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The Decade of the 1950s Flashcards

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Eisenhower Facts

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-U.S president for 2 terms
-Nicknamed “Ike”
-Married Mamie Doud
-Popular president

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K1C2

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Korea first, Communism and Corruption second

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Who won the election of 1952?

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Dwight Eisenhower

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Who became VP in 1952?

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Richard Nixon

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22nd amendment

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“No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice.”

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Who was Eisenhower up against in the Election of 1952?

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Adlai Stevenson

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Who was the secretary of state in 1952?

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John Foster Dulles

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Brinkmanship

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The practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits, but not starting anything

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Compare contract Brinkmanship and containment

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Brinkmanship creates conflict while containment does not

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Massive Retaliation

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Retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack

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CIA

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Central Intelligence Agency

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When was the CIA started

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Sept. 18, 1947

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What is the purpose of the CIA?

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Collects, evaluates vital information

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Covert Operations

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Military or police operation involving a convert agent acting under an assumed cover to conceal the party responsible

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Who became the new USSR leader?

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Nikita Khrushehev

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Warsaw Pact

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A political and military alliance between the soviet union and many other countries

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Year the Warsaw Pact was established

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May 14, 1955

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Geneva Summit

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2 leaders seeking a new agreement on Berlin meeting of the heads of the gov’t
Flying over each others countries, so they know they wouldn’t attack, rejected

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U-2 incident

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American U-2 plane was shot down
piloted by Francis Powers
Exchanged for Russia’s spy

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What happened to Vietnam in 1954

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Cut in half like North and South Korea

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SEATO

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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

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SEATO purpose

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Resist Communism, U.S apart of it

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Eisenhower Doctrine

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The right of the U.S to help, on request, o any nation in the Middle East trying to resist communism

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What 2 regions became states in the 1950s

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Alaska, Hawaii

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U.S Motto

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“In God we Trust”

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Federal Civil Defense Administration

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Created shelters and evacuates citizens

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Booklets

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Provided advice on what to do in a nuclear attack

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Duck and Cover

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Dropping to the ground and covering exposed skin

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Air-raid sirens

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Makes citizens alerted in case of attack, used in military

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Bomb Shelters

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Protects people from radioactive dirt and debris

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Jonas Salk

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Invented a vaccine for Polio

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Medicine during the 1950s

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Polio vaccine, birth control pill, artificial heart valve, Open-heart by-pass surgery, organ transplant

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Communication in the 1950s

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TV, transistor, computers, mobile phone, internet

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Nuclear energy in the 1950s

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Atomic weapons, nuclear power plants

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Transportation in the 1950s

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Passenger jets, catalytic converters in cars

36
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Impact on politics from TV

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Impact voted and elections

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Impact on advertising from TV

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1-2 min, products

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Impact on leisure activity from TV

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Sat in front of “the tube” for hours

39
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Impact on children from TV

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Violence, lack of exercise

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Baby Boom

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Dramatic rise in the birthrate
1946-1964

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Consumerism

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The protection or promotion of the interests of consumers

42
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Materialism

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Self-improvement was all that matters and that a person should enjoy themselves

43
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Hydrogen Bomb

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Nuclear device, fusing together hydrogen atoms

44
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When did the U.S explode the H-bomb

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Nov. 1, 1952

45
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where was the H-bomb tested

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Eniwetok atoll, Marshall Islands

46
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When did the soviets explode an H-bomb

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Aug. 1953

47
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Nickname of H-bomb

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Mike

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Arms race

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An international contest between countries seeking a military advantage over each other

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Space race

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The competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration

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Eisenhower’s military strategy

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Massive retaliation/brinkmanship

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Sputnik

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A satellite-an object that orbits around the Earth, size of a basketball, 200 lbs

52
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When was Sputnik 2 launched

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Oct. 1957

53
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Why did Sputnik cause concern to U.S

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Surpasses American scientists which meant that they could have better weapons

54
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NASA

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national Aeronautics and space Administration

55
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When was NASA formed?

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July 1958

56
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What did the National defense Education Act provide?

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Provided hundreds of millions of dollars for education in the U.S

57
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Nuclear Fallout

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Streams of radioactive particles produced by nuclear explosions

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Levittown

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1st mass-produced suburban community, cookie cutter home

59
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William Levitt

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Navy ww2 veteran, build affordable housing for everyone

60
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Alfred Levitt

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Created new community

61
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Social & Political effects of suburbs

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Cities were poor, black, & democratic
conditions declined, low employment
Suburbs were usually white, middle class
1/3 of the U.S lived in the suburbs

62
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Automation

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using self-regulating electronic machines to run complex industrial operations

63
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“Sameness”

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  1. Led to self decline in the need of blue collar workers
  2. white-collar professionals, profited
  3. Rise of R & D departments
64
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Interstate Highway Act

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Multi-lane highways
Could move across the country
Has military purpose too

65
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Rust belt

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Steel producing regions w/ aging factors & declining industry, Northeast & Midwest

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Sun belt

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Steel producing regions w/ aging factors & declining industry, South & Southwest

67
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Homogeneous Nation

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Traveling people

68
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Teen Rules 1

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Obey authority

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Teen Rules 2

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Control your emotions

70
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Teen Rules 3

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Fit in with the group

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Teen Rules 4

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Conform to the norms of society

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Teen Rules 5

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Don’t even think about sex

73
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Woman’s role

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Cook, married, cared for family, entertained guests

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