The Age of Anxiety (and fear?) 1945- 1960 Flashcards
1
Q
How many babies born during the Baby Boom beginning of 1846 and peaking in 1957?
A
Yearly totals of 4 million and 4.3 million in peak year
2
Q
How many cars were sold by 1950?
A
21 million
3
Q
How many fridges sold in the first few years?
A
20 million
4
Q
How many TV’s were sold?
A
6000 to 50.5 million by 1950
5
Q
How much were Levittown houses?
A
$8500 when average wage was $3000
6
Q
Characteristics of the 1950s
A
- New leisure activities and advancements in technology
- Suburbia
- Economically and military strong with newfound confidence
- Anxiety and fear of communism
- Veterans coming back rewarded with comfort and security
- Kids in this decade became radicalised in the next with protests and anti-war movements
- Conformist with people losing sense of individuality- ‘silent generation’
