1950'S CULTURE

HOUSING CRISIS

• Returning veterans faced severe housing storage.
• Levitt offered homes in small residential areas.
• Many families lived in cramped houses.

NEW PRODUCTS

• 100's of brand new goods.
• Started to purchase electric household appliances.
• washing machines, dryers, blenders, freezers, and dishwashers.

THE FAIR DEAL

• Truman continued an economic program
• Extension of Roosevelt's new deal
• Congress Raised minimum wage

THE RISE OF TELEVISION

• Early television sets were small boxes with a round screen
• Broadcasts were black and white
• Only 2 hours of program per week
• "The Golden Age"

THE BABY BOOM

• A total of 4,308,000 that year
• In 1957, one American infant was born every 7 seconds
• Huge population

NATIVE AMERICANS CONTINUE THEIR STRUGGLE

• In 1934,the Indian Reorganization Act moved official policy away from assimilation
• Continued to fight for their rights
• Change in federal policy