Exam 3 History part 1 The rise of the Suburbia Flashcards
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| 11447300105 | Suburbia is | conformity | 0 | |
| 11447301573 | Us becomes ____ in the 1950's | Suburbia | 1 | |
| 11447310878 | I. The post war suburban growth, 1945-1970 | A. The housing boom B. The rise of the Sunbelt C.Factors in the Suburban Boom | 2 | |
| 11447319411 | The Housing boom | Levittowns 1957 | 3 | |
| 11447323397 | Levittowns 1957 | -New York cities -Mass produced neighborhood -Military family | 4 | |
| 11447334721 | The rise of the sun belt | -rise of the new south -Airconditioning available -gov spending shifts south -no unions in south | 5 | |
| 11447350283 | Factors of the suburban boom | -The "golden age" of capitalism -Federal government's role | 6 | |
| 11447360290 | The "golden age" of capitalism | -paying workers good -pensions -Rise of the Service Job | 7 | |
| 11450624657 | Federal Government's Role | a. tax structure b. GI bill (1944) "last new deal" c. Federal Highway Act (1956) d. Housing policies e. Military -industrial complex | 8 | |
| 11450656493 | Federal Government's Role | -this way created federal government -tax really high, especially for the wealthy | 9 | |
| 11450670615 | tax structure | specifies how the tax depends on the tax base | 10 | |
| 11450681463 | GI Bill (1944) "last new deal" | gives veterans loans, and benefits, college education | 11 | |
| 11450690850 | Federal Highway Act of 1956 | -insterstates -largest public project -get in and out of cities faster -travel the fastest | 12 | |
| 11450707951 | Housing Policies | - the FHA and HOLC -Federal government will buy the house -insured morgages | 13 | |
| 11450721584 | FHA (Federal Housing Administration) | Insured loans for building and repairing homes | 14 | |
| 11450725492 | HOLC (Home Owners Loan Corporation) | loaned money at low interest to homeowners who could not meet mortgage payments | 15 | |
| 11450731672 | military-industrial complex | -Between defense spending -after WW2, we start to create more defense spending | 16 | |
| 11450752443 | II. "Suburbia" and its Importance | A. Freedom as Consumerism B. Culture of conformity C. Constriction of Citizenship C. Long term impacts | 17 | |
| 11450812965 | Freedom as Consumerism | 1. anti communism and American identity | 18 | |
| 11450823961 | Freedom as Consumerism | -Nixon points "the modern kitchen" as freedom -High standard of living =Freedom to Nixon Not freedom of speech but to buy things | 19 | |
| 11450854112 | Anti-Communism and American identity | -Free enterprise -Free market -Government investment (Communist) and private investment (US) -Consumer Freedom, Free Enterprise | 20 | |
| 11450873423 | free enterprise | Economic system in which individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference | 21 | |
| 11450879915 | Culture of Conformity | -If you break the norm= communist -leisure | 22 | |
| 11450893761 | Constriction of Citizenship | 1. Race -minorities largely denied access of suburbia 2. Gender 3. Economic Class | 23 | |
| 11450914926 | Race Minority Largely denied access of Suburbia | 1.Restrictive convents 2. Redlineing | 24 | |
| 11450930159 | Restrictive Covenants | provision in a property deed preventing sale to a person of a particular race or religion; loan discrimination; ruled unconstitutional -African Americans could not buy house -Blockbusting -to buy cheap houses | 25 | |
| 11450945901 | block busting | A process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that persons of color will soon move into the neighborhood | 26 | |
| 11450949423 | Red lining | The refusal to lend money within a specific area for various reasons. This practice is illegal. -Ensures certain (FHA) areas -outlines certain areas in red so they wouldn't ensure them | 27 | |
| 11450964254 | Gender | a. Revival of the cult of demoesticity | 28 | |
| 11450994017 | Revival of the cult of demoesticity | -women quit their jobs, go back to take care of their family | 29 | |
| 11451004653 | Economic class | -Rural and urban; poor left out | 30 | |
| 11451013585 | Long-term impact | 1. Consumer Debt Skyrockets 2. Environmental impacts | 31 | |
| 11451022246 | Consumer debt Skyrockets | expansion of credit | 32 | |
| 11451030126 | Environmental impacts | -destroys environment -sewer systems, boots CO2, more dependent on gas | 33 | |
| 11451073388 | Clark Kerr, Industrialism and Industrial Man (1960) | The opportunity for individual freedom seems to exist in kerr's description of "industrial society" includes a large range of governmental activities is fully consistent with a larger freedom for the individual in greater leisure (such as the right to buy luxury items that we want), a greater range of choice in occupations (such as the right to follow only the career that related with our passion) and place of residency | 34 | |
| 11451070331 | C. Wright Mills on "Cheerful Robots" (1959) | governemt should preserve our freedoms -centalixation is one thing the government will allow -- [ ] to the freeman, the country is the collection of the individuals who compose it, not something over and above them | 35 | |
| 11451075834 | Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom (1962) | -Freedom is a threat in government hands -to save freedom, 1st the scope of the government must be limited 2nd government power must be dispersed (move if i do not like something) | 36 |