50s+Happy+Days

-economy way better after WWII -lots of industry--by 1852 US supplied 65% of world's manufactured goods -housing industry boom, suburbs created -higher demand for automobiles, esp with suburbs -population boom, with 28 million new Americans added between 1950 and 1960 -higher wages -International Telephone and Telegraph -demand for schools, shops, and retail businesses meant an increase in service jobs -many middle class and lots of retail spending -lots of new tech goods -frozen dinners, plastic items, dishwashers, garbage disposals, washing machines, automatic dryers, high fidelity record players, power lawn movers, synthetic fiber clothing and fabrics, and much more -biz's move cuz of suburbia -malls and supermarkets near suburbs -US science blossoms -more antibiotics -polio vaccine -advance in weapons-rockets, missiles -after Sputnik US races ahead in space race -when WWII soldiers returned marriages and amount of kids increased -child increase--Baby Boom -Civil Rights Movements starts
 * Positives**

-Senator Joseph McCarthy blames all US troubles on communists and communism -messages on communism and world in media -propaganda -possible communists put on "black lists" and they wouldnt be hired -not all Americans, esp blacks, were rich and it led to social upheal -Soviets launch Sputnik, first satellite in space -minorities unwelcome in suburbs -Korean War -segregation **
 * Negatives**
 * -everyone's scared of communism--Red Scare

__ Dialogue __ The 50s were boss. The economy thrived. **By 1952, the United States was supplying 65% of the world's manufactured goods.

But one in five Americans lived in poverty, and most of them were minorities in the inner city! NOT FAIR!!!!

But more families joined the middle class. More and more people were moving to the suburbs. They were radioactive!!!!!

Speaking of RADIOACTIVE, what about the fear of nuclear weapons from Russia?! Duck and cover...not fun.

Don't rattle your cage! Did Russia ever use those nuclear weapons on us? no. we were prepared. Duck and cover!

But they could have because of Sputnik!! So just go DDT!!!!!!!!!

What, and look like you? We were also getting ahead in our space program. There were huge technological advances. Such as ****air conditioners, dishwashers, and especially televisions.

But what about the 10s of 1,000s of Americans dying over seas!! The Korean War is taking our friend's and family's lives, and we don't even know much about the war, you nerds!

Gosh you wet rag. There were plenty of advances in medical treatment. ****Doctors are beginning to use antibiotics more often in the treatment of disease ****.**

Too bad not everyone has access to all this new oppurtunity because of segregation. We must integrate! So cool it punks or I will give you a knuckle sandwich right in the jaw!

You are just bad news.

And you are a NOSEBLEED NERD! Later alligator!