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time period of the baby booom

Front

decade and a half after 1945

Back

_____ filled up urban neighborhoods that were abandoned by the departing middle class and imported the poverty of the rural South into the inner cores of northern cities

Front

migrating blacks

Back

how many babies were a part of the baby boom?

Front

50 million

Back

THE COMMON SENSE BOOK OF BABY AND CHILD CARE

Front

by Spock, instructed millions of parents during the ensuing decades in the kind of homely wisdom that was once transmitted from parent to children; sign of stress from moving population as families split

Back

Reasons the automobile flourished because of the suburbs

Front

1. shuttle children, groceries, and golf clubs to and fro, became a practical necessity 2. new car culture such as drive in movies and drive-thru restaurants 3. roadside shopping centers 4. interstate highway system

Back

significance of Sunbelt during this time period

Front

population increased at a rate nearly double that of the old industrial zones in the Northeast (Frostbelt)

Back

3 examples of places jobs were found in the Sunbelt

Front

1. California electronics industry 2. aerospace complexes in Florida and Texas 3. huge military installations

Back

What things encouraged Americans to move to the suburbs?

Front

1. Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration home loan guarantees made it more economically attractive than an apartment in the city 2. tax deductions for interest payments on home mortgages provided additional financial incentive 3. government-built highways made it possible to commute from suburban homes to city jobs 4. Baby Boom

Back

It's ironic that federal dollars accounted for much of the Sunbelt's prosperity because...

Front

southern and western politicians were leaders against government spending

Back

By 1960 of Americans lived in suburbs and half a century later of Americans did

Front

1/4 1/2

Back

Cities' new social problems

Front

poverty, drug addiction, and crime

Back

Every elected occupant of the White House from '64-'08 hailed from _____

Front

the Sunbelt

Back

"White flight"

Front

movement of white Americans to leafy green suburbs

Back

African Americans began to move into metropolitan America but...

Front

the suburbs were still divided

Back

What limited black mobility out of the inner cities and drove many minorities into public housing projects?

Front

Federal Housing Administration administers refused them mortgages for private home purchases because of the "risk" of making loans to blacks and other unharmonious racial or nationality groups

Back

Majority of suburbanites fell into these 2 categories

Front

white, middle class

Back

Specific way that the wave of large population from the baby boom impacted American life

Front

Elementary-school enrollments swelled and dropped leaving unemployed teachers

Back

Negative results of Americans moving because of the economic changes

Front

1. Families split 2. friendships were hard to sustain 3. loneliness 4. isolation

Back

The Sunbelt's ____ grew with their population

Front

congressional representation

Back

_____ fled from downtown shops to suburban shopping malls

Front

Taxpaying businesses

Back

Unlike other industrial countries' people who stayed in the _, migrants in America moved to the _

Front

cities, suburbs

Back

$444 billion more was going to the Sunbelt than those in the NE and Midwest and caused...

Front

a new economic war between the states

Back

typical Levittown people

Front

some with college education, at least 2 children, men tended to work in either white-collar jobs or upper-level blue collar positions, women usually worked at home which decried in their campaign for women's rights

Back

Future impact of baby boomers

Front

Social Security system will be strained as they pass into retirement

Back

public housing programs followed the so-called neighborhood composition rule by...

Front

building houses for blacks in neighborhoods that were already predominantly black

Back

Levitt brothers

Front

built Levittowns on New York's Long Island (standardized house plans)

Back

These things suffered form suburban life as the center of the family moved into the fenced-in backyard

Front

churches, women's clubs, fraternal organizations, and taverns

Back

Most populous state during this time that had 1/5 of the population; replaced New York's position as most populous

Front

California

Back

THE LEVITTOWNERS

Front

by Herbert Gans, based on his own move to a Levitt-built community outside Philadelphia, described Levittowners

Back

Rustbelt

Front

Ohio Valley, slogan that "The North shall rise again"

Back

Impact of the baby boomers in '40s and '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s

Front

40s and 60s- canned food and other baby products 50s- teen clothes and recorded rock music 70s- consumer tastes changed; jeans' style changed making jean market better 80s- job market increased '90s- secondary boom when they have kids

Back

the South and Southwest were a ________ for Americans after WWII as people came in search for 3 things:_ _ ___

Front

new frontier 1. jobs 2. better climate 3. lower taxes

Back

In 1973 fertility rates....

