Post War SC

War helped the economy

post war the boom continued because people bought goods they previously couldn't get during war & they had a lot of savings built up

GI BILL

• given to returning veterans
• gave them money to get an education, start a business, or buy a house

Returning soldiers also led to a baby boom

Interstate system was developed by President Eisenhower

more money + Bigger families + highways + affordable cars= Growth of suburbs

President Kennedy called for an improvement in education to better compete in the cold War

SC changes in Education

• school year extended to 9 mo.
• 12th grade added to HS
• built technical colleges

Tourism from the North increased

Cold War impact on sc

• Savannah River Nuclear plant (made plutonium for nuclear arsenal)
• Military bases in SC continued to grow

Women's role shifted back to the home (but not for long)

Television came to the American household

Counterculture: There was a resistance to the conformity

Rise in Fear:

• KKK returns in backlash to Civil Rights Movement
• Fear of Atomic Attacks (fighting the Cold War)
• Red Scares: fear of communist spies