Song of the Day Weezer “Buddy Holly” Released in 1994

1994

Presidential Survivor

Washington Caucus

Romney Wins

Super Tuesday

And now back to the 50’s…

Beatniks A movement of young people who reject the conformity of consumerism and suburbanism They display their dislike of crass materialism by dressing differently and writing poetry and novels that reject middle class society In some ways, they pave the way for the hippies of the 1960’s

Great Works of the Beat Generation

Space Race In 1957, the Soviet Union became the first nation to launch a satellite into space

Sputnik Laika became the first living organism from Earth to be launched into space…. She became a hero in Russia…and she never returned home.

…and America lost its freakin mind!!!

Effects of Sputnik America fears it is losing its technological advantage to the Russians Prompts a massive investment in math and science education Ten years later, America would land a man on the moon for the first time

Arms Race The successful launch of Sputnik prompts a massive investment in more weapons, particularly nuclear warheads. Americans fear that they are on the wrong side of a “missile gap” with the Soviet Union. Later, we learn that it wasn’t true…

22 nd Amendment In 1952, Eisenhower was elected President He was the first Republican to be elected President since 1928 The previous year, Republicans backed the 22 nd Amendment that limited any future President to only two terms This meant that Eisenhower could not run again in 1960

Eisenhower’s Farewell Address “…In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together…”

Um, what was that…? What do you think that Ike meant by that? What is surprising about hearing Ike say these words? Do you think that this message is still relevant today?

Military-Industrial Complex The vast network of private contractors that build weaponry for the United States military

Question What are some reasons that it might be dangerous for America to have a large sector of its economy devoted to military expenditures?

2008 Military Spending

Quick Review

#1 What was the name of the bill that guaranteed mortgages to returning servicemen?

#1 The G.I. Bill

#2 True or False: After World War II, millions of returning servicemen were unable to find jobs because the country sunk into another Great Depression…

#2 False

#3 What was the name of the most famous of the mass-produced postwar suburbs?

#3 Levittown

#4 What was the name of the Russian satellite that was the first craft sent into space?

#4 Sputnik

#5 Which region of the country saw the most explosive growth after the war?

#5 The Sunbelt

#6 What are the generation of children born in the two decades following World War II known as?

#6 Baby Boomers

#7 What is “de jure segregation”?

#7 Segregation by law

#8 What is “de facto segregation”?

#8 Segregation in fact

#9 What did President Eisenhower warn about in his Farewell Address?

#9 Influence of the Military- Industrial Complex

#10 Who’s your favorite history teacher?