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Life in the 1950 s Chapter 28, Lesson #4
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Eisenhower as the President Republican Richard Nixon-VP Smaller government more free enterprise Cut government spending Federal Highway Act-Highway Help economy/National Defense
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Arms Race 1949, Soviet atomic bomb 1952, US Hydrogen bomb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0YH4XHdZqI 1953, Soviet Hydrogen bomb Each side creating bigger more powerful weapons 21 kilotons-455kilotons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_1jkLxhh20 1955 Geneva peace summit
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Trouble Overseas Egypt takes the Suez Canal Access to oil field France, Britain, and Israel invade Soviets back Egypt and threaten to attack US tells the invaders to retreat
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Trouble Overseas (cont’d) Hungary has a revolution – no more communism Soviets crush revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY7_vSDPr6M Eisenhower criticizes Khrushchev, the new Soviet leader No military action Fear of nuclear war
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Space Race 1957, Soviets launch Sputnik into orbit US concerned US creates NASA Competition to get into outer space and reach the moon
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Consumerism People made more money so they spent more money Credit cards New goods are produced Advertisements show new products Showing success/wealth with the products you own
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TV and Culture 1949: 900,000 TVs 1950: 6.5 million TVs made a year TV shows-ideal life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wKlth2yTF8 Rock n’ Roll-African American music Elvis Presley-influence the youth of America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGZm7EOamWk
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Science and Medicine Vaccines-stopping disease Dr. Jonas Salk-Polio vaccine The first computer
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The Suburbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKTI0wR-a7Q People wanted to get married and start families https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT_A9PFOY18 Baby Boom-increased birth rate GI Bill-housing and education Levittown-Suburbs Malls
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The Other Side of the 50 s Minorities moved into the cities Suburbs-White Only Businesses moved to the suburbs Discrimination, poverty, violence-no hope Cities became Ghettos
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The Other Side of the 50 s (cont’d) Women felt upset Lost jobs Role in society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpHtuqrAB_Y Beatnik movement Against conformity Shallowness of society Ignoring real problems
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