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Interstate Highway System Benefits

Access to jobs, encourage suburbs, stimulate business, create new jobs, unite the nation.

Levitt Company

Mass-produced affordable homes in planned communities known as 'Levittowns' to meet post-WWII housing demand.

G.I. Bill

Legislation providing WWII veterans with funds for education, housing, and unemployment insurance.

Birthrate Increase in the 1950s

The birthrate increased by 1.4 billion babies due to many military men returning home.

Women's Role in the 1950s

Expected to maintain the household and care for their husbands, often feeling unneeded after WWII.

Shift from Blue Collar to White Collar

Transition from industrial jobs to professional roles due to technological advancements and the growth of the service sector.

Executive Order 9981

Policy declaring equality of treatment in the armed services regardless of race; met with opposition from military staff.

Televisions in the 1950s

Became a popular mass media, with ownership rising from 9% in 1950 to 90% by 1960.

McDonald's as Franchise and MNC

Franchise model operating under a franchisor's system while also functioning as a multinational corporation.

Fallout

Radioactive dust and debris produced by a nuclear explosion, posing health risks after detonation.