HIS-144-T-5.America after WWII
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1 Name: Zoei Castillon HIS144 – America after World War II Using resources from the Topic 5 Readings, including your textbook, materials provided by your instructor through class discussion, and materials from the GCU Library Guide for HIS-144 US History Themes, complete the assignment worksheet. Each answer to the questions should be a minimum of 200-300 words; and, include citations for each question formatted using the APA Style Guide. The overall assignment must include three to five relevant scholarly sources in support of your content. Each response should show good writing mechanics, grammar, formatting, and proper citations at the end of each question/response. Wikipedia, Ask.com, ehow.com and other online information sites, encyclopedias, or dictionaries are not considered university academic sources and are NOT TO BE USED.
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Explain the G.I. Bill. In what ways does it change America? The G.I bill was a law that was passed in order to give returning veterans from World War II benefits when it came to paying for college, school, or training programs. This bill was signed is June of 1944 by the president at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The G.I bill is still used to this day and people still sign up for the benefits. This helped a lot of veterans afford an education and help them pay for tuition, books, supplies, and even counseling services. This helped a lot of veterans improve their life, especially when it came to finances. Not only did it improve their lives, but it also helped improve the lives of their kids, and it helped prevent veterans from flooding the job market. If the job market got flooded with veterans, then that would have caused a lot of problems for other citizens and the market would have become very competitive between the veterans. The G.I bill was good for not only veterans and their families but also for other people, this bill helped veterans become financially stable and helped be able to provide a life for their kids. The G.I bill help changed America in a positive way and it is still in effect to this day (U.S.D.O.V.A, 2022). 2.
Why did suburbanization occur after World War II? What changes does suburbia bring American society? Throughout history there were many historical events that did cause suburbanization, however the one that took place after the war was demobilization, also known as the baby boom. This is where there were standards for a typical family and there were gender norms and social rules for these families to follow. A man was responsible for working and providing for his family, making sure they had a roof over his family’s head and make sure they had food on the dinner table. Whereas a woman was responsible for keeping the house clean, cooking, birthing and raising the children properly into society’s norms. This caused areas to overpopulate and grow. It also caused a push on automobiles to be used more amongst the people, which also caused them to expand roads and highways to make it more transportable by vehicle. Housing also got inexpensive and more affordable for the people. I
2 guess overall this caused America to adapt and improve. There were a lot of advancements that were brought in however it still had some sort of negative effect on the environment. So, although these changes helped improve the American society, they did also cause future problems that we are still dealing with (Lesh,2000). 3.
Why is the automobile so important to post war America? By the time World War II ended, automobiles had become very popular and were starting to become a main type of transportation. Automobiles had caused a lot of change to society and to even the nation. Owning a car was more for personal gain and convenience, it was way easier to get to work or the store or to any place with a car rather than train or bus. Selling cars also became a new job, and so did mechanical repairing, so that also changed society. Bringing and expanding cars also caused the environment to change, since cars were becoming a main part of transportation, they had to build many roads and even highways. They had to take the land to build these roads and they also had to build these roads between places so people could get to where they needed to get to. They even started charging to use the highways, which is still done to this day. Automobiles were a good invention, and they were so important because they helped advanced society. These vehicles were very convenient for people and helped advanced society. Creating these vehicles was an improvement to society but it did still cause problems, however, we still use them to this day (Mullen, 2018). 4.
How did consumerism affect American society after World War II? Consumerism is the protection and/or promotion of the interest or demands of the consumers. During the Consumer Era, production started growing and was always busy. Consumerism is what shaped the American market, which spread from the cities to the suburbs. Innovations in technology, expansion of white-collar jobs (such as office jobs), more credit, and a new group of consumers started to appear in the markets. Business and political leaders believed that consumerism was more than just shopping: it defined the benefits of capitalism. This era marked a high point of American productivity and a high standard of living. But throughout the process it caused many Americans to question the guarantees and promises of consumer capitalism. As the economic engine slowed in the 1970s, productivity waned, wages flattened, and Americans faced an energy crisis that changed the consumers expectations. This is also where supply and demand came into play, since people were buying products form the market the demand was up but the supply is down. Whenever a product is popular and the demand is up, production will try to supply more. And vice versa, when the demand for a product is low then the supply is up because people are not showing much interest in it (N.M.O.A.H, 2017). 5.
What was the role of religion in post-World War II American society? In the midcentury, Americans went back to church in extremely high numbers. The baby boom, in which people that were born between 1946 and 1965 had begun, and parents of the first baby boomers moved into the suburbs and filled the pews, establishing church and family as the twin
3 pillars of security and respectability. Religious membership, church funding, institutional building, and traditional faith and practice all started to increase in the 1950s. In the midcentury, things looked very good for Christian America. The Second World War was frequently couched in terms of righteousness. The moral terminology employed by churches, ministers, citizens, and chaplains linked the national cause of war with a larger spiritual cause. People would worship so it felt as if citizens could participate in the war. They could find a purpose and reasoning in their activity and a hope for the future. They could participate in institutions that were alive to modernization and adaptation. Materials related to worship, then, identify the rich religious culture in Canada. Paying attention to such materials can only enrich our understanding of the conflict. By extension, looking for religion in other perhaps more secular sources deepens our historical understanding of the effect of the conflict upon Canada's citizens (Schultz, 2018). 6.
Explain the development of youth culture in post war America. The term teenager first started to be used in the American public and society in the 1940s as a way to form a new market coined by advertising executives looking to sell their products to a new audience. The concept of a distinct youth culture had begun to develop in the 1920s, but throughout the Great Depression and World War II, teenagers were expected to put aside any not so important or necessary activities or spending for the sake of the nation’s well-being. The 1950s were marked by the emergence of a distinct teen culture. Seeking to distance themselves from the culture of their parents, teenagers turned to rock and roll music and youth-oriented television programs and movies all packaged for them through new marketing strategies targeting their demographic. Teen culture in the 1950s also marked an important shift in American race relations. Most teenagers during this time attended segregated or near-segregated schools, and interracial interaction was limited. However, rock and roll appealed to teenagers from many backgrounds, and rock concerts often hosted mixed-race audiences. White teenagers embraced the music of African American musicians like Little Richard, Fats Domino, and Chuck Berry, while African American teenagers listened to white rock and rollers, such as Elvis (Schultz, 2018).
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