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1950’s

1950’s. AP US History. The “Fabulous Fifties!”. What are the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the 1950’s ?. Themes. Political Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) Domestic: “Dynamic Conservatism” Balance budget Get rid of illegal immigrants “Operation Wetback”

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1950’s

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  1. 1950’s AP US History

  2. The “Fabulous Fifties!” What are the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the 1950’s?

  3. Themes • Political • Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) • Domestic: “Dynamic Conservatism” • Balance budget • Get rid of illegal immigrants “Operation Wetback” • Assimilate Native Americans (Similar to Dawes) • Federal Highway Act • Foreign: “Massive Retaliation” • Build up bombing capabilities: strike fear into enemies • Eisenhower Doctrine: aid to ME nations at-risk to Communism

  4. Themes • Economic • Growth and prosperity from post-war production • Science and Technology • Aerospace: commercial airliners • Economy shifts to service-based over manufacturing • White collar > blue collar • Job opportunities for women: “Pink collar” jobs • childcare, cleaning, nursing, secretarial work, teaching and waitressing • Mass production of goods • Standardization of products • Cookie-cutter homes • “Levittowns” • Plastic Credit card introduced

  5. Themes • Cultural • “Cult of Domesticity” • Wife as home maker, submissive to husband • Influences feminist reactionary movement in 1960’s • “Feminine Mystique” 1963 by Betty Friedan • Rock & Roll • New ideas/expectations of sexuality • Conformity • Expansion of middle class • McDonalds: 1950’s California • Disney Land: 1955 California • TV: 1946 (6 channels)

  6. Themes • Social Movements of the 1950’s • “McCarthyism” • Anti-Communist crusader Joseph McCarthy • American domestic spy looking for communists within government and society (anyone could be a ‘red’)! • Civil Rights: Starts in the 50’s, gains ground in the 60’s • Segregation still at large (Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896) Jim Crow • Overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 Topeka, KS • Separate is NOT equal: schools, public facilities MUST desegregate • Causes “White-Flight” to suburbs, out of the cities

  7. Themes • Civil Rights continued… • Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955 • Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. • Little Rock, Arkansas, 1957 • Fed. Vs. State govs. • Federal troops escort African-Americans to class • Sets the stage for Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement in the 1960’s.

  8. Themes • Trouble Abroad • Vietnam • N. Viet attempting to spread Communism into S. Viet • 17th parallel • American $ going to prevent spread of Communism • Europe • Soviets create “Warsaw Pact” in response to NATO formation • Western Germany rearmed • Middle East • OPEC created by Middle Eastern Nations to keep Soviets from overtaking

  9. Themes • Space Race • Sputnik 1 • October, 1957 • Sputnik 2 • November, 1957 • Eisenhower develops NASA • Billions of $ on missile development

  10. Themes • Arms/Allies Race • Soviets have capabilities to launch ICBM’s • Intercontinental ballistic missiles…. • 1959: Castro becomes dictator over pro-American govt. • Castro hates ‘Murica • Allies w/ the Soviets • Allows Soviets to place missiles in Cuba…(Cuban Missile Crisis) • Soviets threaten to send missiles at US if we attack Cuba

  11. Themes • Elections go televised • Election of 1960 • First televised debates • Dem: JFK vs. Rep: Richard Nixon • Image becomes a major importance in elections now • Kennedy wins, first Roman Catholic elected, and youngest

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