Front

dropped below the point necessary to maintain existing population figures without further immigration

Back

Ways suburbs isolated themselves from cities

Front

1. own taxes, schools, and zoning restrictions 2. employment in the suburbs 3. names of streets

Back

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time period of the baby booom

decade and a half after 1945

_____ filled up urban neighborhoods that were abandoned by the departing middle class and imported the poverty of the rural South into the inner cores of northern cities

migrating blacks

how many babies were a part of the baby boom?

50 million

THE COMMON SENSE BOOK OF BABY AND CHILD CARE

by Spock, instructed millions of parents during the ensuing decades in the kind of homely wisdom that was once transmitted from parent to children; sign of stress from moving population as families split

Reasons the automobile flourished because of the suburbs

1. shuttle children, groceries, and golf clubs to and fro, became a practical necessity 2. new car culture such as drive in movies and drive-thru restaurants 3. roadside shopping centers 4. interstate highway system

significance of Sunbelt during this time period

population increased at a rate nearly double that of the old industrial zones in the Northeast (Frostbelt)

3 examples of places jobs were found in the Sunbelt

1. California electronics industry 2. aerospace complexes in Florida and Texas 3. huge military installations

What things encouraged Americans to move to the suburbs?

It's ironic that federal dollars accounted for much of the Sunbelt's prosperity because...

southern and western politicians were leaders against government spending

By 1960 ____ of Americans lived in suburbs and half a century later ____ of Americans did

1/4 1/2

Cities' new social problems

poverty, drug addiction, and crime

Every elected occupant of the White House from '64-'08 hailed from _____

the Sunbelt

"White flight"

movement of white Americans to leafy green suburbs

African Americans began to move into metropolitan America but...

the suburbs were still divided

What limited black mobility out of the inner cities and drove many minorities into public housing projects?

Federal Housing Administration administers refused them mortgages for private home purchases because of the "risk" of making loans to blacks and other unharmonious racial or nationality groups

Majority of suburbanites fell into these 2 categories

white, middle class

Specific way that the wave of large population from the baby boom impacted American life

Elementary-school enrollments swelled and dropped leaving unemployed teachers

Negative results of Americans moving because of the economic changes

1. Families split 2. friendships were hard to sustain 3. loneliness 4. isolation

The Sunbelt's ____ grew with their population

congressional representation

_____ fled from downtown shops to suburban shopping malls

Taxpaying businesses

Unlike other industrial countries' people who stayed in the _____, migrants in America moved to the _____

cities, suburbs

$444 billion more was going to the Sunbelt than those in the NE and Midwest and caused...

a new economic war between the states

typical Levittown people

some with college education, at least 2 children, men tended to work in either white-collar jobs or upper-level blue collar positions, women usually worked at home which decried in their campaign for women's rights

Future impact of baby boomers

Social Security system will be strained as they pass into retirement

public housing programs followed the so-called neighborhood composition rule by...

building houses for blacks in neighborhoods that were already predominantly black

Levitt brothers

built Levittowns on New York's Long Island (standardized house plans)

These things suffered form suburban life as the center of the family moved into the fenced-in backyard

churches, women's clubs, fraternal organizations, and taverns

Most populous state during this time that had 1/5 of the population; replaced New York's position as most populous

California

THE LEVITTOWNERS

by Herbert Gans, based on his own move to a Levitt-built community outside Philadelphia, described Levittowners

Rustbelt

Ohio Valley, slogan that "The North shall rise again"

Impact of the baby boomers in '40s and '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s

40s and 60s- canned food and other baby products 50s- teen clothes and recorded rock music 70s- consumer tastes changed; jeans' style changed making jean market better 80s- job market increased '90s- secondary boom when they have kids

the South and Southwest were a __________ for Americans after WWII as people came in search for 3 things:_____ _____ _____

new frontier 1. jobs 2. better climate 3. lower taxes

In 1973 fertility rates....

dropped below the point necessary to maintain existing population figures without further immigration

Ways suburbs isolated themselves from cities

1. own taxes, schools, and zoning restrictions 2. employment in the suburbs 3. names of streets

By 1960 of Americans lived in suburbs and half a century later of Americans did

Unlike other industrial countries' people who stayed in the _, migrants in America moved to the _

the South and Southwest were a ________ for Americans after WWII as people came in search for 3 things:_ _ ___