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1950s Flashcards

1
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Why are the dems hurt after Truman

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Korean war was dragging on

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2
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Who was Ikes running mate

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Nixon

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What was the replacement to the creeping socialism in the 1950s

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Dynamic Conservatism

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What was the largest federal work project in history at that time

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Interstate Highway Act of 1956

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What industry was hurt by the installation of the IHA

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Trains

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What was the view of containment in the early 50s

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Condemned by republicans as futile and immoral

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Who promised a roll back on communist in the early 50s

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Sec of State John Foster Dulles promised to roll back communism and liberate captive peoples

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How did Eisenhower balance the budget

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  • cutting military spending
    • get out of Korean War
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Who was the commie in Vietnam

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Ho Chi Minh

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Dien Bien Phu

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French battle that they lost even though they had a lot of money to win

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11
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1954 Geneva Confrerence for Vietnam resulted in…

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  • Vietnam split in half
  • Ho in north
  • Dem gov in non communist south
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12
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What showed the limits of Massive retaliation

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1956 Hungarian revolt

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13
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What does CIA do in Iran

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CIA leads coup that installed Mohammed Pahlevi as Shah or ruler of Iran

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What was the Impact of the CIA coup

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  • caused much resentment among the Iranians
  • seen as a puppet of a person
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15
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Who claimed the Suez Canal

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Egyptian President Nasser nationalized Suez Canal

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Who fought against the nationalization of the Suez canal

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British and French planned a secret assault on Canal with Israel

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17
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What was the US take on the Suez canal

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refused to support our European friends

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18
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What was the result of the Suez canal secret assault

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Soviet Union sided with the Egyptians and made French and GB retreat

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19
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When did US become an Oil importer

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by 1948 the US had become an oil importer

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20
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Who did US import oil from

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OPEC import from Saudi Arabia Kuwait Iraq Iran and Venezuela

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21
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OPEC

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Organization of petroleum exporting country

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22
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Housing in 1950s stat

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1/4 of all homes in the 1960’s had been built in the 1950’s

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What was the important invention of the time

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Transistor invented in 1948 led the growth of high tech growth like IBM

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When was the first commercial plane built

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Aerospace industry SAC and Boeing’s 1st passenger jet the 707 in 1957

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The Cult of Domesticity

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Women should stay home and raise kid

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26
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What jobs did women want

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Clerical and service sectors the “Pink Collar Ghetto”

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27
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Who was THE womens right activist

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Betty Friedan’s 1963 book “The Feminist Mystique”

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28
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Televangelist

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Bully Graham and oral Roberts used tv to reach millions

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29
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What case was overturned in brown vs board of education

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overturned plessy vs furgenson because its not sepreate but equal

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30
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Who overturned plessy vs furgenson

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Chief Justice Earl Warren was very Liberal and handed down the Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka Kansas in 1954 did away with the 1896 decision

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31
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Who was the governor of arkansas at the time of the little rock 9 and what did he do

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Orval Faubus forced Ike hand when he mobilized national guard to stand outside little rock high school

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32
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Who was sent to stand outside the little rock

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Ike sent in 101st airborne division to get Little Rock 9

33
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What org did MLK make

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MLK Jr. organized the SCLC in 1957 in response to little rock 9

34
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who organized SNCC

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North carolina college kids and it was more proggressive

35
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Sputnik

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  • October 1957
  • soviet satellite
36
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NDEA

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Put hundreds of millions into science, National Defense and Education act

37
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Who was in a spy plane

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Francis Gary Powders

38
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Who is overthrown in Cuba and who does it

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Fidel Castro overthrows dictator Batista in Cuba in 1959 and the Soviets are delighted

39
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GI Bill

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gave soldiers opportunity to go to college

40
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GNP

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  • gross national product
  • more than doubles in the 50s
41
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Conglomerates

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Started to buy smaller and diverse buisness to avoid all eggs in one basket

42
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What type of buisness was popularized by the golden arches

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  • franchises
    • right to open a restaurant using parent company system and name
43
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McDonalds Backstory

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  • Ray Kroc purchased idea for assembly line food from Mac and Dick McDonald
    • in San Bernardino CA
  • first store of the McDonald’s corporation n 1955 Des Plaines IL
  • Kroc built a nationwide chain of fast food restaurant
44
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What unions merge

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AFL - CIO merge

45
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What was the impact of baby boomers on the economy

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  • baby boom increased demands for housing
    • Birth of the Suburbs
    • 18 mil Americans moved from cities to suburbs
46
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First major Suburb

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Levittown NY was the first major suburb

47
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Who mass produced houses

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William Levitt used mass production techniques to build affordable cookie cutter housing throughout the northeast

48
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What companies created the credit cards

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Gas companies

49
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What happened with religon in the 50s

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  • Response to fight against Godless commies
  • Under God was added to pledge in 1954
  • 1955 In God We Trust added to money
50
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Most known Televangelist

A

Billy Graham

51
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wrote common sense book of baby and child care

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Dr. Benjamin Spock

52
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What office rated movies

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Hayes Office was responsible for moral standards in motion pictures

53
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What was the generation of the 50s called

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Silent Generation

54
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Who Represented the non conformist of the 50s

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James Dean

55
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What movie did James dean star in

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rebel without a cause

56
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Beatniks famous people

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Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg

57
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Jack Kerouac Book

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On the Road

58
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Famous Fads from fiftes

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  • Hula Hoops
  • Frozen TV dinners
  • Barbie dolls
  • Frisbees
  • Home Bomb Shelters
59
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First Rock song

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Rocket 88 by Jackie Brenton

60
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Who started Sun Records

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Sam Phillips began Sun Records in 1952 and helped launch the careers of many r and b and rock and roll

61
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Who is the Father of Rock and Roll

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Sam Phillips

62
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What is the foundation of Rock and Roll

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Rooted in country r and b boogie and gospel

63
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Who coined Rock and Roll

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Cleveland DJ named Alan Freed coined the phrase rock and roll

64
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Elvis Presley

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King of rock and Roll

65
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First Rock and Roll Hit

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  • Rock Around the Clock
    • Bill Haley and the Comets
    • first rock and roll hit
66
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First movie with R a R sound

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The Blackboard Jungle

67
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Rock and Roll Pioneers

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  • Carl Perkins
  • Fat Domino
  • Chuck Berry
  • Jerry Lee Lewis
  • Elvis
  • Little Richard
68
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Carl Perkins

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Blue Suede shoes

69
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Walking to New Oreleans

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Fat Domino

70
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Johnny B good

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Chuck Berry

71
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Jerry Lee Lewis

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Great Ball of Fire

72
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Elvis

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Jailhouse Rock

73
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Little Richard

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Good Golly Miss Molly

74
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Only undefeated heavy weight

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Rocky Marciano

75
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Greatest Boxer

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Sugar Ray Robinson

76
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First golf star

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Arnold Palmer

77
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Black baseball player

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Jackie Robinson

78
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Baseball dominance

79
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First hispanic sports star

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Pancho Gonzales

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