Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Postwar America 1950's

Reading: http://goo.gl./c9Une

Essential Questions: 
1)What was the U.S. economy like during WWII? How were Americans doing?
-The United States economy was doing okay during WWII. The economy had not rise much after The Great Depression because there was still people with money and not enough goods due to rationing.
2)How did the American economy transform after The Great Depression and WWII?
-The American economy transformed after The Great Depression and WWII because the United States changed from blue-collar workers (factor workers) to white-collar workers (company workers).
3)Why would a company like Google not do well in the 50's?
-A company like Google would not have done well in the 50's because they are mostly individuality rather than conformity.
Blue Collar Workers. (http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/04/20/weekinreview/20uchi.xlarge1.jpg)

White Collar Workers. (http://images.wisegeek.com/working-in-an-office.jpg)

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