Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns
* Increase in Employment
* Population Shifts
* Increase in College Attendance
* Civil Rights Movement
* Arms Race Begins / Technology Breakthroughs
* Television / Rock and Roll
Section 2: Political Conditions / Concerns
* Harry Truman
* Dwight D. Eisenhower
* Korean War
* McCarthyism
* Space Race
* Dangers of the Garrison State
Section 3: Economic Conditions / Concerns
* Inflation
* Balance of Trade
* Federal Reserve Board Policies
* Eisenhower's Administration Policies
* Developments in Business Sector and Capital Markets
* Increase in Financial Intermediaries
* Fiscal Year 1958
* Decade of Large Government Budgets
* Technological Acceleration
* Pre-Korean Recovery
* Military Budget
* Monetary Policy vs. Debt Management
ISLM Model
Bibliography
Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns
The 1950s socially was an exciting and eventful time to be alive. During the 1950s was when most of the now known "baby boomers" were growing up. On the homefront, many things began to change during the 1950s. During the forties, many men were across the ocean fighting in WWII, and women began to work, supporting their families and building careers for themselves. Throughout the 1950s both unemployment and inflation remained low. At this time, though the war was over, many women kept their careers. This is evident by the constant increase in the female employment data compiled in the Economic Report of the President. From 1950 to 1959, the total number of females employed increased by 18%. The standard of living during the fifties also steadily rose. Most people expected to own a car and a house, and believed that life for their children would be even better.
Americans during the 1950s were on the move. The population was shifting from the country to the city, then to...