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I agree that the interstate and highway system was one of the major progresses of the 1950s. This supplied jobs not only to construction workers building the roads, but also to the fast food restaurants and the motels jobs that opened to be convenient for the travelers. These new interstates gave the Americans new found freedom if they purchased a vehicle. Owning vehicles and houses because a social status statement. I believe that is why many Americans accepted the idea of debt so easily. Excellent post on some of the positive of the progress/prosperity of the

If not for the caravel they wouldn’t have been able to go down the African Coast and the voyages to the Indies wouldn’t have been possible.

1: In the mid 15th century, European nations started to desire power, wealth, and resources. Because of this, they formulated motives to find quicker routes to the far east to trade for valuable luxuries, such as spices and silks. These products were in high demand Europe, and could sell at incredibly high prices. They were named luxuries for a reason though, as they had to travel thousands of miles through heated deserts and violent seas. Understandably, the merchants of Europe wanted to find an easier way to Asia. However, due to prevailing winds on the west coast of Africa, a voyage down the African coast would be a one way trip. This problem was later solved with the invention of Caravel, a ship that could make the journey back home against

B.C.E., such as the water structures, iron tools, and craftsmanship which has been beneficial to many.

According to Foner, “By 1960, 80 percent of American families owned at least one car, and 14 percent had two or more, nearly all manufactured in the United States”(). Many families owned automobiles, for it enabled long-distance vacationing and commuting to work, malls, etc. The ability for people to travel farther distances through means other than trains and trolleys stimulated a population shift from cities to suburbs. Approximately one third of Southern California, a mainly suburban area, was “paved over with roads and parking lots,” hence showing a transformation in American landscape. Infrastructure had to accommodate for cars as they became central to American life. Not only did the automobile alter the American landscape with a web of roads and freeways, but it also led to “the construction of motels, drive-in movie theaters, and roadside eating establishments”(). The automobile revolutionized America, as it allowed for individual mobility and private choice-a symbol of

As the highway system made land more accessible, development of these new pieces of land was heavily encouraged. And due to the reliability of travel time for shipments of goods, “just in time” delivery was far more feasible. This reduced the warehouse costs and led to an increase of manufacturing efficiency. The Interstate Highway system not only allowed for quick travel, but expanded the geographical range and options for consumers, which resulted in larger selections and lower consumer prices. This caused an increased retail competition. With companies able to supply their products to much larger geographical areas, and less expensively, the Highway system enhanced inter-regional access and created a genuinely national domestic market. As the Interstate Highway System made more cheap land available, the expansion of residential, industrial and commercial construction exponentially increased. This indirectly led to an expansion of jobs. The highway itself resulted in more jobs as for every $1 billion investment over 40, 000, non-construction jobs, could be made and currently the highway employs close to 150,000 a

Highways made a vast contribution on the geographic landscape of America in a multitude of ways. In the past, roads throughout the United States have been neglected since the rise of railroads. The only existing roads that were located outside the cities were farm-to-market roads, which were unpaved, poorly marked. During this time, specifically during the 1910s, automobiles were highly expensive and only bought by the rich. As time continued, automobiles prices began to decrease, which resulted in an increase the amount of cars bought. With a larger quantity of the population owning cars, highways had to be reconstructed. The rebuilding of highways affected the United States because it resulted in society’s ability to travel vast distances

Eisenhower had really pushed for this bill because he saw success in Hitler’s “Reichsautobahn” (the world’s first superhighway system). (Fast Food Nation, page 22) Eisenhower’s Interstate Highway Act helped to develop many business and also helped businesses accrue a significant amount of revenue because of the easy access consumers had to many businesses. Because of the new highways, entrepreneurs were able to witness the success of McDonald’s and Carl Jr.’s, and decided to develop their own businesses. During this time period we saw the birth of many fast food restaurants, such as Dunkin’ Donuts, Taco Bell, and Wendy’s.

America had desired good roads all the way back in the 1800s. The federal government’s support of interstate roads can be traced back to the endorsement of the National Road by President Thomas Jefferson in 1808. This highway was to cross the Alleghany Mountains between Cumberland, Maryland and the Ohio River at Wheeling, Virginia. This road was to be a crushed stone surface that wagon wheels could travel on without their wheels creating ruts which they would get stuck in. Eventually the road extended from Baltimore, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois. Americans lost interest in highways temporarily when railroads enabled people to travel quickly and cheaply across the country. The Good Roads Movement, a call for better roads, picked up after

This changed everything for the American. People that were never able to buy automobils before were now able to buy them due to the cheeper price because of Hennerys Ford new mass production. The automobill was just as revolutionary as the mass production that made them. Because cars were now becoming so affordable the countury was changing with so many people owning them. It connected cities and made it possble for people to live outside of citys insted of crowding cities. The car also made it so people could now move freely threw the city and not just where the train or subway stopped. This was all possble howerever due to the mass production and the matterals

To start off, people can build up an economy by many ways. For example in the passage America’s Key to Freedom it states “The steel and rubber industries went into high gear”, now that’s explain of how people make money or make a company or build up an economy. People have cars and cars need roads so roads had to build. In 1958 the Interstate High Act came to place. This act

Post-war government spending reached 10.2 percent of the GDP during the half decade following World War II (See Figure 1 for 1950 example). Defense was still a major piece of the government spending pie, generating manufacturing prosperity nationwide. At the same time, labor unions negotiated contracts that linked wage increases to productivity growth and to cost of living increases. The wage norms in the private sector reinforced the underlying postwar social contract. Until the 1970s, labor unions led the wage improvement with that particularly benefitted less-skilled, less-educated workers. A spillover effect from union-negotiated wages and benefits was felt by nonunion workers and managers across the economy. Wages and salaries were increasing people had more discretionary income and could afford options like moving to the suburbs and furnishing larger home, and buying cars. The transportation sector had to move the goods nationwide to consumers. The interstate highway system which was originally conceived to move troops and tanks across the country enabled the nation to profoundly improve economic efficiency and productivity. By increasing speed and expanding access, freight costs were substantially reduced. Tractor-trailer operating costs are estimated to be 17 percent lower on interstate highways than other highways.

In the article “Facts along the Road” it says,” There were 10.8 million automobile accidents in 2009, Almost 36,000 people were killed.” Although this is true, the automobile helped build America’s economy. According to “America’s Key to Freedom” Once cars began to be mass-produced, factories were built that put thousands of people to work on assembly lines. Every industry involved in the manufacture of the auto had to be ramped up, too. For example, the steel and rubber industries went into high gear”. Many cars were being built and people were getting jobs. Also since there were cars roads had to start being built and soon they built highways to connect major cities. That also meant motels and gas stations had to be built. Repair shops were also built in case something was to happen to the car. The automobile really help the

Following World War II, there was a boost from 31 million to almost 50 million in ownership of vehicles; both car and truck. This did seem like prime time to give the go ahead to start construction of a highway system that would clear up the traffic jams that the roads (and citizens) just could not handle. Of course, with traffic, there are angry drivers that were

While diesels may have helped the industry save millions in locomotive maintenance the same could not be said for passenger operations. With the explosion of traffic during the war and only a minor drop off through the end of the 1940s many railroads expected passengers to remain true to the railroads during the 1950s, which, unfortunately did not happen. Some lines spent lavishly on new equipment like the New York Central ($56 million in 1946) and the Pennsylvania Railroad ($3 million in 1952). With President Dwight Eisenhower enacting the Interstate Highway System in 1956 also known as the