journal12 pt.B
• -notes on the American Dream
• III. Homework due Friday 3/4/05
• 1.) Read Chapter19 section3 p.652-657
• -Answer questions (3-4) p.657 (5-6) p.664
• 2.) Read Chapter19 section4 p.660-663
• -Answer questions (4-5) p.663 (7-8) p.664

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Administrative Stuff

• Homework Due Friday 3/4/05
• 1.) Read Chapter19 section3 p.652-657
• -Answer questions (3-4) p.657 (5-6) p.664
• 2.) Read Chapter19 section4 p.660-663
• -Answer questions (4-5) p.663 (7-8) p.664
• Journals (1-12) Due Thursday 3/3/05
• Tomorrow Wednesday
• -Modern Marvels NYSE
• -Guided Readings on Chapter 19 The 1950s
• -ALL WORK WILL BE DUE AT THE END OF THE HOUR

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The American Dream

• After WWII, Americans turned their focus to the
  family.
• The GI Bill provided low interest loans to
  returning soldiers which allowed them to move
  their families to the new neighborhoods being
  built outside of the city. The suburbs.
• The interstate highway system built to transport
  military equipment made it possible to work in
  the central city but live in the suburbs.
• Americans also bought new cars. The cars of the
  fifties were large with a lot of chrome.
• New products like automatic washing machines made
  for more leisure time. American used it to watch
  Television.

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The Rise of Consumerism

• With Americans employed, they had money to spend.
  Planned Obsolesce and advertising encouraged
  consumers to buy more.
• Advertisers made people want the lasted models
  and with installment plans, right about the time
  you paid something off it was time to buy a new
  one.