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Changes in the Post-WW II Era
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What are the differences in the ways women appear in the following two
pictures?
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Women’s Rights and Roles• Women replaced by men in
most jobs and encouraged to return to being a housewife and mother. Baby-Boom Generation begins.
• Women seek more political rights and personal liberties in the post-war era.
• Betty Friedan:the Feminine Mystique and others challenge stereotypes for women.
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Pro-Choice v. Pro-Life• Court case that involved
two rights in conflict, the right to a woman to make her own health decisions vs. the right to a fetus to live.
• It established that an abortion in the first trimester was a right that could be found in the 14th Amendment’s interpreted “right to privacy”
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The Post War Economy• Differences between WW I
veterans and WW II veterans with the GI Bill.– Opportunities to purchase a
house– Opportunities to go back to
school and pursue an education
– Opportunities in vocational training
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Rock and Roll Music/Counterculture• Elvis Presley is considered
the King of Rock and Roll. He introduced a new style of music and dance.
• British bands like the Beatles made long hair and new styles of dress popular
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“Nuclear Fallout”
• Changes in society due to the nuclear arms race included the Interstate Highway System, building of fallout shelters, the creation of the CIA, and the Red Scare among other things.
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Consumerism• Americans became
consumed with new inventions and had money to spend after the rationing of the WW II era.
• New or fairly new technology such as the automobile, television, sewing machines, refrigerators, became the items of choice and the growth of shopping centers made this spending easier.