1. Chapter 16 “Postwar America”

2. Ch. 16.1 Notes “The Eisenhower Era”
Ch Warm-up
Describe three of the most important political issues the United States faced after WWII.

3. A. The Election of 1952 Truman steps aside The “I like Ike” campaign
Ike promises to end war
Nixon the anti-communist
Nixon’s “Checkers” speech

4. B. The Cold War Continues
Ike visits Korea for peace talks
1953 – armistice signed
John Foster Dulles
The brinkmanship policy
Massive retaliation
1947 – CIA formed
USSR - Khrushchev takes over
Warsaw Pact formed
1955 – The Geneva Summit
1960 – the U-2 incident

5. C. Cold War "Hot Spots" 1954 – the Vietnam conflict begins
SEATO formed
1948 – creation of Israel
Egypt and the Soviet Union
The Suez Crisis
1957 – The Eisenhower Doctrine

6. Ch. 16.2 Notes “Atomic Anxiety”
Ch Warm-up
Describe three events that demonstrated the continuing of Cold War tensions into the Eisenhower administration.

7. A. The Hydrogen Bomb 1952 – First H-bomb tested by U.S.
Many times more powerful than A –bomb
Debate over development
Put U.S. ahead of USSR in arms race
1953 – Soviets get H-bomb

8. B. The Arms Race Nations began stockpiling weapons
Shift from conventional to nuclear weapons
Bombs made to be delivered
Air force funding increased
ICBM’s are developed
1954 – first nuclear-powered sub
Nuclear power plants built
Soviets launch first satellite called Sputnik
NASA created to catch up to Soviets

9. C. Americans React to Nuclear Threat
Fear of nuclear fallout
Test in Marshall Islands
FCDA created for defense and nuclear preparation
“Duck and Cover”
Women play a central role in preparing homes
Operation Alert
Bomb shelters built
1963 – Limited Test Ban Treaty
1961 – Eisenhower warns of the military-industrial complex

10. Ch. 16.3 Notes “The Television Age”
Ch Warm-up
Describe three ways in which Americans displayed “atomic anxiety” during the postwar years.

11. A. Television Changes American Life
I Love Lucy - Lucille Ball – one of first successful TV shows
40’s/50’s – millions of TV’s sold
TV began to be used in politics
Advertising becomes major industry
Programs included news, dramas, variety shows
Content becomes a concern

12. B. Other Technological Developments
1940’s – first computers
Transistors make computers more practical
1951 – UNIVAC – first computer
Integrated circuit rapidly advances computer technology
Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine

13. C. Cultural Change in the 1950's
1950’s – U.S. in world’s leading economic power
Levittown's created to house a booming population
Employment/spending up
People move to the Sunbelt
Interstate Highway System improves transportation
The art of rebellion – actors, beat poets, musicians