HIST 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lavender Scare, The Organization Man, Berlin Blockade
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Containment: the marshall plan, the truman doctrine, berlin blockade, korean war. On the homefront: huac, mccarthy-ism, lavender scare, duck and cover. Post war, millions of marriages and millions of children being born. Cities were not the place to live, high crime, bad education, not a good place to raise children. Suburbs stimulate economy: build roads, more need for cars, houses are larger and more expensive, yards, stimulates the economy. Buying a ranch home meant you were an american. You were participating in the american dream. Each have a role in american society and the war. The ideal situation would be being a housewife. Women go back home because they want to be part of that security and stability. Especially after the great depression, world war 2, the atomic bomb. Video for young american women on why its okay to become housewives. Its the cold war, everyone needs to do their part.
