usii.9b the technology revolution page 1 overview page 1
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The Technology Revolution
Page 1 Overview
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After the Cold War, Americans turned their energies to the development of peacetime
technologies.
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The Development of New Technologies Caused Great
Changes in American Life. Page 2 Led to..
Today’s Assembly Line
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Airline Industry - Jets
Led to…………….Led to…………….
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Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure
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Interstatehighway system
Automobile Industry
Led to…………….Led to…………….
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Entertainment and News Media Industry
Led to…………….Led to…………….
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1. CD, VCR, and DVD in most
households
•80s Tech DVD/questions
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2. Nationwide access to television and radio
programming.
Television satellites bring us shows from around the world.
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Computer Industry 80’s Tech p. 4
Led to…………….Led to…………….
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1. Changing the way people get information;
Internet and World Wide Web…
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2. Greater access to news and other information
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3. Cheaper and more convenient means of communication.
Computer Chip
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Satellite System -Telecommunicati
ons
Led to…………….Led to…………….
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1. Pagers, cell phones, television, and global positioning
instruments
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2. Nationwide access to television and radio
programming.
Television satellites bring us shows from around the world.
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Space Industry
Led to…………….Led to…………….
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1. USSR – Sputnik
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United States – NASA…
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Moon landings…
Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
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…and Space stations.
The first crew lived in the International Space Station for 4 months.
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2. Space shuttle accidents…
1986; the 7 astronauts that died in the space shuttle called the Challenger
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…Future goals to explore Mars.
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Heating and Air-Conditioning
Led to…………….Led to…………….
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Comfortable living and working conditions in all parts of the country(movement of population from Northeast
to Southwestern “Sun Belt”)
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So what? What is important to
understand about this? Page 3
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After the Cold War, Americans turned their energies to the development of peacetime
technologies.
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Discussion Questions
1. Which industries benefited the
most from the new
technologies?
2. What impact did the new
technologies have on American
life?
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How much do you
remember?
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1. The automobile industry in the 1950's continued to grow. More
and more people owned a vehicle and traveled more
often. Why?
a. The new highway system granted less access to parts of the country.
b. Highway tolls, which were on all interstate highways went up.
c. Highway tolls, which were on all interstate highways decreased.
d. The new highway system granted more access to parts of the country.
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2. Which event pushed the United States into an all-out space race
with Russia?
a. Congress created NASA in 1962.
b. President Kennedy proclaimed that the United States would land on the moon by 1970.
c. The Soviet Union sent Sputnik into space.
d. New legislation in 1954 provided funds for manned space flight.
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3. Pagers, cell phones, home security systems, and television all have which of the following
in common?
a. They are all dependent on satellites.
b. They are all forms of communication.
c. Government deregulation has allowed
for monopolies to form in each area.
d. Taxation has brought little money
from these industries into the United
States Treasury.
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4. The correct sequence for the evolution of flight is:
a. gliders, propellers, space flight, jets
b. propellers, gliders, jets, space flight
c. jets, propellers, gliders, space flight
d. gliders, propellers, jets, space flight
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5. The industry that is considered to be most
revolutionary is:
a. airline
b. warfare
c. computers
d. entertainment
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6. What was one impact of changing technology after
WWII?
a. Americans traveled less often.
b. Population shifted from the Southwest
to the Northeast.
c. Regional differences decreased.
d. Airline travel became less affordable.
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GlobalizatiGlobalizationon•P. 5, 6, 7 Cost- Benefit+
Globalization is the linking of nations Globalization is the linking of nations through:through:◦TradeTrade◦InformationInformation◦TechnologiesTechnologies◦CommunicationCommunication• It involves the It involves the integrationintegration of of different societies.different societies.
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Improvement of communications and travel
Availability of a wide variety of international goods and services
Outsourcing of industrial and service jobs to other countries
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Key International Key International Issues in a Globalized Issues in a Globalized
EraEra
Foreign Policy:Foreign Policy:
1. Increase in terrorist activities2. Conflicts in the Middle East3. Changing relationships with other
nations– more open relations with Former
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Immigration:Immigration:
1. Changing immigration patterns1. Latin America2. Eastern and Southern Asia3. Africa
2. More people wanting to immigrate to the U.S. than are allowed by law
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Global Environment:Global Environment:
1. Policies to protect the environment
2. Global climate change “Global Warming”
3. Conservation of water and other natural resources
4. Green Revolution “Go Green”
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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World Health Issues:World Health Issues:
Global pandemics!
(Think bird flu, swine flu.)
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Citizens Citizens Transforming Their Transforming Their
GLOBAL WorldGLOBAL World
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Charles Drew Charles Drew – blood plasma clipclip
DREW BLOOD!!!! DREW BLOOD!!!! • African American physician and
surgeon• helped develop blood banks for WWII
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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J. Robert Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer – physics clipclip
O NO!!!!O NO!!!!• worked on Manhattan Project to
develop atomic bomb for WWII• early leader in theoretical physics
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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William Shockley, John Bardeen, and William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain Walter Brattain (Bell Labs Team)clipclip
Shocked the Tech World!!!!• won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956
for inventing transistors• led to computer chip, satellite tech,
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright clipclip
BUILD IT WRIGHT!!!BUILD IT WRIGHT!!!• greatest American architect• promoted organic architecture
(harmonious integration of building, surrounding, and furnishings)
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Ansel Adams Ansel Adams clipclip
AA Pretty!!!!AA Pretty!!!!• photographer famous for black-and-
white photos of Yosemite National Park and other places in the American West
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Martha Graham Martha Graham ClipClip
Marvelous Martha!!!!Marvelous Martha!!!!
• choreographer• a pioneer of modern dance
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Henry Louis Gates clipHenry Louis Gates clip
• African American scholar, writer, educator
• emphasis on black culture• PBS Special Commerical ClipUSII.9c
Maya Angelou Maya Angelou clipclip
Angel of Poetry!!!Angel of Poetry!!!• African American poet, autobiographer• worked with Martin Luther King, Jr.• also involved in stage and film• delivered a poem at Clinton’s 1993
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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William J. Durant William J. Durant clip clip During History!!!!!
• wrote history of Western civilization with focus on social and cultural developments and the experiences of “average” people
– Traditionally, history focused on important leaders, politics, and wars.
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Bill Gates Bill Gates clipclip
Opened the Opened the GatesGates to the Internet!!!! to the Internet!!!!
• computer technology entrepreneur (Chairman of Microsoft)
• philanthropist
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Ray Kroc-Franchising Ray Kroc-Franchising ClipClip• Czech-American
entrepreneur• started as Illinois
milkshake-machine salesman
• partnered with McDonald brothers and eventually bought the rights to their restaurant
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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Sam WaltonclipSam Waltonclip• big-business retailer from
Oklahoma• started as owner of Ben
Franklin stores that beat competition with late hours and low prices, which were made possible by smart deals with his wholesale suppliers
• opened Wal-Mart chain in 1960’s in Arkansas
• Wal-Mart, Inc. opened the first Sam’s Club in Oklahoma in 1983. clip
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Led to…………….Led to…………….COSTS and BENEFITSCOSTS and BENEFITS
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1. Which development did NOT become more of a concern for the U.S. in the later
twentieth century?
A increased terrorist activities
B global pandemics (diseases that spread worldwide)
C increased illegal immigration
D the rise of fascism
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2. Which famous American is correctly paired with his or her area of cultural
contribution?
A Bill Gates – physics (Manhattan Project)
B Sam Walton – literature
C J. Robert Oppenheimer – retailing
D Frank Lloyd Wright – architecture
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