17.1: An Economic Boom

Chapter 17 Section 1: An Economic Boom

• NoteTaking (p.546): Chart
• Birthrate Graph (p.547): Why might there have been a spike in the birthrate between 1945-1950?
• Checkpoint (p.548): What did many Americans expect to happen to the American economy after World War II?
• Thinking Critically (p.549): #1 & 2
• A Truman Victory (p.550): What role should the media have in elections?
• Checkpoint (p.551): Why were workers dissatisfied during the postwar period?
• Checkpoint (p.551): Why did federal spending increase during Eisenhower's presidency?
• Section 1 Assessment (p.551): #1, 2, 4, 5, 6