1. McCarthyism Impact on Society
- Its the practice of publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient evidence
- Led the House Committee on Un-American Activities
- Accused government officials, members of the media and other prominent members of society as being Communists or Communist sympathizers
- Hollywood Blacklist
* Attracted young idealists seeking power for the common working man
* Targeted homo-sexuals as well
- People who were imprisoned lost their jobs
- Ruined McCarthy's own reputation
- Over 300 actors, authors and directors were denied work in the U.S through the Hollywood Blacklist
2. Communist "Witch Hunt" and impact on those accused
- Mostly by anti-communist groups
- Accused a majority of people, even if they were innocent
- Many people lost their jobs
- People preferred to be imprisoned because they'd live longer
3. Space Race impact on government policies
- Battle between the Soviet Union and the U.S for supremacy in outer space exploration
- The Soviet first launched the Sputnik 1 artificial satellite
- U.S then puts man on moon
- Started off the Cold War
4. Cold War mind set for the United States government and public
- Beat Soviet Union in technology
- Feared Communism and being defeated
- Started off Cold War
5. Relationship of suburbs, automobiles, and roads.
- Away from city; less crowded, quieter.
- Increase of car usage
- Interstate Highway Act 1956
6. Baby boom
- 1946-1960
- Causes:
* 20 years of "tough times"
* Removal of social and economic restraints that kept people from having families
- Men returning from war
- Increased the consumer demand
7. Urban-Suburban Pattern
- Business district
- Inner city: low income families
- Suburbs: middle income families
- Further suburbs: high income families
8. GI Bill:
- Provides education benefits for returning WWII veterans
- One year unemployment compensation
- Gave loans
9. Expansion of the middle class
- Returning men from war started families; baby boom
- Moving to suburbs
- Increase of credit cards usage
