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USII.8b New Technologies and Impact on American Life |
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The student will demonstrate knowledge of the key domestic issues during
the second half of the twentieth century by b) describing the development of new technologies and their impact on American life. |
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Which industries benefited the most from the new technologies? |
What impact did the new technologies have on American life? |
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Industries benefiting from new
technologies |
Impact of
new technologies on American life • Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure • Greater access to news and other information • Cheaper and more convenient means of communication • Greater access to heating and air-conditioning • Decreased regional variation, resulting from nationwide access to entertainment and information provided by national television and radio programming, Internet services, computer games |