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Objective… Explain why the Cold War was an “age of anxiety.” Describe how American society reacts to the “age of anxiety.”
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47) What fears were associated with the Cold War?
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Secretary of State Dean Acheson 1949-1953 Advocates: “a permanent alert against Communism”
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The Two-Income Family What encouraged the development of the two-income family?
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National Fertility Rate 1940 - 2,559,000 births per year 1946 - 3,311,000 births per year 1955 - 4,097,000 births per year 1957 - 4,300,000 births per year What is this period in history called?
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The Two-Income Family 48) What uneasiness did the development of the two-income family create? - Connected to communism?
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Religion & Education 49) How did organized religion & education institutions respond to the Cold War uneasiness and fears of communism? The Reverend Billy Graham
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Bomb Shelters…
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“Duck and cover”
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Duck and Cover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOXHW8RAoGs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW4s7TETtJA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60
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The Congressional Bunker in Greenbrier, West Virginia
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Government propaganda film on civil defense… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1K3ja204wI
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Hollywood “ The Best Years of Our Lives”... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHXJW 2fwjbk (start at 8 min)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHXJW 2fwjbk The trailer... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IELMoO cSKf8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IELMoO cSKf8
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“Invasion of the Body Snatchers”... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-jzblCbsuA “The Blob”... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhyRpvgm03g
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