68-80

Question 1

describe the energy crisis

Answer 1

30% american oil imported via middle east=America sided Israel OPEC did oil embargo=387 hike oil prices paid 30% more heating and oil
-100,000 strike from truckers brought nations roads to standstill
-long queues
-energy riot Levittown=100 injured
-charging 50 more oil
-carter said to heating max 18 and air con to 26 summer

Question 2

describe the industrial demand

Answer 2

foriegn competition= struggled against Germany and Japan=trade deficit=around 40 billion 12 billion was due to japans trade surplus
-automobile industry=inexpensive and well made by 1981=had 23% market=slow to adapt took lot petrol=chrytler lost billions and needed 1.5 bailout =24% unemployment detroit
=attacked japan cars sledgehammers buy american job u could save could be urs
rust belt=change jobs service jobs 70 employment in 1980s-low paid=increases in fed minimum wage maid little difference mothers had to work
unemployment 7.9%

Question 3

describe the changing standard living

Answer 3

1980 one million homeless=conservatives wanted decrease on spending on metal healh facilities=many being homeless and on streets
-rising unemployment=depression life street
-number homeless women increased=easier divorce=increased number single mothers
-increase crack cocaine=spend money there less for essentials
LBJ=not had impact desired and Americans reluctant to pay taxes during hard times=reagan welfare queen

Question 4

describe decline in confidence

Answer 4

Nixon=freezed wages and prices for 90 days minimal impact inflation and displeased many =carpools
ford=cut mileage by 5% and stop throwing food WIN badges congress into omnibus act =oil prices rise to decrease consumption=long term
carter=cut gov expenditure on defence and welfare and urged voluntary wage and price control =alienated blue collar voters voted democrat=however tough stance on inflation curbed money supply helped revival under Reagan =energy programe=alternative sources power, oil conservation and higher taxes automobiles=americans didnt want to chnage lifestyle and opposed by states who profited

Question 5

descibre the impact on increased leisure time

Answer 5

indication of American dream=RV made it cheaper=broke down regional barriers helped create national culture=brought prosperity to underdeveloped rural areas=construction holiday inn in Arizona opened Monument valley to more areas and brought money to Navajo reservation

exploited low paid workers=damaged landscape=homogenised loss national culture=Native Americans SW focused on making jewellery that tourists preffered than traditional art turquoise needlepoint set silver
damaged environement=1977 visitors to Yosemite ational park California exacerbated water shortage=made oil crisis worse

Question 6

describe growth spectator sports

Answer 6

commercialisation sport=accelerated=corporate sponsorship more sport tv targeted armchair sports commentators=NFL Oakland raiders moved to LA dumping supporters

Question 7

describe influence car-owning culture

Answer 7

automobile fuelled growth suburbs and out-town-shopping malls
damaged inner cities white flight=people in ghettos could not afford cars=public transport was worse so made it hard to find work=made sig contriubtion to energy crisis and pollution

Question 8

describe development air travel

Answer 8

by 1972 roughly half Americans had flown=still white businessmen=hence stewardesses in miniskirts
-boeing 747 jumbojet=cheaper fares=1978 congress passed airline deregulation act=set own fares route=facilitated business