1. The Affluent Society,
Chapter 24
Unit 7:

2. Dwight D. Eisenhower
After his election in 1952, Eisenhower promoted modern republicanism
Pro-business but continued new deal social programs
Soviet launch of the first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, challenged U.S. technology
National Defense Education Act promoted science education

3. Foreign Policy
Brinkmanship kept U.S. and Soviets under constant threat of mutually-assured destruction
Competition over third world: developing nations with no allegiance to capitalism or communism

4. Affluent Society
Economic growth was driven by consumer culture and cold war industry
During the Baby Boom, 30 million babies were born
Middle-class white families moved to the suburbs
Levittown

5. Consumer Culture
Television reflected the American ideal of the suburban family
Variety shows and comedies
Owning multiple cars and the newest models became the standard of American freedom
Interstate Highway System and Fast Food Restaurants

6. Rebellion
Teenagers emerged as a separate group in the 1950s and rebelled against their parent’s culture
Rock and roll was scandalous because it was based on music created by southern black musicians

7. Supreme Court Ends Segregation
NAACP and LULAC sued at state and federal level to integrate public schools
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools
Warren Court overturned laws that restricted political and minority rights

8. 1955: Turning Point of the Civil Rights Movement
14 year old Emmett Till was murdered while visiting family in Mississippi
Public outrage after jury acquitted his murderers
Montgomery Bus Boycott began after the arrest of Rosa Parks
MLK became a national figure as leader of the boycott

9. Resistance to Integration
Southern congressman issued the Southern Manifesto in 1956 opposing Brown v. Board
Little Rock Nine (1957): Arkansas governor refused to allow black students to attend Central High School
Eisenhower sent in the army to enforce integration

10. Election of 1960 First modern campaign included televised debates
Republican Vice President Richard Nixon
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy
Kennedy won by less than 100 electoral votes
0.2 % of the popular vote