Life+in+the+50's

Positives
 * most new deal programs were kept
 * minimum wage was increased
 * people were getting married and having children
 * people moved out of cramped apartments in the cities to houses in the suburbs
 * car industry boomed
 * people could send their children to good schools
 * new jobs opened up in nursing teaching and office work
 * economy was booming
 * new music came out - rock n roll and Elvis
 * the US started to supply world goods - 65%
 * housing and highways increased
 * the US began to focus on a new space program
 * new medications were put to use to stop epidemics
 * the military was advancing - working on missiles
 * the government put a lot more money into schools to ensure people were well educated for the new advances
 * health care and social security because even more important / invested into
 * people were taught new safety procedures - duck and cover

Negatives
 * People were scared all of the time because they thought there would be an attack from the Russians
 * 1 of every 5 people lived in poverty
 * immigration illegally increased
 * people got bored
 * women had to fit the role of homemaker again
 * women got bored and felt isolated
 * movie attendance dropped greatly because now people had TV's
 * there were still protesters
 * China underwent a revolution and is now a communist nation and the Soviet Union is testing Atomic Bombs
 * people began to point fingers to blame people for their problems
 * the separate but equal way of life was still at use in public places - having the separate more prominent
 * lives were lost in the Korean War
 * the red scare
 * everyone was afraid of communist